Fighting Sin

When Paul says to put to death the deeds of the body “by the Spirit” (Romans 8:13), I take him to mean that we should use the one weapon in the Spirit’s armor that is used to kill. Namely, the sword. Which is the word of God (Ephesians 6:17).

So when the body is about to be led into a sinful action by some fear or craving, we are to take the sword of the Spirit and kill that fear and that craving. In my experience that means mainly severing the root of sin’s promise by the power of a superior promise.

This is from a really good post by Piper this morning here on fighting sin.  He goes on to list a handful of his most used promises from Scripture that are powerful in killing the lure of sin's promises.

I appreciated this insight into his life, and I think this is one of the few lasting ways to kill sin.  I'd encourage you to go and check out his post and pick out one or two for yourself.  My favorite is Phil. 4:19, so I think I'll work on memorizing it today.

 This is Piper's final encouragement:

Be constantly adding to your arsenal of promises. But never lose sight of the chosen few that God has blessed in your life. Do both. Be ever-ready with the old. And every morning look for a new one to take with you through the day.