{"id":54256,"date":"2020-04-06T12:45:23","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T09:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=54256"},"modified":"2025-08-02T12:15:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T09:15:14","slug":"flee-from-sin-at-all-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2020\/04\/06\/flee-from-sin-at-all-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"FLEE FROM SIN AT ALL COSTS!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Flee from sin<\/p>\n

Shalom.<\/p>\n

Welcome to study the Bible and be reminded of the truths we’ve already learned. The one thing that we as God’s people must fear above all in our times today is sin<\/strong>. We are not to fear demons, witches, or even Satan himself. What we must fear first and foremost is sin.<\/p>\n

Because sin is the doorway<\/strong> to all those other things.<\/p>\n

Therefore, with all our strength and all our efforts, we must avoid sin. And we avoid sin by fleeing from it<\/strong>\u2014meaning, we must leave it behind at any cost<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Holy Spirit is called the Helper<\/strong> in the Bible \u2014<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnd I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever.\u201d<\/em> (John 14:16, ESV)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Do you understand what a helper is? A helper is someone who assists you in doing something you have already begun doing. He is not the one doing the task for you; he adds strength<\/strong> to what you\u2019ve already started doing.<\/p>\n

So when we get saved and receive the Holy Spirit into our lives, His work is not to forcefully prevent us from sinning<\/strong>\u2014not at all! That is not His role. His work is to help us overcome sin<\/strong>! He gives us counsel; He gives us reasons why we shouldn\u2019t do the bad and should do the good. And when we obey His counsel within us, the desire to sin dies instantly. That\u2019s when we find ourselves living without committing sin. And the more you train yourself to obey Him, the more those sins continue to die inside you<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s just like anything else\u2014when you stop practicing something for a long time, you forget it and lose the experience of doing it. (The act of losing the experience is what it means to die to that thing<\/strong>.) Likewise, when you lose the habit of committing the sins you used to do, because you\u2019re now obeying the Holy Spirit, the experience fades and eventually disappears completely. You become dead to sin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSo you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.\u201d<\/em> (Romans 6:11, ESV)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

You become the kind of person who, no matter the circumstances, cannot commit fornication, cannot curse, cannot steal, cannot take bribes, cannot hate others, etc.<\/p>\n

Now, the big problem many of us have is failing to understand the role of the Holy Spirit<\/strong> in our lives. We think that when He comes into us, He acts like a dictator who will destroy our sinful tendencies and stop us by force from sinning. Because of this misconception, many people find that when they receive the Holy Spirit and “relax,” they end up being defeated by sin and continuing in sinful lives. Then they begin to ask themselves why others are able to live in victory, but they are not.<\/p>\n

Let me tell you: once you decide to follow the Lord Jesus by repenting of your sins\u2014sins the Holy Spirit has made you aware of\u2014the next step is to obey Him<\/strong>. And you don\u2019t obey just by saying words like \u201cI OBEY YOU, LORD\u201d with your mouth. That is only the beginning of obedience. You must obey in action<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This means that if you were committing a certain sin, you leave it at once!<\/strong> You don\u2019t go around asking for advice. You use all your mind, all your strength, and all your soul to leave it. And in this, you don\u2019t even need to be prayed for.<\/p>\n

For example, let\u2019s take the sin of sexual immorality<\/strong>\u2014which includes adultery, homosexuality, lesbianism, watching pornography, masturbation, etc. This sin cannot be cast out by prayer!<\/strong> Don\u2019t go to a minister and say, \u201cPray for me to stop this sin or that sin.\u201d There\u2019s no such prayer! I\u2019m telling you this because some of us were once like that\u2014we thought prayer was the solution. We fasted and prayed but nothing changed\u2014until we read the Scriptures, learned the truth, and the truth set us free<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnd you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.\u201d<\/em> (John 8:32, ESV)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

So, beloved, don\u2019t waste your time doing research that others have already done and proven\u2014otherwise, you\u2019ll just go in circles and end up where you started.<\/p>\n

The solution to sexual sin is to FLEE<\/strong>! Fleeing means walking away from that sin with no strings attached<\/strong>. It means if you\u2019re living with a man or woman in sin, you suddenly leave<\/strong> them and cut off the relationship! If they call you, tell them plainly that you are now saved and you both need to repent and return to God. If they don\u2019t understand, then save yourself<\/strong>\u2014don\u2019t look back or feel pity. Don\u2019t answer their calls\u2026<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t try to reason with them while still meeting up and chatting. If they text you, don\u2019t reply<\/strong>\u2014even if they cry tears of blood begging to reconcile, do not be moved<\/strong>. Save both your soul and theirs by fleeing from sexual immorality<\/strong>. If necessary, block the number<\/strong>. Don\u2019t talk to them at all.<\/p>\n

Look at the example of Joseph. Potiphar\u2019s wife desired him, and once Joseph realized it, he stopped speaking to her.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnd though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be with her.\u201d<\/em> (Genesis 39:10, NIV)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

How can you say you want to stop fornication and still text and talk with your sexual partners? How can you say you want to stop sexual immorality while still socializing with random men and women, watching lustful soap operas and movies that stir up passion on your TV? How can you say you want to stop watching porn while it\u2019s still saved on your phone, and you\u2019re still part of WhatsApp and Facebook groups with such content? Or say you want to stop drinking while you still have bottles of alcohol at home and hang out with drunkards?<\/p>\n

The same applies to every other sin<\/strong>\u2014the solution is to FLEE<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Leave! Some sins may even require you to move houses or neighborhoods. That\u2019s the cost of abandoning sin. That is the cost of obeying the Holy Spirit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t want to flee in that way and instead seek prayers or laying on of hands, you may end up being prayed for by everyone and still get possessed by even worse spirits. Your condition will get worse because you lacked the necessary knowledge.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMy people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.\u201d<\/em> (Hosea 4:6, ESV)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Dear reader, you\u2019ve heard\/read this\u2014you won\u2019t be able to say you were not warned on that day. If you obey the Holy Spirit today, He Himself will help you fulfill your resolve. But if you don\u2019t, the decision is yours. I hope you will obey, and may the Lord help you.<\/p>\n

So, if you are not yet saved or you are lukewarm, you\u2019re at risk of being spit out<\/strong>. Before that happens, make a quick turnaround. Obey the Holy Spirit today by leaving sin at all cost.<\/strong> After abandoning sin, seek the proper baptism by immersion in water in the name of the Lord Jesus<\/strong>, as written:<\/p>\n

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\u201cPeter replied, \u2018Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.\u2019\u201d<\/em> (Acts 2:38, NIV)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The same Holy Spirit who began a good work in your heart will help you accomplish what seemed impossible. Sin will no longer be hard to overcome because Christ\u2019s yoke is easy<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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\u201cFor my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.\u201d<\/em> (Matthew 11:30, KJV)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

You will find joy, peace beyond understanding, and realize how far you were from the glorious life in Christ. Sin will no longer be appealing in any way.<\/p>\n

God bless you.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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