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...That is because these
things tend to consume a person's thoughts, crowding out attention to the
spiritual things of God and how they can so positively affect a person's
life for good, so people just keep 'missing the mark'; 'missing the mark'
is the original meaning for 'sin'. And so, people tend to set these negatives
into their character because they are mostly negative, thanks to being
highly influenced by the
mass mind of humanity.
What we think about is important
if
we are to progress up the right road:.1Peter
2:11 "Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain
from fleshly lusts, which war against the
soul." Romans
13:13 "Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness,
not in chambering.(screwing
around).and
wantonness.('shamelessness',
uncaring as to the results of one's actions),
not in strife and envying.(all
the things that are sought when one's
ego is dominant)."
Ephesians
4:31 "Let all bitterness.(having
a bitter root; a bitter person; resentful).and
wrath and anger and clamour
and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice."
1Corinthians
10:1-14;.2Timothy
3:1-5.
Some men and women have
become addicted to power (usually involves money) and control, and in being
so, debase themselves down to the imperfection of character worthlessness.
Somehow they jumped the tracks of sanity into the dark side's playground.
Their decision took them away from dedication to usefullness and service
for making the world better for all in it, and into selfish dreams of 'only
me and those like me':.2Timothy
2:19 "...Let every one that names the name of Christ depart from iniquity."
1Timothy
4:1; Romans 1:28.
Galatians
5:22 "But the fruit of the Spirit.(Ephesians
5:9 "For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness.{all
that is good and kind}.and
righteousness
and truth").is
love,
joy,
peace,
longsuffering.(means
'patience'),
gentleness.(original
is 'kindness'),
goodness,
faith,
meekness,
temperance.('self
control'), against such there is no
law.(why?).
And
they that are Christ's.(have
decided to live from His loving nature {all the qualities herein mentioned,
but as expressed individually, as we are all different [as every face is
different, so is every heart]; the Infinite One does
not want clones}, which decision brings that nature into expression
in your life).have
crucified
the flesh.(by
being in Him, being, becoming what the Infinite is, which is love,
believing in Him, and this righteousness
comes forth from them).with
the.(or
'with all its').affections
and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk
in the Spirit."
1Thessalonians
4:7 "For God has not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness."
Colossians
3:12-16 "Put on therefore, as the
elect of God.(and
the elect of God are those who have the
consciousness of Christ
active within them),
holy and beloved, bowels of mercies,
kindness.(be
as kind as you can today, because you or the person you may be interacting
with may not be here tomorrow. Kindness is love in action, a courtesy
of the heart. It is being mild, pleasant, generous, and compassionate,
even when another isn't that way toward you. You should know just.how
you are kind, how to become kind.–.examples
of kindness 1) 2)
3)
4),
humbleness
of mind, meekness.(original
is 'gentleness'),
longsuffering.(means
'patience');
forbearing.('holding
up', encouraging).one
another and forgiving one another,
if any man have a quarrel against any, even as Christ forgave you, so also
do you. And above all these things put on charity.(means
'love'), which
is the bond of perfectness. And let the
peace
of God rule in your hearts, to the which also
you are called in one body and be you thankful. Let the word of Christ
dwell
in you richly in all wisdom;
teaching and admonishing.(watching
out for, as a parent does for his children).one
another. In psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace
in your hearts to the Lord." Philippians
2:3 "Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in lowliness
of mind let each esteem other better than themselves."
Luke
6:35,36; 1Corinthians
13:4.....continues
