Present Dangers
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Title:
Present Dangers
------------------------------------ Date: 1/4/2000
Keywords:
"Gospel" "new" "promise"
Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand
strong in the face of sexual temptation.
Passage: 2 Corinthians 5:17*
...If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone,
the new has come!
Question
What does the Gospel promise you?
Practical help
When sinning, people tend to focus on the present, blocking out past
and future consequences of their wrongdoing.
Ironically, Christians resisting porn or other temptations can likewise fixate on the
moment, overlooking past and future results of the Gospel.
What to do?
If you're a Christian preoccupied with present temptations, lift up your eyes. While
resisting sin, remember where you've come from and where you're headed.
You've been saved from the penalty of past sins (a concept known as justification) and
assured eventual deliverance from future sins (sanctification).
The verse above manages to say all this in one sentence. Why not memorize it to help you
stand strong?
To check whether you're "in Christ" (the verse's only condition), click here.
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