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(1 CORINTHIANS 6:9-10), “Do you not first mentioned “thoughts” or the mind.
know that the unrighteous will not That is the reason why all Christians (there’s
inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be no exception!) need to renew our mind
deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, continually as we live in this wicked world.
nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor
sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, (ROMANS 12:2) “Do not be conformed
nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers to this world, but be transformed by
will inherit the kingdom of God.” the RENEWING of your MIND, that you
may prove what that good acceptable
By the way “drunkard” here represents and perfect will of God is.”
any addiction a man has that controls his
entire life and enslaves him to obey to a (ROMANS 8:1), “There is therefore now
habit or practice or to something that is no condemnation to those who are in
psychologically or physically habit-forming. Christ Jesus, who do not walk according
to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.”
(ROMANS 6:16) “Do you not know that to
whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, (ROMANS 8:5-15), “For those who live
you are that one’s slaves whom you obey?” according to the flesh set their minds on
the things of the flesh, but those who live
So it’s not only drug addiction but other according to the Spirit, the things of the
forms like gambling, sex, shopping, Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death,
pornography, over eating and anything but to be spiritually minded is life and
that controls you and which you obey peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity
as your master. If the Lord Jesus is our against God; for it is not subject to the law
Master, then we should not allow any one or of God, nor indeed can be. So then, those
any habit to be our master. who are in the flesh cannot please God. But
you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit,
(GALATIANS 5:19-21), “Now the works of the if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you.
flesh are evident, which are: adultery, for- Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of
nication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, Christ, he is not His. And if Christ is in you
sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, the body is dead because of sin, but the
outburst of anger, selfish ambitions, Spirit is life because of righteousness. But
dissensions, heresies, envy, murder, if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from
drunkenness, revelries, and the like; the dead dwells in you, He who raised
of which I tell you beforehand, just as I Christ from the dead will also give life to
also told you in time past, that those your mortal bodies through His Spirit who
who practice such things will not dwells in you. Therefore, brethren, we are
inherit the kingdom of God.” debtors—not to the flesh, to live according
to the flesh. For if you live according to
All these wickedness start from the heart, the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit
and from within, it goes to our mind. you put to death the deeds of the body,
(MARK 7:21-23), Jesus said: “For from you will live. For as many as are led by the
within, out of men’s hearts, come evil Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For
thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, you did not receive the spirit of bondage
adultery, greed, malice deceit, lewdness, again to fear, but you received the Spirit of
envy, slander, arrogance and folly adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.”
(stupidity or foolishness). All these evils
come from inside and make a man unclean.” Seeking the kingdom of God and His right-
eousness is seeking to live on what we
The Lord Jesus enumerated sin but notice He have just read in this passage-- to live
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