Licensed to Kill: A Field Manual for Mortifying Sin (Biblia.com)

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The Christian life is not a playground, but a battleground. One of the fiercest foes in this battle dwells within our own hearts: the enemy of indwelling sin. The Scriptures command us to “put sin to death.” This is what pastors and theologians of another generation called the “mortification” of sin. But how do we mortify sin? And what role does the gospel play in this effort to apply lethal...

That’s what we have to do with sin in the heart. We have to weaken sin by taking away the things that give it strength, by depriving it of food and air, as it were. This means that one of the most practical ways to kill sin is to quit giving it opportunities to thrive: “Make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires” (Romans 13:14b). We’ll return to this topic in the next chapter. Mortification Leads to Progressive Holiness, Not Sinlessness What is the goal of mortification? What does “kill

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