We are on our last leg. We have been through the emotions of The Thought War and we have learned of the righteous mentality one must have. The Lord took this 3 weeks series to outline the operation and evil in all these sinful emotions - however the question comes to your mind, can I truly live a life free from all these emotions?
To answer this question I must confront your own perception of yourself. What do you expect yourself to do, to walk holy or fall? What is it that comes natural to you? Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. - 2 Pet 1:4. And again. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections [emotions] and lusts. - Gal 5:24.
Divinity (holiness) is what comes natural to the sons of God. We have a divine nature. To receive this nature we had to first be transformed. When we received the Holy Spirit, we died and were resurrected in the newness of life. Therefore, all evil emotions that ruled us before, were slaughtered, and the new life we now have is the life of Christ. Now, Christ dwells richly in us and it is His awesome power in us that is able to keep us from falling and feeling ungodly emotions as long as we agree with Him.
We are in Christ, and are thus new creatures, who by nature do righteousness, and prefer godliness. The old us would fail at walking without thought wars, however, now, we have been renewed and made able to live a life free from sin.
Praise Jesus, we indeed can and have overcome the thought war!
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