How to Stop Sinning

By Bruce Smith

If you are tired of sinning and repenting but finding yourself back in that same sin, there is help for you. There is a place in God where a Christian can live free of sin on a regular basis. It is not easily or casually found. It takes diligence and determination on the part of the Christian who wants to live free of sin. It is therefore necessary to find this place, to experience freedom and be at peace with God.

As a Christian who truly loves his God, I was not able to live this way in my early walk with God. It has taken years of failure, agony, and frustration to finally find this way of living. There were victorious periods in my life, but they were short-lived because sin would continually plague me. This was a roller coaster ride I had to get off. I had to eventually leave my first church and go on a quest to find the answers that had eluded me all my early Christian life. After years of trying and failing, searching and learning, and even going to Bible college and earning a BS in bible studies, I finally came across a teaching in scripture that helped me understand what I needed to do to experience freedom from sin. I would very much like to share this revelation with you because as it has truly helped me, and I believe it will help youif you are serious about living a life free from sin.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Dec 10, 2014
• ISBN: 9781490860091

Bruce Smith

Bruce Smith is a wildlife biologist and science writer. He spent most of his 30-year federal career managing wildlife populations on the Wind River Indian Reservation and the National Elk Refuge in Wyoming. His research has produced over 40 technical and popular papers and book chapters focused primarily on large mammal population ecology, diseases, migratory behavior, and predator-prey relationships.After a combat tour with the US Marines in Vietnam, Bruce earned B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Montana. His Master’s research focused on winter ecology of mountain goats in Montana’s Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area. Half-way through his government career, he investigated population regulation of the Jackson elk herd in Wyoming for his doctorate degree from the University of Wyoming.His first book, Imperfect Pasture (2004), records changes in the ecology of the National Elk Refuge during its 100-year history. Wildlife on the Wind (2010) is based on his four years working with the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Indian tribes. At their request, he catalogued the status of the reservation’s diverse wildlife and helped foster a landmark recovery of elk, deer, moose, bighorn sheep, and pronghorn antelope. Where Elk Roam (2011) chronicles his 22 years studying and managing Jackson Hole’s famous migratory elk herd. Life on the Rocks (2014) portrays in words and photographs the natural history and conservation challenges of the mountain goat throughout its North American range. His latest nonfiction book, Stories from Afield, is a collection of outdoor adventure stories.After leaving the US Fish and Wildlife Service in 2004, Bruce and his wife Diana moved to southwest Montana where he continues his conservation work and writing.

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CONTENTS

Dedication

What Exactly Is Sin?

How Does Sin Occur in the Life of a Christian?

How Do We Deal with Sin?

Our Thoughts Matter

Mortification Is How We Kill Our Sinful Nature.

Sin Is a Choice

Understanding the Flesh

Recapping What We Have Learned

Choose Your Thoughts Wisely

How to Distinguish Thoughts

The Origin of Evil Thoughts

Discipline Your Alone Time

Beware of Getting Bored

What Pleasures in Life Are Safe

Why Are You Here?

Flesh Breaks

The Love for God Is the Motivating Factor

Jesus Is Coming Soon

Ways to Succeed

Safe People

Your Other Enemy

Bible Warning

About The Author

DEDICATION

To my eldest son,

Bruce J. Smith Jr.

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There is a place in God where a Christian can live free from sin on a regular basis. It is not easily or casually found. It takes diligence and determination on the part of the Christian who wants to live free from sin. It is therefore necessary to find this place, to experience freedom, and to be at peace with God. As a Christian who truly loves his God, I was not able to live this way in my early walk with God. It has taken years of failure, agony, and frustration to finally find this way of living. There were victorious periods in my life, but they were short-lived because sin would continually plague me. This was a roller-coaster ride I had to get off.

I eventually had to leave my first church and go on a quest to find the answers that had eluded me all my early Christian life. After years of trying and failing, searching and learning, even going to Bible college and earning a bachelor of science degree in Bible, I finally came across a teaching in Scripture that helped me understand what I needed to do to experience freedom from sin. I would very much like to share this revelation with you because it has truly helped me, and I believe it will help you if you are serious about living a life free from sin.

The goal of this book is to help Christians understand how the sinful nature works inside of them and to show Christians how to gain and maintain victory over their sinful nature. This book is dedicated to the Christians who love their God and want desperately to please him in and through their daily lives.

To the Christian who hates sin, I want to encourage you first with this truth: The best way of knowing you are a Christian is the guilt and disgust you feel after