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There is a constant battle that rages in mankind between the world in which man lives and God the Father in heaven. The carnal elements of the world naturally elicit a human sense of awe and wonder when the human appetite is satisfied with the pleasures of the world, whether it's debauchery, gluttony, sexual immorality, deceit, calumny, avarice, and so forth. The carnal elixir that provides temporary satisfaction and relief leaves the person, I argue, desiring more of the same spiritual concoction, which leads to an unholy habitual state of mind and heart embedded in sinful acts.
The state of humanity’s life revolves around a constant engagement between God and the world. And, ultimately, we will need to decide which life we prefer, one with God or one without Him. St. Paul provides a vivid example of this battle in his first letter to the Corinthians,
Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. For this perishable nature must put on the imperishable, and this mortal nature must put on immortality. When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.[1]
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The state of humanity’s life revolves around a constant engagement between God and the world. And, ultimately, we will need to decide which life we prefer, one with God or one without Him. St. Paul provides a vivid example of this battle in his first letter to the Corinthians,
Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. For this perishable nature must put on the imperishable, and this mortal nature must put on immortality. When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.[1]
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How Does One Die to Sin? | Knowing Is Doing
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