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05-07-2008, 3:30 PM Evang. Aleechea Pitts Joined on 08-24-2006 Vineland, New Jersey, United States Posts 34 SELF CONTROL In this short writing, I will be talking about self-control. When you turn around this term self-control you are saying, in essence, control self. It is obvious just by observation, that there are multitudes of spirit-filled, tongue talking. Bible-toting, faith-believing Christians that are out of control. One area that God has me minister on is self-control with regards to being overweight. Your body is a give away because your body is always talking even when you don't open your mouth. All you have to do is look. Just open your eyes and see. In 1 Corinthians 9: 25-27 Paul says: "And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in [That word temperate means to have self- control, so it could say controlled in] all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown. Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as some who beats the air. But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified." In the traditional King James this verse says, But I discipline my body... That's what it is all about. But there is another statement-Paul says, I keep under my body and bring it into subjection. Now pick up on this. I keep under my body and bring it [my body] into subjection. He says, "I keep under my body." "My body." Now I and my are one. But body is separate from I and my. The word my is a designation of ownership, control, or overseer. He says, "I keep under my body." As I have said so often before your body is not you. My and I has a body. In reference to the things of God, I and my live inside of the body. Now the I and my is the part of your threefold nature which has been born again--made new in Christ Jesus. That's the spirit part of you because you are a spirit made in the image and likeness of God. However, your body has never, ever been affected by the new birth. Your body is exactly like it was before you ever heard of Jesus. That's why Paul said, "I keep under my body." When he said, "I keep under," he means I keep my body under control. Not underneath the seat or under the couch. He means under control. If the Word had said, "I put under my body," then you would only have to do it one time. This word keep is an awesome word. He said, "I keep under my body." Well you wouldn't have to keep anything under control unless it had a propensity for being out of control. If you could just put it there you wouldn't have to deal with it any more. But he said, "I keep it." Why Paul? Because all flesh (bodies) want to get out from under. And, if it gets from under, then it will drag our spirit and soul into the same clandestine problem situations that it gets into. So I've got to keep my body under control so it doesn't get out of control. Everybody's body is exactly the same because we all came from the same sinful source. There is no good flesh. That's why you've got to keep it under. So if I add control to my lifestyle God said I would never stumble. If you will be real honest about it probably ninety-seven and nine tenths percent of all of the problems you have ever gotten into has been because of your body. In fact, right now if some of you could get rid of your bodies you wouldn't have any more problems in life. I wonder can I get an amen.    Report

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