How to Stop Sinning?

[newlyconverted101]

Since becoming a Christian, I’ve managed to cut out 99% of my old sinful ways. I repented and daily I strive to be better in order to follow Christ. I no longer touch, I’ve given up drugs and alcohol (though some Christians debate that there may be nothing wrong with a glass of wine here and there????) - I’ve never had sex, was always waiting for the right person before I was a Christian anyway... But now it will be until marriage. I try to reign in my Pride, Frustrations, lustful thoughts etc. My conscience is constantly working in order to humble impure thoughts or actions to be in accordance with Christ.

One issue I’m having trouble overcoming is with food - I’ve had an eating disorder for many years and as a result I have episodes of binge eating - and I know gluttony is a sin. I was hoping to maybe recieve some advice on how to completely rid myself of this bad habit? - How did many of you overcome your sinful compulsions since turning to Christ?

 

[Jon Osterman]

You don't overcome son by "cutting out your sinful ways". You overcome sin by loving Jesus. The reduction of your tendency to sin is a consequence of loving Jesus - it is a fruit of the spirit. If you find yourself still consumed by sin, you should pray about it. However, often I find that the greater sin is not the action itself, but the attitude and obsession we allow it.

 

[Greg J.]

The eating issues you describe are not even remotely related to the sin of gluttony. Don't let it concern you any longer. (Gluttony comes from the heart.) Personally, I can see the connection between all eating/overeating problems with spiritual damage that has occurred in the past. Persist (for years if necessary) in seeking God for why you have the eating issues and ask him to heal you. If you focus on knowing God himself better, he will help you with everything else (Matthew 6:33, et al.). Also take whatever health steps you believe are good and can do (e.g., what a capable doctor tells you).

By the way, if/when you have grown weary, and perhaps have exhausted all your strength, in your effort to resist sinning, recognize that this exhaustion is a blessing from God. Do not turn from God as a failure, but turn to him more deeply and thank him, because he died for you because you could not purge your sinning from your own efforts.

 

[redleghunter]

Since becoming a Christian, I’ve managed to cut out 99% of my old sinful ways. I repented and daily I strive to be better in order to follow Christ. I no longer touch, I’ve given up drugs and alcohol (though some Christians debate that there may be nothing wrong with a glass of wine here and there????) - I’ve never had sex, was always waiting for the right person before I was a Christian anyway... But now it will be until marriage. I try to reign in my Pride, Frustrations, lustful thoughts etc. My conscience is constantly working in order to humble impure thoughts or actions to be in accordance with Christ.

One issue I’m having trouble overcoming is with food - I’ve had an eating disorder for many years and as a result I have episodes of binge eating - and I know gluttony is a sin. I was hoping to maybe recieve some advice on how to completely rid myself of this bad habit? - How did many of you overcome your sinful compulsions since turning to Christ?

I will be praying for you sister in Christ. Have you joined a Christ loving Biblically sound church yet? Coming to Christ daily and often in prayer and meeting Him in His written Word the Bible is the bedrock to serve Him honorably each day. Live out your day by day in Him and for Him and His church. If you are in a church get involved in more than Sunday services and communion. Interacting with other Christians will build you up as we are to share each other's burdens. I am sure your church has a ministry for your eating disorder where you can get good nutritional advice and also accountability with other Christians.

 

[URA]

First things first: an end to sin is a lifelong process that you will never achieve. Sorry. But that's just the way it is.

That being said, coming as close to sinlessness as you can yields great rewards. It's an impossible goal, but the closer you come, the better off you are. I included the opening sentence to help you to not get too stressed out & discouraged. Look to the lives of the saints for inspiration; the holiest people to ever live still goof up. Think of St. Peter, rejecting Jesus 3 times, or St. Paul, killing off Christians before converting, and afterwards, still getting into fights with people he was traveling with, badly enough that they had to go separate ways.

A deep prayer life is key; set aside half an hour a day, just being with the Holy Spirit, listening, and finding His plan for you. Surround yourself with good books, good friends, and try fasting. Just giving up little things you don't need can help; as St. John Crysostom said, if your shoes are too big, the extra stuff will just get in the way & hinder your movement. Cutting out the unnecessary stuff will help you move more than you think.

Now give me a moment to read over what I just said & feel silly for not living as much as I say you should.

 

[Karin12414]

Since becoming a Christian, I’ve managed to cut out 99% of my old sinful ways. I repented and daily I strive to be better in order to follow Christ. I no longer touch, I’ve given up drugs and alcohol (though some Christians debate that there may be nothing wrong with a glass of wine here and there????) - I’ve never had sex, was always waiting for the right person before I was a Christian anyway... But now it will be until marriage. I try to reign in my Pride, Frustrations, lustful thoughts etc. My conscience is constantly working in order to humble impure thoughts or actions to be in accordance with Christ.

One issue I’m having trouble overcoming is with food - I’ve had an eating disorder for many years and as a result I have episodes of binge eating - and I know gluttony is a sin. I was hoping to maybe recieve some advice on how to completely rid myself of this bad habit? - How did many of you overcome your sinful compulsions since turning to Christ?

The path to Heaven is not paved with checklists. You will NEVER stop sinning on Earth.

Also, Gluttony is one of the "Seven Deadly Sins", something that is listed NO WHERE in the Bible. This was a system created by the Catholic Church in order to classify sins so they could give you the proper amount of "Hail Mary's" and whatever else they do. It's not Biblical.

You want to know the key to being a "good Christian"? Embrace your imperfections! You are a sinner on your best day and there is no changing that. You stay in the Word and in constant communication with God through prayer. You make your life and example and representation of Christ's message and live with love. Love your enemies, love the non-believers, love the hypocritical "Christians" that make it hard for the rest of us to reach the world. Be love and you will be like Christ.

Mark 12:30-31 (NIV)
30"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all you mind and with all your strength. 31 The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."

 

[faroukfarouk]

The path to Heaven is not paved with checklists. You will NEVER stop sinning on Earth.

Also, Gluttony is one of the "Seven Deadly Sins", something that is listed NO WHERE in the Bible. This was a system created by the Catholic Church in order to classify sins so they could give you the proper amount of "Hail Mary's" and whatever else they do. It's not Biblical.

You want to know the key to being a "good Christian"? Embrace your imperfections! You are a sinner on your best day and there is no changing that. You stay in the Word and in constant communication with God through prayer. You make your life and example and representation of Christ's message and live with love. Love your enemies, love the non-believers, love the hypocritical "Christians" that make it hard for the rest of us to reach the world. Be love and you will be like Christ.

Mark 12:30-31 (NIV)
30"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all you mind and with all your strength. 31 The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."

We need to keep 'looking unto Jesus' (Hebrews 12.2) and then the things that harm us and are opposed to God's purposes won't attract, as previously.

'Turn your eyes upon Jesus.
Look into His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace.'

 

[Dave-W]

One issue I’m having trouble overcoming is with food - I’ve had an eating disorder for many years and as a result I have episodes of binge eating - and I know gluttony is a sin. I was hoping to maybe recieve some advice on how to completely rid myself of this bad habit?

Eating disorders are NOT the sin of "gluttony." They are mental and physical disorders that need to be treated medically. Is having a cold a sin? Is depression? Of course not.

Find yourself a good doctor that specializes in eating disorders and follow their recommendations closely.

 

[RaymondG]

You can stop sinning, and you will, as long as you continue to believe you can.

I dont, however, see the desire to eat, as a sin. I would focus on your body being the temple of God...and therefore you will need to keep it healthy and in good condition for Him to continue to dwell there and use you. Aim to not do that which can destroy the temple of God....

 

[faroukfarouk]

Since becoming a Christian, I’ve managed to cut out 99% of my old sinful ways. I repented and daily I strive to be better in order to follow Christ. I no longer touch, I’ve given up drugs and alcohol (though some Christians debate that there may be nothing wrong with a glass of wine here and there????) - I’ve never had sex, was always waiting for the right person before I was a Christian anyway... But now it will be until marriage. I try to reign in my Pride, Frustrations, lustful thoughts etc. My conscience is constantly working in order to humble impure thoughts or actions to be in accordance with Christ.

One issue I’m having trouble overcoming is with food - I’ve had an eating disorder for many years and as a result I have episodes of binge eating - and I know gluttony is a sin. I was hoping to maybe recieve some advice on how to completely rid myself of this bad habit? - How did many of you overcome your sinful compulsions since turning to Christ?

Think of the example of smoking: some Christians do smoke (the preacher Spurgeon certainly did). Good you can quit, and healthy if you do, but don't beat yourself up if you can't quit altogether at first (just using this as a comparable example).

Good to concentrate prayerfully on the Scriptures day by day and upon the wondrous Person and Work of the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

[Chinchilla]

Since becoming a Christian, I’ve managed to cut out 99% of my old sinful ways. I repented and daily I strive to be better in order to follow Christ. I no longer touch, I’ve given up drugs and alcohol (though some Christians debate that there may be nothing wrong with a glass of wine here and there????) - I’ve never had sex, was always waiting for the right person before I was a Christian anyway... But now it will be until marriage. I try to reign in my Pride, Frustrations, lustful thoughts etc. My conscience is constantly working in order to humble impure thoughts or actions to be in accordance with Christ.

One issue I’m having trouble overcoming is with food - I’ve had an eating disorder for many years and as a result I have episodes of binge eating - and I know gluttony is a sin. I was hoping to maybe recieve some advice on how to completely rid myself of this bad habit? - How did many of you overcome your sinful compulsions since turning to Christ?

It is impossible to stop sinning .
Your flesh will always sin because of it's sinful nature.
Your Spirit can't sin because it's born of God and has no sinful nature.

According to God if you commited one sin you are guilty as if you broke all of them James 2:10 and you can't repair the previous law by trying to keep the law in future .

Imagine situation . There is murderer in court and his defence is : Yes I did wrong in the past by killing that woman , but I will never kill a woman again .

If Judge would let go guilty person in this situation he would be unjust and partaker in the murder himself .

 

[dqhall]

Since becoming a Christian, I’ve managed to cut out 99% of my old sinful ways. I repented and daily I strive to be better in order to follow Christ. I no longer touch, I’ve given up drugs and alcohol (though some Christians debate that there may be nothing wrong with a glass of wine here and there????) - I’ve never had sex, was always waiting for the right person before I was a Christian anyway... But now it will be until marriage. I try to reign in my Pride, Frustrations, lustful thoughts etc. My conscience is constantly working in order to humble impure thoughts or actions to be in accordance with Christ.

One issue I’m having trouble overcoming is with food - I’ve had an eating disorder for many years and as a result I have episodes of binge eating - and I know gluttony is a sin. I was hoping to maybe recieve some advice on how to completely rid myself of this bad habit? - How did many of you overcome your sinful compulsions since turning to Christ?

I studied the Bible off an on since I was 22. I have given up drugs, tobacco, sex, porn and became more honest. I sold my handgun to a gun store owner and am no longer a gun owner.

I was passing tiny kidney stones when I urinated. Within days of a scheduled bladder stone operation, I walked across my room. A voice inside instructed me to turn on my TV. I thought it was God. I turned on the TV and there was Dr. Joel Fuhrman on PBS claiming people had been miraculously cured by going on a primarily plant based diet. I listened until the end when they wanted me to buy $99 worth of study materials. I went to Amazon and bought one of his Kindle books instead and started to read. My weight and blood pressure started to drop. By the time I was on a stretcher being prepped for the operation, I read the heart monitor above my stretcher and my blood pressure read 130. Before it had been over 170.

While reading Fuhrman, I noticed he had cited other doctors and scientists who had done productive nutrition research. I ordered some of their Kindle books too. I realized I would need some dietary supplements on this program and took them according to the doctors' recommendations. I am near the middle of the normal weight range for my height and gender. My blood pressure is lower than before. My diet is not perfect, but my health improved. I praised God for what was done for me. Two-thirds of Americans are overweight. Obesity is an epidemic. Obesity is linked to shorter life spans. My weight is near the middle of the normal range for my height.

Fasting produced mixed results. Some people fasted and then had to binge to compensate for their fasting. Reducing calories may be better than totally cutting them. On the other hand, going a day without eating did not kill me. In my early 20's I had been reading the Old Testament about fasting and went seven days without eating. I remember in the story of Jonah, Jonah called for Nineveh to repent or they would be destroyed.

Jonah 3:5 (WEB) The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

 

[Valetic]

One issue I’m having trouble overcoming is with food - I’ve had an eating disorder for many years and as a result I have episodes of binge eating

You may need deliverance from some issues you have difficulty dealing with. If it is something you really feel like you keep going back to and can't really keep yourself from doing, you could seek out a ministry that does deliverance if your church doesn't offer that. I think a good deliverance ministry will make sure you are prepared for the deliverance prior to being ministered. Some things aren't necessarily in the bible that no doubt are problematic and even make your conscience unclear, for these issues I remember the scripture that says what we know we ought to do but do it not is for us sin.

So all I am suggesting here is to seek out deliverance if you find yourself unable to do it on your own.

 

[Job3315]

Since becoming a Christian, I’ve managed to cut out 99% of my old sinful ways. I repented and daily I strive to be better in order to follow Christ. I no longer touch, I’ve given up drugs and alcohol (though some Christians debate that there may be nothing wrong with a glass of wine here and there????) - I’ve never had sex, was always waiting for the right person before I was a Christian anyway... But now it will be until marriage. I try to reign in my Pride, Frustrations, lustful thoughts etc. My conscience is constantly working in order to humble impure thoughts or actions to be in accordance with Christ.

One issue I’m having trouble overcoming is with food - I’ve had an eating disorder for many years and as a result I have episodes of binge eating - and I know gluttony is a sin. I was hoping to maybe recieve some advice on how to completely rid myself of this bad habit? - How did many of you overcome your sinful compulsions since turning to Christ?

Search for the root cause. In my case I was finding comfort because God wasn’t my comfort. Came to the realization that my body just needed to be fed and I am more powerful than my body.