LEAVE LUST, LIVE LIFE AND LOVE

Christ came not only to save us from sins but TO SAVE US FROM LUST
AS WELL.
The Human Person is like a well.
In the surface is dirt but underneath it is a living stream of clear water.
Christ came to bring back the divine breath which has expired
because of sin.
ETHOS/ETHICS are the situations and activities that attract or repel
us.
The GOSPEL and the Theology of the Body introduces a NEW ETHOS
= it introduces a NEW ETHOS.
= it introduces a LIVING MORALITY
LUST can come in many forms material, social, sexual, etc.
1. LOOK AT THE TOTALITY OF PERSONHOOD.
= we are not only body and flesh; so we do not only function as flesh.
= we are PERSONS intellectual, intelligent beings
= there is in us a CONFLICT of sinner and saint
= there is in us a CONSTANT STRUGGLE, but GALATIANS 5:16 SAYS
THIS..
2. KEEP A CLEAR PERSPECTIVE OF THINGS.
= there is nothing wrong with STRUGGLING.
= when we QUIT STRUGGLING, then we lose the chance for victory
over lust.
= all of us are tempted; but what do we do when TEMPTATIONS COME?
DO WE GIVE IN? DO WE GIVE UP?
1 CORINTHIANS 10:13..
3. DISCIPLINE THE BODY DAILY.
=EXERCISE, SPORTS, STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES..
= BE BUSY BUT DONT OVERDO IT.

= Exercising the SPIRIT is more beneficial. 1 TIMOTHY 4:8

4. FAST FROM THINGS OF THE FLESH.
= FASTING is not just about doing it during LENT.
= make a SACRED AGREEMENT/COVENANT with your eyes.
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES 9: 17-18
2 CORINTHIANS 4:16..
= ACCEPT ----- CONFRONT ---- CORRECT IT
1 CORINTHIANS 6: 18-20.
= NEVER give in to immediate gratification; it leads to PAIN.