The Conflict Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: The Conflict ------------- Date: 11/02/1998 Keywords: "conflict" "sin" "spirit" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: Galatians 5:16-17* 16. So I say live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. 17. For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other,so that you do not do what you want. Questions 1. What are the two forces that are at conflict in this passage?   2. Which of these two forces is at work when you decide to view pornographic web sites?   3. Do you recognize an internal conflict when you decide to view web porn?   Practical help This passage declares that there are two conflicting forces at work, sin and the Spirit. The battleground where the conflicts take place is within you, and the prize is your soul. Many may feel the conflict when viewing web porn by doing it in secret or hiding the fact that they are hooked to viewing pornography, and some may say that the sinful nature is just too strong. There is good news! The Spirit is stronger, and deciding to live by the Spirit can give you the strength to say no to web porn. Others have made that decision and are rooting for you to do the same. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 1998 by eXXit *"Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, © Copyright The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission."