Holiness. How often do you hear Christians speak of it? Not often enough? You're not alone.
I've been studying holiness both by reading relevant books and examining Scripture. I have so often heard that we can have victory in Christ but we are doomed to fall in sin again and again. Is that true? The more I study the more that I realize that we are supposed to live "victoriously" as "conquerers" in Christ. This can only be done by staying in the Word so that when a temptation comes along, Scripture comes to mind, empowering the will to abstain from sin.
I know that in my own life I have fallen in sin far too often. Wickedness has been given far too much ground. But for a long while I felt that it was impossible to live a life of victory. Thanks be to God that he is reminding me of what it takes to lead that life of victory: conquer each temptation individually because--as Dwight L. Moody says in his book Your Victory in Jesus--every victory, no matter how small, is a step closer to the Savior.
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I too am finally learning that it is possible to live in victory, and only through the power of Christ! I am learning about Holiness and ultimate surrender to my Savior - and it's been an interesting and eye-opening week.
This was a position that almost a year ago I was dead against - but God has been working in my heart since then, and I'm finally learning.
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