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The Christian Life · Foundational

Fighting Sin and Temptation

A believer fights sin from the victory Christ has already won, counting himself dead to sin, fleeing temptation, walking in the Spirit, and confessing quickly, with his place in God's family secure.

The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.

What you'll learn
1

Why a true believer still feels the war between the flesh and the Spirit, and why temptation is not itself sin

2

The three enemies Scripture names: the world, the devil, and the flesh

3

What Christ has already done according to Romans 6, and what it means to reckon, yield, and mortify

4

How 1 Corinthians 10:13 promises a way of escape, and what practical weapons God has given

5

What to do after a fall: confession, chastening, restoration, and hope

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