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10 Biblical Steps Towards Restoration After Sexual Sin
Posted : 25 May, 2015 03:53 PM
10 Biblical Steps Towards Restoration After Sexual Sin
by Crystal McDowell
It is no secret�Hollywood glamorizes sex. As we watch our favorite characters move from one love interest to the other, it�s easy to forget how sexual sin confuses and complicates our spiritual, emotional, and physical lives.
God�s people are warned to: �Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body� (1 Corinthians 6:18).
Although the consequences of our sins (unplanned pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, emotional ties, etc.) may still linger, Jesus will forgive and give wisdom for each issue. It�s essential to take the necessary steps towards restoration to avoid being mastered by sexual immorality.
Step #1) Confess your sin to God
�If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness� (1 John 1:9, NIV).
Resist the urge to make excuses for your sin of sexual immorality. You speak truth to God and yourself as an agreement of your confession and repentance. God will forgive and cleanse you from this sin if you are willing to be made whole.
Step #2) Admit your weakness in this area
�In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness� (Romans 8:26, NIV).
There is a reason you�re drawn to sexual sin. It could be lust, filling an emotional void, wanting to please other people more than you want to please God, etc. You must seek out the source and deal with it so you can pray and prepare your heart when you�re tempted.
Step #3) Pray for a mentor or accountability partner
�Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace� (2 Corinthians 13:11, NIV).
Pray and ask God for direction in finding someone for godly advice. Make sure it�s someone you can trust, who will speak truth, and lives a righteous life.
Step #4) Get involved in a church
�Not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another�and all the more as you see the Day approaching� (Hebrews 10:25, NIV).
Don�t just show up for a service, but make efforts to get involved. Small group accountability is good. Pray diligently that the Lord direct you to the right church where you can serve and be served in your Christian walk.
Step #5) Keep your mind and body actively engaged in other activities
�Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth� (Proverbs 10:4, NIV).
Keep busy with meaningful projects so that your thoughts won�t consume you. Be involved with not only church activities, but try to engage in your community as a witness for Christ.
Step #6) Guard your heart and thoughts
�Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ� (2 Corinthians 10:4-5, KJV).
Use this scripture as a weapon by countering every impure thought.
Use this scripture as a weapon by countering every impure thought.
Your biggest battle in overcoming sexual immorality will be in the mind. You�ll be tempted to relive sexual experiences and if you do entertain them�it could lead down the path of sin and regret. Use this scripture as a weapon by countering every impure thought.
Step #7) Keep company with people who are living righteously
�Do not be misled: �Bad company corrupts good character� (1 Corinthians 15:33,NIV).
Be mindful of who you choose to keep company with. You can�t be an effective Christian alone; you need other believers to hold you up. Remember you aren�t the only one who struggles with this sin.
Step #8) Resist TV shows, movies, video games, or music that lures you back into sinful thinking or lusting from prior experiences
�I made a covenant with my eyes� (Job 31:1, NIV).
No one is going to change the channel for you or turn off the screen�you have to make the hard choice to turn away from seducing scenes. The more time you spend with God in sincere prayer and earnest Bible study, you will find yourself appalled and disgusted at distorted sexual imagery.
Step #9) Stay connected to God everyday in prayer and Bible study
�Pray continually� (1 Thessalonians 5:17, NIV) �Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth� (2 Timothy 2:15, KJV).
Have a certain time and place every single day in which you talk to God and read your Bible. Make it a habit for life and you will be richly rewarded by God for He loves you very much.
Step #10) Cut off any ties with the person or persons that you were sexually engaged with.
�But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof� (Romans 13:14, KJV).
Being in the presence or communicating with this person will most likely lull you back into sin�you must sever ties. The choice is choosing a relationship with God over a relationship with this person. You may need to seek their forgiveness, but still keep your distance.
Now what?
You can�t fulfill your destiny in God and stay in sexual sin. Your sin will cause a divided heart and remember James 1:8 �A double minded man is unstable in all his ways�. God cares about you so much that He won�t give you peace about your sexual sins instead He will love you back into the kingdom even if it takes severe discipline. (Hebrews 12:5-6)
You can overcome sexual sin by trusting in God to keep your body. It will take effort on your part, but it will be His loving grace that covers you in love to endure.
10 Biblical Steps Towards Restoration After Sexual Sin
Posted : 26 May, 2015 07:55 AM
What sorcery is this? You will not find "10 Steps Towards Restoration After Sexual Sin" written in the scripture, or that there is a program to removing sin from the saint's life and being.
This woman, Crystal McDowell is nothing more than a merchant who makes her money converting the ignorant with the aid of the scripture into capital. It is the foolish notion that women can have intercourse with whoever they want, which leads to sexual sin in the first place. Sexual sin, is disrespect for the Temple, and more importantly, for the Holy Spirit which resides in the Temple. It is written that he who defiles the Temple, him God will destroy. Sin is nothing to play with:
How convenient that Crystal McDowell is peddling a prescription, a witches brew, that "if you will do these 10 things, POOF the guilt will be gone, yep, the fornication or adultery will not bother you anymore". This in no different that the RCC teaching on "Indulgences", where the church sold Indulgences, which would permit the one who bought the Indulgence, to commit sin and get away with it, or you would use it to get a loved one who you thought was in purgatory, released, so he could enter the Celestial City.
There is no magic formula to eradicating sin.
There is no program to eradicating sin.
Only the Holy Spirit, dwelling in a man or a woman, can convict of sin, and only the Holy Spirit can cause a man or woman to die to self and sin:
"For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the [Holy] Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.". Romans 8:13
A person who is living in the world and engaging in sexual acts of immorality, or "self worship", is not a born again Holy Spirit-indwelt man or woman, period.
This woman, Crystal McDowell, like Joyce Meyer, Kenneth Copeland, Benny Hinn, et al, is just another Christian hypocrite [pretender], and not a genuine believer, who is seeking to make a few Babylonian bucks using the Word of God and the carnal nature of foolish women laden with sin.
Beware of these Serpents dressed as "Christians". It is easy to spot them, their focus is never on sin and how it is NOT to be in a saint's life, period, but on how to use it to generate capital~
Thus they will always tell you, like the RCC priests, "Your sins are forgiven you"..
Only the Holy Spirit can forgive you~
Modern Christianity is an apostate fiction, made up of the Devil's offspring [the wolves pretending to be sheep] and the sheep. They, as we see in Simon the Magician, want the sacred things of God and the Holy Spirit, so they can use them to acquire silver and gold [capital].
Quit giving these Serpents your money. Oh, they will tell you how they need your money to "minister the Word of God", but this is not scriptural. Look at this passage where the Apostle Paul tells the saints, that he ministered to his own needs and that he did not covet another silver of gold or apparel:
"I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel. 34Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. 35I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive." Act 20:33-35
10 Biblical Steps Towards Restoration After Sexual Sin
Posted : 26 May, 2015 11:25 AM
Welcome BACK to the boards. I know who you are!
You said:
"What sorcery is this? You will not find "10 Steps Towards Restoration After Sexual Sin" written in the scripture, or that there is a program to removing sin from the saint's life and being."
>>> The Holy Spirit is using this article!
Romans 8:28
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose.
Deuteronomy 32:2
Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.
Isaiah 40:8
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever."
Sorcery is VOID of the word of God therefore that makes your assumption false! Sorcery is the absence of God.
There is nothing in this ARTICLE that is contrary to Gods word . She hasnt added to Gods word or taken away from it!
You said:
"This woman, Crystal McDowell is nothing more than a merchant who makes her money converting the ignorant with the aid of the scripture into capital. It is the foolish notion that women can have intercourse with whoever they want, which leads to sexual sin in the first place. Sexual sin, is disrespect for the Temple, and more importantly, for the Holy Spirit which resides in the Temple. It is written that he who defiles the Temple, him God will destroy. Sin is nothing to play with:"
>>>The woman who wrote this article is a freelance writer. She probably does get paid. Its her job to spread the gospel professing truth so she GETS PAID. Does she make ungodly amounts of money? Is she living in a mansion and forgoing her admonition to help others? Do you know these things to be true that she is a lover of money?
The article is NOT saying it is okay to fall to sexual immorality!! Show me where the article states that . What the article is attempting to do is help people OUT OF sexual immorality by showing scripture which is TRUTH. I have posted MANY posts about sexual sin in the last few days and I did so because of something else that has been going on. I am attempting to gently restore.I aim to bring people the truth according to the Bible. This article was written and I posted it BECAUSE SIN IS NOTHING TO PLAY WITH
You said:
"How convenient that Crystal McDowell is peddling a prescription, a witches brew, that "if you will do these 10 things, POOF the guilt will be gone, yep, the fornication or adultery will not bother you anymore". This in no different that the RCC teaching on "Indulgences", where the church sold Indulgences, which would permit the one who bought the Indulgence, to commit sin and get away with it, or you would use it to get a loved one who you thought was in purgatory, released, so he could enter the Celestial City."
Wow! What a sharp tongue you have!! Call it what you will. You are wrong! The article does not imply that guilt will be gone but it does imply that God does forgive the contrite repentant which is none other than the truth . She has not written anything CONTRARY to the word of God. This article is to help the one who is broken because of their sin. This article is my attempt at helping those who have fallen to sin. This article is to bring repentance to the church ie turned from their sin> and the word of GOD tells us to gently restore a person back into the fold. Jesus Christ is merciful to forgive even the worst sinners!
Galatians 1Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted. 2Bear one another's burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ.�
James 5:19My brethren, if any among you strays from the truth and one turns him back, 20let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
You said:
"There is no magic formula to eradicating sin.
> >> This article is not purporting a magical formula!
Those are your accusing words. Own it!
There is no program to eradicating sin.
>>> The Holy Spirit teaches us through Gods word. The word is what renews our mind. The author uses plenty scripture to support what she is saying
The Holy Spirit, dwelling in a man or a woman, can convict of sin, and only the Holy Spirit can cause a man or woman to die to self and sin:
"For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the [Holy] Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.". Romans 8:13"
>>>The article does not contradict what you have said. In fact she pointed out several times that the Holy Spirit is whom convicts but she also teaches that God restores us back to HIMSELF even if it takes severe discipline! Do not assume all are mature christians! You are not a mature christian or you would have the discernment and wisdom to not rush in and spew falsehoods!!
You said:
A person who is living in the world and engaging in sexual acts of immorality, or "self worship", is not a born again Holy Spirit-indwelt man or woman, period.
>>>How do you know that? Are you condemning someone because they may have fallen to sin once? A person who falls to sexual immorality has sinned and can be forgiven! All people fall short of the glory of the LORD. Dont tell me you do not sin! In fact, you are sinning right now by falsely accusing this article to be of the devil. This article is not talking to the unsaved who are w/o the indwelling spirit of God!!! . This article is NOT talking to a person who lives in the world and willfully sins over and over again!!! You are assuming that all are ready for meat. A baby in Christ would choke over your laying down the law on them.
Isaiah 66:2
Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?" declares the LORD. "These are the ones I look on with favor: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at my word.
Jeremiah 31:19
After I strayed, I repented; after I came to understand, I beat my breast. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.'
Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
This woman, Crystal McDowell, like Joyce Meyer, Kenneth Copeland, Benny Hinn, et al, is just another Christian hypocrite [pretender], and not a genuine believer, who is seeking to make a few Babylonian bucks using the Word of God and the carnal nature of foolish women laden with sin.
>>>I do not know that be true nor do you! Have you done an extensive research on the woman? Have you righteously judged her as scripture instructs us to do so? I will assume you havent!
John 7:24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Which btw I am not a supporter of joyce,benny,kenneth or any other who is of their father of lies. You do not know that she associates with false prophets either! The fact that you put her in that grouping of people was not very wise of you. You have judged her unrighteously.
James 4:11
Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it.
Beware of these Serpents dressed as "Christians". It is easy to spot them, their focus is never on sin and how it is NOT to be in a saint's life, period, but on how to use it to generate capital~
>>>You just continue to defile yourself with your wicked tongue! You do not know this woman and she wrote nothing that opposes Gods word. I dont even think you took the time to read it! I will not take anymore time to address your false claims.
Examine yourself!
Isaiah 11:3
and he will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears;
Zechariah 7:9
"This is what the LORD Almighty said: 'Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another.
I wont address anything else you wrote.
1corinth 13:1
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
10 Biblical Steps Towards Restoration After Sexual Sin
Posted : 27 May, 2015 09:13 AM
:applause:...Excellant post!!!...I don't hear enough about this topic in the Churches of today....Sin in our daily lives and how we Can and Are Equipt by God Almighty to Erradicate it...Appreciate all the Scriptures you shared and for taking the time to research and share this post with us all...:bouncy:
