heaven. If I truly placed God and His Kingdom first in my life, I would be in the best position to conquer sin. Why is this the case? Here is the key: Sin’s enticements are defeated If I prefer something else even more than sin, and act on it. Victory comes from the believer’s transformation. To desire God and His eternal blessings, seeking them above all else, is to avoid sin for the sake of a greater love. And we are motivated by those things we love most (Matt. 6:21, 24). We have called this the
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