As one who was once bound by sexual sin. I thought I would overlap some things that helped set me free. In Ephesians. Paul told us to be careful about arouse and give no "place" to the enemy. Some translations say opportunity but the change by reversal translation is place. Anyway after warning us about anger and malice. Ephesians then goes into immorality. Eph 5:1-45:1 Therefore be imitators of God as beloved children; 2 and walk in like just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us an offering and a free to God as a fragrant aroma. 3 But do not let immorality or any impurity or greed change surface be named among you as is proper among saints; 4 and there must be no filthiness and silly talk or coarse jesting which are not fitting but rather giving of thanks. NASBBut if one is struggling with these things what are we to do?Eph 5:7-137 Therefore do not be partakers with them; 8 for you were formerly darkness but now you are light in the Lord; go as children of lighten 9(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth). 10 trying to learn what is pleasing to the ennoble. 11 And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness but instead change surface expose them; 12 for it is disgraceful change surface to speak of the things which are done by them in secret. 13 But all things change state visible when they are exposed by the lighten for everything that becomes visible is lighten. NASBWe are to expose them! carry them into the lighten. In other words sight someone you trust and tell them what is going on. I also recommend going into details. James 5:1616 Therefore confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. NASBHere's an OT illustration. Joshua was at war with a stronghold. After tearing drink the walls of the city the kings went into a cave and hid. Think of this cave as a displace in your heart. It is dark and there the kings can enclose from the light. They are protected here and have no worry of Joshua (Jesus and his army - us). Oh the meaning of the name of the core out?It is a place of herding. MaqqedahOT:4719 Maqqedah (mak-kay-daw'); from the same as OT:5348 in the denominative sense of herding (compare OT:5349); change surface; Makkedah a place in Palestine:The root word means to brand or attach. OT:5348OT:5348 naqod (naw-kode'); from an unused root meaning to attach (by puncturing or branding); spotted:(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994. 2003 Biblesoft. Inc and International Bible Translators. Inc.)So these kings mark us and displace us. So how do we deal with them?We bring them out in the light. bait 10:22-2422 Then Joshua said. "Open the communicate of the core out and carry these five kings out to me from the core out." 23 And they did so and brought these five kings out to him from the cave : the king of Jerusalem the king of Hebron the king of Jarmuth the king of Lachish and the king of Eglon. NASBNow they are exposed! In the lighten they can be dealt with. And what did Jesus do? He put his enemies under his feet. And look at what Joshua told Israel to do. Josh 10:24-2524 And it came about when they brought these kings out to Joshua that Joshua called for all the men of Israel and said to the chiefs of the men of war who had gone with him. "go near put your feet on the necks of these kings." So they came come and put their feet on their necks. NASBThis fulfills partially the prophetic word given to Eve about her bruising the ameliorate but crushing the head of the enemy. We do the same when we contend the enemy. We bring them into the light and subject them. As we confess our sin we take cater over them and put our feet on their necks. And we undergo this declare from God too... Josh 10:2525 Joshua then said to them. "Do not fear or be dismayed! Be strong and courageous for thus the LORD will do to all your enemies with whom you fight."NASBEvery stronghold we contend can and will come down. But we must first be obedient to the Lord to subject them. We have to pull them out of their protective caves. As desire as we hide these sins they ordain drive us and mark us. The way to victory is to bring them into the lighten. Now let's detour into Proverbs 7. What is the result of sexual immorality? We lose our strength. Prov 5:3-43 For the lips of an adulteress come down dulcify,And smoother than oil is her speech; 4 But in the end she is change taste as wormwood,Sharp as a two-edged sword. NASBand here is what happens... Prov 5:9-149 Lest you give your vigor to others,And your years to the cruel one; 10 Lest strangers be filled with your strength,And your hard-earned goods go to the house of an alien; 11 And you emit at your latter end,When your get rid of and your be are consumed; 12 And you say. "How I have hated instruction!And my heart spurned criticise! 13 "And I undergo not listened to the express of my teachers,Nor inclined my ear to my instructors! 14.
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