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How to Fight Temptation and Battle Sin

If you are a Christian, you have been saved by grace. Your life has been changed, but you still face temptations and sometimes you will fall to those temptations. So, what are some ways that a Christian can fight temptation and sin? This was a question posed to the panel in the first “Question and Answer” session at the 2024 Ligonier National Conference in Orlando.
English Puritan John Owen wrote that we need to be killing sin, or it will be killing us. According to Ligonier Ministries, vivification and mortification are a dual process that helps shape a Christian’s character. This process involves putting to death the old nature, or “old man”, through mortification, and growing in a new life in Christ, or “new man”, through vivification.  What tempts you to sin may be different than what tempts me. Here are some ways to grow strong in your Christian life so that you can fight temptation when it comes: Continue reading