SETTING ASIDE SIN
10 Keys to Freedom in Christ
Hebrews 12:1, NKJV
Therefore we also, since we are surrounded
by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay
aside every weight, and the sin which so
easily ensnares us, and let us run with
endurance the race that is set before us.
1. Give your heart to Jesus.
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a
new creation; old things have passed
away; behold, all things have become
new.”
-2 Corinthians 5:17, NKJV
2. Fill yourself with godly things.
“When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he
goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds
none. Then he says, ‘I will return to my house
from which I came.’ And when he comes, he
finds it empty, swept, and put in order. Then he
goes and takes with him seven other spirits
more wicked than himself, and they enter and
dwell there; and the last state of that man is
worse than the first.”
-Matthew 12:43-45, NKJV
3. Die to yourself.
“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no
longer I who live, but Christ lives in me;
and the life which I now live in the flesh I
live by faith in the Son of God, who loved
me and gave Himself for me.”
-Galatians 2:20, NKJV
4. Take the way out.
“No temptation has overtaken you except
such as is common to man; but God is
faithful, who will not allow you to be
tempted beyond what you are able, but
with the temptation will also make the way
of escape, that you may be able to bear it.”
-1 Corinthians 10:13, NKJV
5. Manage your mind.
“But each person is tempted when they are dragged
away by their own evil desire and enticed. 15 Then, after
desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when
it is full-grown, gives birth to death. but each person is
tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil
desire and enticed. 15 Then, after desire has conceived,
it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives
birth to death. but each person is tempted when they are
dragged away by their own evil desire and
enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth
to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.”
-James 1:14-15, NIV
6. Learn from God’s discipline.
“My son, do not despise the Lord’s
discipline, and do not resent his rebuke,
because the Lord disciplines those he
loves, as a father the son he delights in.”
-Proverbs 3:11-12, NIV
7. Don’t lose your way when you stumble.
“If we claim to be without sin, we deceive
ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we
confess our sins, he is faithful and just and
will forgive us our sins and purify us from
all unrighteousness.”
-1 John 1:8-9, NIV
8. Surround yourself with godly influences.
“Follow my example, as I follow the
example of Christ.”
-1 Corinthians 11:1, NIV
“Do not be misled: ‘Bad company corrupts
good character.’ ”
-1 Corinthians 15:33, NIV
9. Don’t use grace as an excuse.
“Live as free people, but do not use your
freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as
God’s slaves.”
-1 Peter 2:16, NIV
10. Pay forgiveness forward.
“For if you forgive other people when they
sin against you, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you. But if you do not forgive
others their sins, your Father will not
forgive your sins.”
-Matthew 6:14-15, NIV