by Paul E Chapman | Aug 20, 2018 | addiction, Sin, Temptation, victory
Sin not only costs you today but also steals from your future. Psalm 31:10 “For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: My strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.” One of the least recognized consequences of sin is the...
by Paul E Chapman | Aug 19, 2018 | addiction, Sin, Temptation, victory
Sin can change you from the inside out. Protect yourself by rejecting temptation. 2 Corinthians 10:5 “Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience...
by Paul E Chapman | Aug 18, 2018 | addiction, Sin, Temptation, victory
Sin separates you from God. Also, it separates you from God’s will and delays God’s work in your life. Romans 13:14 “But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.” God has a will for you and...
by Paul E Chapman | Aug 17, 2018 | addiction, Sin, Temptation, Uncategorized
Don’t let your heart grow cold. Matthew 24:12 “And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.” Most people are particular about the temperature of the beverages they drink. If it was meant to be hot, they want it hot. If it was...
by Paul E Chapman | Aug 16, 2018 | addiction, Sin, Temptation
There is a war occurring in every Christian. Fleshly desires of the sin nature besiege the redeemed soul. The battle can be exhausting. Here’s how to win. 1 Peter 2:11 “Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly...
by Paul E Chapman | Aug 15, 2018 | addiction, Sin, Temptation
Your heart can be soft or hard. Which is it right now? A tender heart is absolutely necessary for the Christian. God warns us to guard our heart diligently because all of life’s actions and emotions flow through it. Satan works restlessly to corrupt the heart...