1 John 1:8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

1 John 1:10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

When I say feed from sin I mean its power over us and its penalty if we are in Christ.

As long as we live in this mortal shell we will not be free from its presence.

Romans 6:11 So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.

Consideration is a mind set. We have to choose to live by the spirit rather than by the flesh.

Romans 8:5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.

Being free from the power of sin allows us to resist temptation. It is a choice we have to make.

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Surgery is just one approach to cutting out cancer. It is not the only approach and is often used as a last desperate act to deter life’s most dangerous disease.

The Word is our first and best and only way to spiritually cut out the sin that is killing our souls.

The flesh will want us to use the cancer approach as the last desperate act rather than using the cure.

Galatians 5:17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.

Do we want to live free of sin or be a slave to sin?