Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and calls us away. These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to mature, it gives birth to death
James 1:15. So, let's put that into rewind, For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sinful action and results in salvation. There's no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death
2 Corinthians 7:10. We are told by the scripture that we are to grow into mature followers of Christ. Willful sin is practicing sin.
1st John 3:1 See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don't recognize that we are God's children because they don't know him. Jesus replied, "Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and yet you still don't know who I am? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father! So why are you asking me to show him to you?
John 14:9. Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect
Matthew 5:48.
So, we are to be mature in Christ, and deviating from that doesn't happen overnight. The "Christian" who comes home one night and is confronted by his wife, who tells him that she found out about his affair. Didn't lose his position as husband, father, and defender of the faith just one morning. It is a weed that springs up and chokes away the spiritual life
Matthew 13:4-8.
1 John 3:3 tells us that we need to do the heavy lifting, to purify ourselves to be as pure as Jesus Christ. This is our journey to be a good soldier in the army of the Lord
2 Timothy 2:1-8. Just as a soldier we are not to be entangled mixed up with the world which is outside of recognizing Jesus Christ. Because by being entangled we lose our position. This isn't about repent, go back repent, go back. If you were on any secular job you would be fired. We all understand that a job has a period were we learn the job, but once we have been in it for a while we should be able to do it without the administration watching us. Our mistakes when we came in aren't as great as they were when we first took the job. Yet if we are practicing sin willfully, we are under a different father, and no longer part of the Body of Christ
1 John 3:8,
John 8:44-45. We may come to ourselves as we brings the pig slop to our mouths, but that also might not come overnight. A battleship is pretty big, and the power it takes to turn it around takes a lot. A tractor trailer takes a lot to stop it, Because of its weight and speed. Therefore we should walk in the light, so we can see where we are going. Following a sighted guide who is Jesus Christ, and surrounding ourselves with seasoned mature brethren who won't always tell us that we are right, especially when we are wrong. Because the wounds of a friend are faithful
Proverbs 27:6.
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