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James 1:13-15
(13) Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. (14) But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. (15) Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.
Exodus 20:17
(17) "You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's."
New King James Version Change Bible versions
Every problem, individual or national, has its root embedded in sin. But what causes sin? Wrong desires brought to fruition, and everyone—from peasant to king—is subject to wrong desires. From the beginning of time, sinners have blamed their sins on others. Satan blamed God, Eve blamed Satan, and Adam blamed Eve. James sternly rebukes this.
God does not cause sin, nor do things. Sin would be helpless if it did not appeal to something in man. Sin appeals to man's human nature through his desires. If a man desires long enough, the consequence is virtually inevitable. Desire becomes action.
Desire can be nourished, stifled or—by the grace of God—eliminated altogether. If we humbly, thoughtfully, and wholly give of ourselves to Christ and involve ourselves in good activities and thoughts, we will have precious little time or place for evil desires. The tenth commandment pierces through surface Christianity, really showing whether we have surrendered our will to God.
The spiritual requirements for keeping it are in some ways more rigid than any other because it pierces directly into our thoughts. II Corinthians 10:4-5 sets a very high standard for us to shoot for:
These verses, revealing God's authority over even our thoughts, also sets what may be our ultimate goal in this life. The tenth commandment shows the depth of God's concern about the state of our inner character as well as our apparent character. If our thoughts are right, our actions will be too. Changing our thinking strikes right at the heart of character, emphasizing why spending time with God, in studying His Word and in prayer, is so important.
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.
— John W. Ritenbaugh-The Berean Church of the Great God
We bring trials on ourselves a lot of times we can't always blame the devil because sin comes from us giving into our desires of the flesh that don't line up with God's Word and and makes us out of alignment and out of synch with God and therefore can lead us into disobedience because God may be telling us to do something and we miss it because we are so focused on our own agendas instead of listening to him for instruction. God will allow trials from our chooses we made to be an result as to bring us back to reality to what God's purpose for us was all along and when we can change the course of our thoughts we can follow the Holy Spirit in us that will lead us to the truth to discover ourselves and put us on the right path to obey God. In the mist of our disobedience God is so loving that we didn't die in that moment we sinned he but gives us grace and mercy as to allow us to feel the pain meaning we are still alive and thus have another chance to get it right. God is so merciful and loving he doesn't always allow the outcomes we deserved to find us
When someone is dead there are no more chances. So if it means I just need to change my thoughts to save my life well I will continually ask myself how am I thinking and do daily self checks to make sure I'm in line with The Word of God.
Read Philippians 4:8 KJV
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By Krystal MitchellJames 1:13-15
(13) Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. (14) But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. (15) Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.
Exodus 20:17
(17) "You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's."
New King James Version Change Bible versions
Every problem, individual or national, has its root embedded in sin. But what causes sin? Wrong desires brought to fruition, and everyone—from peasant to king—is subject to wrong desires. From the beginning of time, sinners have blamed their sins on others. Satan blamed God, Eve blamed Satan, and Adam blamed Eve. James sternly rebukes this.
God does not cause sin, nor do things. Sin would be helpless if it did not appeal to something in man. Sin appeals to man's human nature through his desires. If a man desires long enough, the consequence is virtually inevitable. Desire becomes action.
Desire can be nourished, stifled or—by the grace of God—eliminated altogether. If we humbly, thoughtfully, and wholly give of ourselves to Christ and involve ourselves in good activities and thoughts, we will have precious little time or place for evil desires. The tenth commandment pierces through surface Christianity, really showing whether we have surrendered our will to God.
The spiritual requirements for keeping it are in some ways more rigid than any other because it pierces directly into our thoughts. II Corinthians 10:4-5 sets a very high standard for us to shoot for:
These verses, revealing God's authority over even our thoughts, also sets what may be our ultimate goal in this life. The tenth commandment shows the depth of God's concern about the state of our inner character as well as our apparent character. If our thoughts are right, our actions will be too. Changing our thinking strikes right at the heart of character, emphasizing why spending time with God, in studying His Word and in prayer, is so important.
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.
— John W. Ritenbaugh-The Berean Church of the Great God
We bring trials on ourselves a lot of times we can't always blame the devil because sin comes from us giving into our desires of the flesh that don't line up with God's Word and and makes us out of alignment and out of synch with God and therefore can lead us into disobedience because God may be telling us to do something and we miss it because we are so focused on our own agendas instead of listening to him for instruction. God will allow trials from our chooses we made to be an result as to bring us back to reality to what God's purpose for us was all along and when we can change the course of our thoughts we can follow the Holy Spirit in us that will lead us to the truth to discover ourselves and put us on the right path to obey God. In the mist of our disobedience God is so loving that we didn't die in that moment we sinned he but gives us grace and mercy as to allow us to feel the pain meaning we are still alive and thus have another chance to get it right. God is so merciful and loving he doesn't always allow the outcomes we deserved to find us
When someone is dead there are no more chances. So if it means I just need to change my thoughts to save my life well I will continually ask myself how am I thinking and do daily self checks to make sure I'm in line with The Word of God.
Read Philippians 4:8 KJV