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Dealing with the "But I Have Fun Sinning!" Issue
by Joel Havian

Overcoming the Difficulty of Giving Up Sin

The fallen condition of the human body, with its bad tastes/cravings.

Praying for help to give up sinning.

Case examples of human conditions:

Parent: "Eat your veggies, or you won't get dessert". Child: "Oh, if only I had a craving for veggies, just like I do for chocolate cake!"

Smoking, a well-known habit accompanied by a desire to stop craving it.

Tastes do change ("Eating that stuff used to make me want to throw up when I was a child, but now I crave it.", "I used to enjoy this when I was younger, but now it really turns me off. I have simply grown sick of it in recent years.").

Acquiring a craving taste for God's holiness, acquiring a distaste for sin.

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Counting the Cost

Jesus discusses the cost of discipleship...but what about the benefits as well...and what about the cost of not following Jesus?

*i.e., during one's earthly life