Another Left Turn

Okay. Turn left in your Bible to the book of Romans again. Go to chapter 6 again. Can't seem to leave this. Verse 11 says "...you are DEAD to sin and alive unto God through Jesus Christ". Can you get a dead man to sin? No. Sin does not have power over you. You are dead to sin. Get it? How does sin, then, reign? You obey it's lusts! (verse 12). That's it. Yes, it's your fault. Obedience is key! Teach your children to obey you so they can then turn into adults that obey God! Don't obey the sin temptation. Verse 13 says your members (your body) should be instruments (playing for all to hear) of righteousness, not sin. How? Yield yourself to God. If you can yield yourself to sin, you can yield yourself to God. Verse 14 says, "For sin shall not have dominion over you". Why? Because you are under grace, not the law. Verse 15 says, whoever you yield yourself to, you become a servant to. Again, in this verse, it's all about who you chose to obey. The key is verse 17. It is the heart. Obeying from the heart. Are you protecting your heart? Are you careful what you see and what you hear? Do you listen to gossip and wonder why your life is falling apart? Do you look at inappropriate things and wonder why you lust? I'm just sayin'...... Your answer is verse 19. Yield your members to righteousness and holiness. You can do it! Do a word study on righteousness and holiness. "Have your fruit unto holiness..." (verse 22). There will be an end. What do you want to present to the Lord someday........