What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! I did not know sin except through the law. For I would not have known covetousness except the law said, "You shall not covet." Truth to Learn The Law reveals our sinfulness to us. Behind the Words The...
Romans 6:12 – Who’s Your Ruler?
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, to obey it in its lusts. Truth to Learn Don’t let sin take control of your life. Behind the Words “Reign” is a word we looked at in the final verse of the previous chapter of Romans. It is...
2 Peter 2:10 – Selfish or Submitted?
And most of all those going after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, despising authority, presumptuous, self-willed, not afraid to slander glorious beings. Truth to Learn Some false teachers only care about their own desires. Behind the Words The words “lust of uncleanness” are translated from the Greek...
1 Peter 4:2 – Stop That Lust
no longer to live the rest of his time in the flesh in the lusts of men, but in the will of God. Truth to Learn He suffered and died for us, let us suffer and live for Him. Behind the Words In the previous verse Peter told us...
1 Peter 1:14 – Obedient Non-conformists
as obedient children, not conforming to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; Truth to Learn Leave your past in the past and humbly follow God’s leading. Behind the Words The word translated “obedient” is the Greek word hupakoē, which is made up of hupo (or hypo), meaning “under”...
1 Thessalonians 4:5 – Uncontrolled Desires?
not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God; Truth to Learn Uncontrolled passion is bad for a marriage and Christian faith. Behind the Words The word translated “passion” is pathos, which is derived from the verb paschō, meaning “to suffer.” In general usage it...
Ephesians 2:3 – Wrath Avoidance
among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others. Truth to Learn Before we were saved we were destined for God’s wrath. Behind...
James 1:14 – Temptation’s Source
But each one is tempted by his own desires, being drawn away and enticed by them. Truth to Learn We may want to blame someone or something else for our sinfulness, but each of us is to blame for our own sin. Behind the Words James tells us that each...
James 1:14 – Temptation’s Source
But each one is tempted by his own desires, being drawn away and enticed by them. Truth to Learn We may want to blame someone or something else for our sinfulness, but each of us is to blame for our own sin. Behind the Words James tells us that each...
1 Thessalonians 4:5 – Uncontrolled Desires?
not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God; Truth to Learn Uncontrolled passion is bad for a marriage and Christian faith. Behind the Words The word translated “passion” is pathos, which is derived from the verb paschō, meaning “to suffer.” In general usage it refers...