Stope
Puritan Board Sophomore
What is the motivation for a teenager in America to die to self and stifle his carnal desires?
Is it a heaven to gain and a hell to shun?
If hes already saved from hell and to heaven then what is his motivation then?
Is it flourishing and joy that comes from walking with Jesus?
If he's having immediate gratification from getting drunk, being haughty, womanizing, etc. we cant just say "clean up your act so you can be accepted", because isnt he already accepted (that is if he really believes that Jesus will save Him from these sins and he knows they are wrong yet he still continues in them? But the that brings us back to is it just a hell to shun?).
Or put it this way, what is the motivation for any Christian to stifle their carnal desire that is a besetting sin that is so "enjoyable" to them at that moment?
Is it a heaven to gain and a hell to shun?
If hes already saved from hell and to heaven then what is his motivation then?
Is it flourishing and joy that comes from walking with Jesus?
If he's having immediate gratification from getting drunk, being haughty, womanizing, etc. we cant just say "clean up your act so you can be accepted", because isnt he already accepted (that is if he really believes that Jesus will save Him from these sins and he knows they are wrong yet he still continues in them? But the that brings us back to is it just a hell to shun?).
Or put it this way, what is the motivation for any Christian to stifle their carnal desire that is a besetting sin that is so "enjoyable" to them at that moment?