4 Nature Of Man – Body- Aid Is Crucify The Flesh Series

Sin (and iniquity) is the disease all men experience.

The symptoms of that disease in the body are summarized as the lusts of the flesh.

We discussed these in Study 3 -Lusts of the body are:

>SEXUAL lust: All desire for sexual satisfaction outside of marriage

>GLUTTONY: 1: excess in eating or drinking; 2: greedy or excessive indulgence

>SLOTH: a: disinclination to action or labor; b: spiritual apathy and inactivity

The aid to overcome these lusts are summarized as a fruit of the Spirit; specifically-

Temperance:

1 : moderation in action, thought, or feeling : restraint

2 : habitual moderation in the indulgence of the appetites or passions

Temperance includes Restraint: Control over the expression of one's emotions, thoughts, acts

Restrain : :a ; to prevent from doing, exhibiting, or expressing something

b : to limit, restrict, or keep under control

Last time you reevaluated your rating of the degree this hindrance plays in your life.

MAN: in IMAGE OF God: MEASURE (of this hindrance)

BODY: LUST OF FLESH

A 1 or 2 self-rating indicates you haven’t yet been very diligent about crucifying/ restraining/ disciplining these impulses. The encouragement to you is you are self-honest.

Time to start relying on the Spirit to develop temperance!

A 3 or 4 self-rating indicates you have an ongoing effort in developing temperance.

Keep on keeping on!!

A 5? – give me your secret!

Next time – the Soul:Mind – Hindrance is the lust of the eyes!