IMPORTANT TIPS ON EVANGELISM (DISCIPLESHIP PART 3)

I hope you are excited enough to get started… knowing Jesus and welcoming the Holy Spirit. Your journey to evangelism is set. A couple of things to take note of.

The urgency

The way my article has been made might make it seem like discipleship is a thing you sit down and wait for up until you feel it in your heart that it is time. That we have all the time in the world to be doing anything else we want and deem important in our lives and keep some time for evangelism. You could not be more wrong.

Time is running out. Almost all the things that were prophesied about, signalling the end of times have come to pass. Prayers of you, you and things to do with you will not cut it anymore. You need to live a life that imitates Christ. He was more concerned about the salvation of people.  It is a very urgent matter as time is running out and the aim is not just to be a soldier in the army, but a general. And you are not going to get there by just sitting around. Every day, every given opportunity, tell someone about Christ.

Who needs to be saved?

Is it the poor man on the street?  Or the rich uncle that’s always drinking and messing up his family?  My thoughts;  start where you are. Start with the people around you; Family, friends. And yes, that man who touts for minibuses at your stage and curses at you every time you pass by. Literally everyone who is not saved should be your target.

Converts and disciples

This is the point Lewis made me read and take serious note of.

Be very careful not to make converts.

What are converts? Converts are the people who you explain the word of God to, and fully comprehend the need for them to repent. In the normal language, we would say they are the ones who now have received Jesus Christ as there Lord and saviour. This is good. Great! But this person at this very moment is a convert.

I will equate this to a new born baby. The joy you feel at just receiving a new born baby. When somebody just gets in the Lord, they are also just babies, no matter how grown in physical world they might be.

So like a new baby in the world is mothered or fathered (taken care of), so is a convert, or our spiritual baby supposed to be taken care of.

Love

The main ingredient would be love. You, as their guide, would teach them and guide them in all spiritual truths. Do not be worried you have all spiritual truth, some of which you have no idea about. (NIV) john 16:13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth.  But your task should never end on making converts, because if not taken care of, they will die. They will return back to their sins. And sin leads to death.

I will expand on love. There is a reason why love is the utmost of them all (1 corinthians 13 vs 13).  Even in your evangelism, or any way you go about spreading the gospel, love will be the ultimate decider of your success. The opposite of course is true. Without love, you end up being frustrated, because the people you have converted will turn back to their ways most likely. You would have just made a convert.

People find it easy to relate to the person they have trusted to bring them to the Lord. And you have to be there for them, even if they don’t ask of it. They need a standing structure to grow, a family. The same way, a new born needs a family to take care of their needs.

You love them. You check up on them, on their spiritual progress as often as you can. You give them material that they would maybe not know where to find. Books to read, songs that will elevate their lives and many other ways the Holy Spirit leads you to (see one of the reasons why he must be there?).

Make them feel welcome in the lord, so that they feel no need to go back to their ways in the world. Remember:  (NIV) 1Co 13:4  Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

CROSS THE LINE

Do not smother them so much that they are concerned about a relationship with you than the master. The point is to help them through this journey. Render help and not hinder it. They should not feel like if they do something wrong, they will disappoint you. That should not be the reason they do not do something wrong. In your absence, they will sin. And you are not guaranteed to always be around.

Point them to the father. They are answerable to the father.

Which brings me to the purpose of all this. When not making converts, you are making disciples.

Like a new born baby, you handle everything of theirs and allow for their mistakes when they are young.  Eventually though, you have to give them room to grow. They should not remain babies for ever.  Firstly; you as a person need to be attending to other new babies in the kingdom. Secondly; the field is big and the harvesters are small in numbers. (KJV) Luke 10:2 therefore said he unto them, the harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few…  Having been made a disciple, they should also be able to make other more disciples from the world.

Never cease to grow yourself.

Just because you are now able to make disciples and people look up to you does not mean you have reached the IT point. If there is one thing you should never do, is cease to grow. Mary and Martha had been with the Lord for long, they knew ‘everything’ the Lord was capable of doing. To the point that when their brother passed on, they chastised the Lord for not having been there to stop it. They had no idea Jesus was very well capable of raising a dead man from the grave (JOHN 11-12).  It is a grave mistake to ever assume we have known everything about God, or to just relax our guard because we feel we have reached a point we know almost everything. If you have read the whole bible twice, or many more times, read it again! You will always find something that you missed every time you read; the Holy Spirit will whisper secrets. You need this for growth.

1 COR 9:27   

(NLT) I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.

(AMP)  But [like a boxer] I buffet my body [handle it roughly, discipline it by hardships] and subdue it, for fear that after proclaiming to others the Gospel and things pertaining to it, I myself should become unfit [not stand the test, be unapproved and rejected as a counterfeit].

(MSG)  I'm staying alert and in top condition. I'm not going to get caught napping, telling everyone else all about it and then missing out myself.

STAY BLESSED. J

WHAT TO DO? (DISCIPLESHIP-part 2)

Please start off by reading the previous post on discipleship.

“Christian” is a name given by pagans to the disciples (we adopted It from them). It basically meant, Christ alike. That is to say, they did what Christ did. They lived the way Christ lived. Hence  Christ-ians. Story for another day.

So yes, a real Christian is the one who possesses Christ attributes.

So first of all, you have to know the nature of Christ. What and who He was/is.  How do you do that? You know Christ by reading the Word. He is The word! (John 1:1).

Maybe you did not exactly get me right, But Christ, Is the word!. And the only way you know Him is by reading the Word. Did I say by going to church or by by listening to gospel music or by reading this blog?  I said, by reading His word!

That is how you know the nature of Christ. That is How you know what it is like to be a Christian/Christ alike! That is how you can be a true disciple.

Jeremiah 4 vs 22:

(KJV)  For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

(MSG)  "What fools my people are! They have no idea who I am. A company of half-wits, dopes and donkeys all! Experts at evil but klutzes at good."

Foolishness my dear, is having no idea who your Lord (Master and saviour) is.

So first rule in discipleship, get to know Christ!

So, the disciples had known Jesus (Having lived with Him for years), and they were ready to proclaim the word!

Yes, soon after Jesus had left, they could have started their merry way to making disciples of all nations. But Christ told them to wait. At this point, its important to realise, God has a plan for all of us, each one different from the other, or we would all end up being preachers. So God told them to wait. For what you ask.

Luk 24:47: It must be preached that men must be sorry for their sins and turn from them. Then they will be forgiven. This must be preached in His name to all nations beginning in Jerusalem.

Luk 24:48 : You are to tell what you have seen.

Luk 24:49: See! I will send you what My Father promised. But you are to stay in Jerusalem until you have received power from above.

The Holy Spirit MUST be available when you start your journey in winning souls. He is the one that tells you what your role is, how to play it and all.

Do not go on your own and claim to do His will. Its effort wasted. Gods work is effortless and enjoyable (such is the grace and I can testify). And Gods Spirit is there for such.

So what did the disciples do waiting for this Spirit?

They did as He (Jesus) asked, they stayed in Jerusalem, and….

Luke 24:53

(AMP)  And they were continually in the temple celebrating with praises and blessing and extolling God. Amen (so be it).

So where is your temple? Where do you praise and extol God? Is it a place that the Holy Spirit will come like it did, Jerusalem? And you have to admit, there are always places that the Spirit will manifest Himself, and there are those that He won’t. It’s just that simple. That is why Jesus was specific on where they should stay, Jerusalem!

Your Jerusalem could be your church, or a Ministry or a fellowship gathering of believers. That is where you stay! Not move around, lest the day of Pentecost comes and you are busy visiting Judea. Stay and capture the Spirit of God in your Jerusalem. Praise God waiting for the Spirit of God always knowing when He comes, you will know exactly where you are going and how you are going to get there. But Know Jesus first. And you will realise, even when the Spirit is upon you, you want to just know more of Him!

It doesn’t matter where how old you are, or that you are not a peoples person, you cannot speak as cool as others, or you cannot sing, or my favourite, you basically have nothing you can tell others, Leave that to Him. Just tell Him, you are ready to join in on the great commission, and let Him do away with you.

(Jeremiah 1 vs 1-10, Exodus 6 vs 29-30, 7 vs 1-2, )

So in this great commission;

Mat_10:20  For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

Joh_6:63  It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

Joh_16:13  Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

And remember, the Ministry is not for perfect people. It is where people are perfected (Pr. Joel Gondwe - RFP Lilongwe)

I AM BORN AGAIN, THEN WHAT? (DISCIPLESHIP- part1)

So you have gotten born again. Then what? You start enjoying the benefits of being God's Child, a co-heir with Christ and part of the chosen generation. Discover Grace and live in a peaceful bliss of happiness and joy and love.Yes, you can have it all and end there. And most people usually do. Probably the reason why most people backslide. Because after getting born again, they have not found the reason they were redeemed for.We were all redeemed for a purpose. First of all, Jesus saved you and I, so that we can be able to fully enjoy and delight in a personal relationship with God. Remember, we had sinned and fell short of Gods Glory. 

Then, you need to share.

Imagine if the person who had taught you about Christ had ended where you so wish to end? Who would have taught you the gospel?

No, I am not trying to guilt trip you, but here is a great example. The disciples of Christ. They all had lives before Jesus came in their lives. They weren’t great lives yes (We run to God usually because our past life is not that great) but they were lives regardless. And after Jesus came in their lives and left to sit on the right hand of the Father, they could have as well have gotten back to their lives. I mean, by virtue of all they had been through with Jesus, by believing in Him, they had a pass to heaven, Yes?

But Jesus, gave them a purpose. He gave you and I and a purpose after our salvation.

Matthew 28:19; (NIV)  Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

(MSG)  Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

When Jesus left, He gave what you would call as assignment. A mission. Go ye and make disciples of all nations.

We can admit the 11 disciples did a great job can we not? Because we have come to know the gospel through them. They dedicated their lives (and I mean every part of it, in whole), to making sure, that you and I today, 2000 years later know the gospel.

Imagine if they had kept it to themselves. Imagine if they had not traveled and suffered just so you and I get to be born again today.

I have always thought they were blessed and it was easier for them because they had actually seen Jesus in the flesh.

Listen to what He (Jesus Himself) says,

John 20:29  Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.”

Now that’s you and I. Blessed! Not having seen Jesus days! But blessed even more because we have believed!

God called us to be saved. To sit at His table and partake in His grace.

I always compare it to, a street child; who does not know good living up until someone adopts them. Then they discover “Life.” Where they were in the streets were many others. Should they be selfish enough and not call upon their friends to dine with them, live the life that’s being given to them, for free even? That’s selfish yes?

There is no excuse you have in not bringing souls to Christ. Someone had to fast and pray for your soul. Why can you not do the same?

It is not, and I repeat, NOT, the duty of the pastor, prophet, bishop, reverend or anyone in particular to save souls. It is everyone's!

Its called, THE GREAT COMMISSION!

There is a reason why my name is Not Florence, and I do not have the height she has, why I speak and write and text differently from her. Why we were born in different families and have so many things different. God made us each unique for a reason. We are all but different pieces that together we can work in His kingdom. Aliyense (everyone) with a role to play. When you decide Not to play your role, there is no, another you that can do that job!

We are all called to Ministry, and that’s the Ministry of winning souls! Whether by preaching, or by singing or by dancing…whatever unique feature God made you have, it is so you join and supplement/complement winning souls.

Make an heir or two for the throne.

I feel like i just run through this..

In the next post, I will explain some basic virtues to discipleship. Lewis just made me read a post on discipleship, I loved it. I will share what i learnt from it soon.

But be excited!

Luke 15:10  In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."

Imagine, you being the reason the Angels of God rejoice….I mean,a lost sheep is found, you are of course going to thank the shepherd who found it right?

What happens when a Christian sins?

As  Christians, we have all at once stumbled and fallen at least once in our Christian walk (hey…some honesty please..). We have at some moment been guilty-stricken after falling to the point that we felt so far away from God; we felt like God has withdrawn His Presence (uzimu onse wasungunuka). I have heard many people attribute this guilty-feeling to the Holy Spirit. I will address two questions in this article; Does God’s attitude towards us change when we sin? Is it really the Holy Spirit responsible for our guilt when we sin? To both questions I will answer with a big NO. 

Let us start with God’s attitude towards a Christian who has just committed sin. I say again God’s attitude toward you does not change when you sin. Most people have the idea that God is taken by surprise when they sin (that He has this OMG expression on His Face). Well God is neither surprised by your sinning nor does He panic because He already devised a way for the remission of your sins; this way is Jesus’ sacrificial death. When Jesus died, He died for your past, present and future sins (Yes even future, why are you looking surprised?). Well Jesus died more than two thousand years making your sins, before and after you were born again, future sins(unless you were alive two thousand years ago).  After Christ’s death there’s only one sin that man can ever commit, it is not getting drunk, having sex, stealing…stop judging , it is NOT BELIEVING IN JESUS (unbelief)[ Hebrews 3 and 4 emphasizes this]. The only sin a believer can commit after falling or stumbling is not believing in the forgiveness of God; that by Christ’s death all their sins were paid for. By feeling guilty about our sin we implicitly say that we are justified before God by our works acting contrary to scripture [But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. – Romans 4:5] [But that no man is justified by the law (Do’s and Do Not’s) in the sight of God, it is  evident: for, The just shall live by faith. – Galatians 3:11….brackets mine]. If we were made righteous not by our good deeds then how can we make ourselves unrighteous by our bad deeds?  Your salvation was bought by the infinitely-priced blood of Jesus and no sin is strong enough to cancel that transaction. The attitude of God toward you is dependent on how He sees Christ so as long as Christ remains righteous God will see you in His Eyes as righteous. YOUR SIN DOES NOT DISCREDIT YOU BEFORE GOD.

Moreover, God gives you a new spirit when you are born again [A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh – Ezekiel 36:26]. This new spirit remains unadulterated by any sin you commit.  This new spirit is one with God [But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. - 1 Corinthians 6:17]. Your spirit stands before God as pure as it was the day you got born again.

I know there are questions like but doesn’t God want us to be holy?  Yes and Yes [For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness. – 1 Thessalonians 4:7] [1 Peter 1:16]. Is holiness a product of our works? A Big No.  Holiness is a fruit of righteousness which we have obtained in Christ [even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness – Romans 6:19] [Romans 6:22][Ephesians 4:24].

Second question, does the Holy Spirit convict us of sin? Well not believers [And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:  Of sin, because they believe not on me – John 16:8-9 ]. The Holy Spirit only convicts those who have not believed in Christ of sin. To believers He convicts us of Righteousness that we have attained through Christ and convinces us of our sonship [The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God –Romans 8:16(ESV)]. The Holy Spirit continuously reminds us that we are children of God therefore when we sin we feel unusual because we have acted contrary to our nature not that God is mad at us. When we sin our spirit says “as a son and co-heir with Christ how could I scoop that low?, it’s like a king eating garbage or wearing rags…this is not my nature”.

I am encouraging sin? NO. As Christians we no longer have a desire to sin because it is inconsistent with our nature as children of God [No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God – 1 John 3:9(ESV)].  When God freed us from sin, He made us servants of righteousness therefore we no longer desire to sin but to do righteous works [Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness – Romans 6:18].  GO AND SIN NO MORE….

On the "ndife nyongolotsi" and "I am just a sinner" prayers

“Oh God who am I before you? I am nothing but a worm (nyongolotsi yachabechabe); I am the scam of the earth, a grasshopper (chitete) before you”. Do you remember these types of prayers we used to make? (Oh some of you just prayed like that today). They sound so cool right? Sound so spiritual right? (Mwautsogo). We do it in the name of humility. Well this false humility has to stop if we are to be consistent with the truth that we have become the righteousness of God [2 Corinthians 5:21]. 

Think about it, if God sees us as He sees Christ(oh yes just read on), then by praying these nyongolotsi (I am just a worm) prayers, aren’t we implying that God sees Christ as nyongolotsi (worm)? Don’t you think you are trying to depend on your own works (which really make you a nyongolotsi) instead of resting on the work of Christ which makes you righteous before God? By these “I am just a sinner” prayers aren’t we implying that we still think our works can justify us before God (that our works determine whether God loves us or not)? How valuable are we before God? Why do we stick to our past sinner(ndife ochimwa) state as if Christ’s work was not complete? It doesn’t matter anymore how worthless we were before being born again; what matters now is who we are now and  what God  is transforming us into [For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. – Romans 8:29].

Who are we before God now? The Scriptures say He has made us sons [And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father – Galatians 4:6]. If our earthly fathers , as imperfect as they are, don’t see us as scam, grasshopper or cockroach then what makes us think God, as perfect as He is, could see us that way. No matter how many times you sin or fall you don’t lose your son-ship because son-ship is a state of BEING not a state of DOING (unless you tell me that in your family you seized to be a son that day you stole those two teaspoons of sugar from the bowl).  This means our “I am just a sinner” prayers are not necessary (even the devil is surprised).  Jesus completely paid for ALL your sins to change you from sinner to saints (He didn’t leave a balance not even a tambala (cent) to be paid later).[For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)  - Romans 5:17]

How does Jesus the One who felt the pain (punishment) of our sins look at us? If anybody has to be angry with us then it has to be Jesus because He felt the wrath of God because of our sins. But the scripture says He is not ashamed to call us brethren [For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren - Hebrews 2:11]. If Jesus, in all His Splendor and Majesty, is not ashamed to call us brothers / sisters then where do we get the audacity and courage to call ourselves these disgusting names?  No matter how bad you or other people think you are Jesus still calls you brethren. And on this note why should it matter what people call you? You allow your day to be ruined just because somebody (an uncircumcised philistine) has called you a bad name; come on be confident Jesus calls you brethren (whose word carries more value? Jesus’ Word sustains the universe, what does that person’s word sustain?) [Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice - Philippians 4:4].

In Acts, God rebuked Peter not to call common what He has cleansed [And the voice came to him again a second time, What God has cleansed and pronounced clean, do not you defile and profane by regarding and calling common and unhallowed or unclean – Acts 10:15]. Now Jesus gave Himself to cleanse and sanctify you [Ephesians 5:26][1 Corinthians 1:2] [Hebrews 10:10]. If God rebuked Peter that He had no right to call common what God has cleansed, then it means you also have no right to call yourself a sinner, scam (or whatever ‘humble’ words we use) when God has cleansed and sanctified you. This renders those false humility prayers illegal in the spiritual realm.

From today accept who you are in Christ (I know it is a bit overwhelming and too good to be true but it’s the truth), come boldly before God [Hebrews 4:16] and pray like Jesus saying “Father, I know you always hear me”. Yes He does hear you (the moment you received Jesus Christ, the Father's Ear eagerly waits to hear your prayer).  STOP the "ndife nyongolotsi" prayers (message from the prayer activist).

                                               

Relax..God is not angry with you

Religion (even Christianity…there I said it) has presented a God who is hungrily seeking to be appeased more like a “worship-maniac” kind of God (a God that craves for worship). It has presented a God who is full of wrath carrying a big humongous baton (chikwapu…remember that when we were kids?) anxiously waiting for somebody to make a mistake so He can whip them. This is why we have religious people who are trying hard, sweating blood, to build their own righteousness by their good works (self-righteousness master builders) in order to appease a higher power so He should spare them the big rod. Isaiah 64:6 has the best description of this type of righteousness; it says our best deeds of rightness and justice are as filthy rags or a polluted garment [For we have all become like one who is unclean [ceremonially, like a leper], and all our righteousness (our best deeds of rightness and justice) is like filthy rags or a polluted garment; we all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away [far from God's favor, hurrying us toward destruction] – Isaiah 64:6 (AMP))] . This means that if we are to please God by our good deeds (which are as filthy rags) then God has to be automatically angry with us because our own righteousness stinks before Him.  Well the topic here is not “how stinky is your righteousness” but “God is not angry with you” so let’s focus on that. 

Now that we have established that our righteousness is as filthy rags before God then don’t we deserve that God to be angry with us? Oh totally!!! we deserve every cubit of anger from Him every second of our lives (24/7 partakers of God’s wrath). In His foreknowledge, God knew that our righteousness will always fail us and that we will need a righteousness of someone else who is perfect so God prepared a Lamb (Jesus) to be sacrificed. Jesus came as an expression of how much God loves us not an expression of how much God is angry with us.  Whilst we deserved all the storehouses of God’s wrath (anger) to be poured on us, Jesus deserved all the storehouses of God’s Love to be poured out on Him for He pleased God [Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased – Luke 3:22]. Whilst we deserved to die an eternal death [For the wages of sin is death – Romans 6:23], Jesus had eternal life. Jesus’ sacrificial death brought so many spiritual implications (seriously, why would someone with eternal life die? Doesn’t that make God crazy? He must have been crazily in love with someone I guess).

 On the cross, Jesus stood in our place to take what we deserve so we can have what we deserve. So the wrath (anger) that was supposed to be poured out on us was poured out on Him (Jesus) so that the LOVE that was supposed to be poured out on Jesus should be heavily poured out on us (more like standing on a waterfall of His Love) [Romans 5:8-9]. On the cross, God was punishing Christ so we can be restored to Him [It was God [personally present] in Christ, reconciling and restoring the world to favor with Himself, not counting up and holding against [men] their trespasses [but cancelling them], and committing to us the message of reconciliation (of the restoration to favor) – 2 Corinthians 5:19 (AMP)]. On the cross God was exchanging our ragged (sticky) righteousness with the perfect righteousness of Christ (righteousness that pleases God) [For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. – 2 Corinthians 5:21]. 

By believing in Christ, we have attained the Righteousness of Christ (the right standing of Christ before God) meaning before God we stand as righteous as Christ (we stand as Christ). So as God said to Christ “Thou art my beloved son; in thee I am well pleased” He is saying the same thing to us (can you hear Him saying that? Oh He is so sweet). With this Righteousness we have attained in Christ, there’s no reason big enough (even if you search the whole universe) for God to be angry with you because to do that He has to be angry with Christ first (we know that can’t happen). It is too late for God not to love you.  The Bible says on 1 Corinthians 5:17 [If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.], notice that it says “Be in Christ” as a present state meaning every day you are becoming a new creature (God is constantly upgrading you in Christ). So did you sin yesterday or before reading this article? Well God is not mad at you (He’s not going to strike you with leprosy or something).  If you are being in Christ, He is renewing you (new creature) and the old thing are passed away now just put on this NEW man [And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness – Ephesians 4:24] (also read Colossians 3:10). God is not angry with you even when you sin. Some may say “are you saying we can sin since God won’t be angry with us?”  Well I forgive your religious mentality. Anyways, just try putting on the new man in Ephesians 4:24 and see if you will have the appetite to sin. Again I tell thee Relax, God is not angry with thee.

Other Reference scriptures: Philippians 3:9, Ephesians 2:3-7, 1 Thessalonians 1:10, 1 Thessalonians 5:9