Bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. – 1 Timothy 4:8
Sin
begins in the mind. Therefore, every Christian must heed the warning of
Scripture to “Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it
flow the springs of life.” (Proverbs 4:23). We, above all people, must
exercise caution when choosing what we watch on t.v. or the books and
magazines we read. I found the quote below, by Jerry Bridges, to be very
helpful:
Our minds are
mental greenhouses where unlawful thoughts, once planted, are nurtured
and watered before being transplanted into the real world of unlawful
actions. People seldom fall suddenly into gluttony or immorality. These
actions are savored in the mind long before they are enjoyed in reality.
The thought life, then, is our first line of defense in the battle of
self-control. Continue at Eric T. Young
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