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ATTAINING VICTORY OVER STRONGHOLDS IN OUR LIVES

I.               WE MUST TAKE GOD’S ATTITUDE TOWARD SIN. (i.e. If God is against it, so are we.)

                  A.              We Are To Abhor And Hate Evil. (Rom. 12:9; Prov. 8:13; Psalm. 97:10; 101:3)

                   B.              We Are To Depart From Evil. (Psalms 34:14; 37:27; Proverbs 3:7-8; Isaiah 1:16)

II.             WE MUST KNOW WHERE SIN ORIGINATES.

                  (i.e. Every sin has its origin in the heart. Mark 7:21-23)

                  A.              The Bible Says That Our Hearts Are Deceitful And Desperately Wicked. (Jer. 17:9)

                  B.              The Bible Says That Our Hearts Are To Be Guarded With Diligence. (Prov. 4:23)

                  C.              The Bible Says That Our Hearts Are To Be Guided In The Way. (Prov. 23:19)

III.            WE MUST KNOW THAT IT IS EASIER TO KEEP THE HEART CLEAN THAN IT IS TO CLEAN IT AFTER IT HAS BEEN DEFILED.

                  Allowing sin a foothold in our life brings consequences along with it. (Proverbs 22:3; 6:27-28)

IV.            WE MUST KNOW THAT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO FIGHT A FLESHLY APPETITE BY INDULGING IN IT.

                    (James 1:14-15; Ecclesiastes 5:10)

V.              WE MUST KNOW THAT SMALL COMPROMISES CAN LEAD TO GREAT DISASTERS.

                    (And with that, “Little sins can lead to big sins.”   Luke 16:10; Romans 6:16)

VI.            WE MUST KNOW THAT THOSE WHO DO NOT LOVE THE LORD WILL NOT HELP US SERVE THE LORD.

                    (Proverbs 13:20; 28:7; Psalm 119:63)    

VII.           WE MUST KNOW THAT OUR SINFUL HABITS HURT THOSE WHO ARE FOLLOWING US.  

                     (Romans 14:7; 1 Corinthians 10:23-24)

VIII.         WE MUST KNOW THAT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO FIGHT A FLESHLY TEMPTATION WITH FLESHLY WEAPONS.

                    (2 Corinthians 10:3-5; Ephesians 6:10ff)

                  A.              We Need Spiritual Life.

                  B.              We Need Spiritual Power.

                  C.              We Need Spiritual Armor.

                                    1.               The Armor Must Be Adequate For The Battle.

                                    2.               The Armor Must Be Taken Up Every Day Of The Battle.

                                    3.               The Armor Must Be Taken Up In Its Entirety.

                  D.              We Need Spiritual Weapons.

                                    1.               The Word Of God. (Hebrews 4:12)

                                    2.               Prayer. (Hebrews 4:16)

IX.            WE MUST KNOW THAT WE LOSE SOME OF OUR FREEDOM OF CHOICE AFTER WE HAVE CHOSEN OUR ACTIONS.

                    (Proverbs 5:22; Psalm 32:1-5)

                  A.              The Consequences Of Our Choices Are Inevitable.

                  B.              The Consequences Of Our Choices Are Incalculable.

                  C.              The Consequences Of Our Choices Are Up To God.

                  D.              The Freedom Of Choice We Retain Is Two-Fold.

                                    1.               We Can Hang On To Our Sin Or

                                    2.               We Can Confess And Forsake Sin.

X.              WE MUST KNOW THAT GOD BALANCES GUILT WITH BLAME. WHEN WE ACCEPT THE BLAME FOR OUR ACTIONS, GOD, BY OUR REPENTANCE AND CONFESSION, WILL ELIMINATE THE GUILT. (Proverbs 28:13, 1 John 1:9)

                  A.              We Will Never Prosper In Our Sins By Trying To Cover Them.

                  B.              We Only Receive Mercy By Confessing And Forsaking Sin.

                  C.              Note However, Confessing And Forsaking Sin Does Not Take Away All The Consequences Of Our Sin, But It Does Bring Forgiveness.

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