Obedience to God Snuffs Out Sin (TMF:1606)

Monday, May 10, 2021
Peace to Live By: Obedience to God Snuffs Out Sin (TMF:1606) - Daniel Litton
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       What is the end result, then, of all this presenting of ourselves in goodness to God? Paul says, “For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.” In giving ourselves to God, and our members to him, there is no place for sin. Obedience to God snuffs out sin in our lives. Peter told us, “Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation” (1 Peter 2:11-12, ESV). If we have to “abstain from the passions of the flesh” and “keep [our] conduct among the Gentiles honorable”, this means a couple of things. It means those passions, may I say, evil passions and evil conduct can still be there.