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THE COST OF OBEDIENCE

When a person becomes a Christian, there

should be a sense of indebtedness in the

way that person lives out his or her Christian

life on earth. The Apostle Paul told the

Roman believers in Romans 8:12-14,

"Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to

the flesh, to live after the flesh.

13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but

if ye through the Spirit do mortify the

deeds of the body, ye shall live.

14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God,

they are the sons of God.” A Christian who

is being led by God’s Holy Spirit will no

longer love sin but will “Abhor that which is

evil” and “cleave to that which is good”

(Rom. 12:9).

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