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Who-Goes-To-Heaven Scriptures — Narrow is the Way | Who are the Children of God? — “There is therefore now *no condemnation* to those who are IN CHRIST Jesus, who don’t WALK according to the flesh, but ACCORDING TO THE SPIRIT”
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In addition to what George says, few seem to understand the DEVIL’S OTHER MAIN DECEPTION with sexually lusting.
Actual DEMONS DRIVE LUST so people think they can’t stop, because the desire to lust is constant as long as the demons are allowed to drive lust. Freedom from these lust demons requires complete rejection of willfully lusting, COLD TURKEY. Then rebuke the lust spirit(s) in Jesus’ name or pray in tongues against them, and we’re FREE!
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” – James 4:7
When we’ve completely repented from lusting, the lust demons then no longer have a right to be in us to drive lust. We’ve closed the sin door that lets them in. But if we knowingly, willfully let ourselves sin again, the demon(s) have the right to reenter to addict us all over again — back into that place where we no longer abide in Christ and again cannot bear fruit. We’ve let ourselves again become prodigal.
Once we’re free from the lust demons, this place of freedom is like daylight compared to darkness — fresh air! We can relax, and are no longer driven.
Though the endorphin hits from lusting are gone too, the pleasures and false joy from sinning.
WITHDRAWALS
For serious lust addicts, it might take a few days after the demon(s) go to be able to completely relax and rest in freedom — until freedom and rest is the norm.
They say lust addictions can even rewire the brain, shrinking parts, like the self-control center. Regular lusting can also cause vitamin/mineral deficiencies. Complete normalcy could take some time.
Then we have to be ever vigilant to not let those demons come back again. We discipline ourselves to look away when we’re tempted to lust, to not open that lust door again, which gives the demon(s) the right to come back into our bodies and drive lust through thoughts and strong feelings they give us.
After having lived totally lust free, we then know what this FREEDOM is like. The difference is COMPLETELY OBVIOUS. If we let the demon(s) back in again, it’s like being in prison all over again — which is probably the normal condition for most people today, including even most pastors, who themselves aren’t free, because they’ve bought into the lies themselves, and teach some of them, like “once saved always saved,” “only believe,” or “it’s hard to lose one’s salvation.”
Many New Testament scriptures teach that if we’re addicted to lust we can’t go to heaven.
Jesus said if we look at a woman to lust after her in our heart we’re committing adultery, and it would be better for us to lose body parts than for our entire bodies to be thrown into hell.
We need to make sure we live in Paul’s “those who belong to Christ” list in Galatians 5, to not be in serious danger.
In John 15 and 17, Jesus tells us He wants HIS JOY to be in us and OUR JOY to be FULL!
Jesus’ prayer in John 17 should be our goal as the body of Christ — that we’d be ‘ONE’ with each other in Christ “that the world will know!” We need to fulfill God’s holiness goal in Ephesians 4:11-16 — which is supposed to be normal Christianity.
We need to have the FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT in our lives instead: love, joy, peace, kindness and self-control — getting our JOY from Christ, not endorphin hits from lusting, disobeying Christ, setting ourselves up for eternal punishment by putting ourselves in the “will not inherit the kingdom” list in Galatians 5.
We can live FREE!!!
Paul clearly lays it out in Galatians: 5:
14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: “You shall †*LOVE* YOUR NEIGHBOR *AS YOURSELF*†.” 15 But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you don’t consume one another. 16 But I say, WALK BY THE SPIRIT, AND YOU WON’T FULFILL THE LUST OF THE FLESH. 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one other, that you may not do the things that you desire. 18 But IF YOU ARE LED BY THE SPIRIT, you are not under the law [like Romans 8:4].
[WILL NOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM]
19 Now the WORKS OF THE FLESH are obvious, which are: *ADULTERY*, *SEXUAL IMMORALITY*, *UNCLEANNESS*, *LUSTFULNESS*, 20 idolatry, sorcery, *HATRED*, strife, JEALOUSIES, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies, 21 ENVYINGS, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that THOSE WHO PRACTICE SUCH THINGS *WILL NOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM* of God.
[THOSE WHO BELONG TO CHRIST]
22 But the FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT is LOVE, JOY, PEACE, PATIENCE, KINDNESS, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and SELF-CONTROL. Against such things there is no law. 24 *THOSE WHO BELONG TO CHRIST* HAVE CRUCIFIED THE FLESH WITH ITS PASSIONS AND LUSTS. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let’s also WALK BY THE SPIRIT. …
6:7 *DON’T BE DECEIVED*. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that will he also reap. 8 For HE WHO SOWS TO HIS OWN FLESH will from the flesh REAP CORRUPTION. But HE WHO *SOWS TO THE SPIRIT* will from the Spirit REAP *ETERNAL LIFE*. 8 Let’s not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, *IF we don’t give up*.