Kill What Used to Kill You
“Therefore, put to death what belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.” - Colossians 3:5
New life in Christ is real, but it is not passive. When God brings you to life, He also calls you to deal honestly with what once destroyed you. Some things that felt normal before now threaten what God is growing in you. Grace does not ignore that reality. Grace gives you the power to face it.
Paul does not use soft language here. He says put it to death. Not manage it. Not excuse it. Not keep it nearby just in case. Sin that once defined you will try to reclaim space if it is tolerated. New life and old patterns cannot peacefully coexist. One will always weaken the other.
This is where many believers get stuck. They love the idea of forgiveness but hesitate when it comes to decisive change. They want freedom without confrontation. But the sins that once killed peace, joy, and clarity will do it again if left alive. Killing sin is not about punishment. It is about protection. God is guarding the life He gave you.
Decisive action does not mean perfection. It means seriousness. It means naming what needs to go and refusing to negotiate with it anymore. That might involve changing environments, breaking patterns, or cutting access to things that keep pulling you back. None of that earns God’s love. It responds to it.
If you feel conflicted, ask yourself what Christ brought you out of and why. You were not raised to keep carrying what buried you. New life requires new boundaries. Freedom grows where compromise ends. God is not asking you to fight in your own strength. He is asking you to trust that the life He placed in you is stronger than the sin you are putting to death.
New life in Christ is real, but it is not passive. When God brings you to life, He also calls you to deal honestly with what once destroyed you. Some things that felt normal before now threaten what God is growing in you. Grace does not ignore that reality. Grace gives you the power to face it.
Paul does not use soft language here. He says put it to death. Not manage it. Not excuse it. Not keep it nearby just in case. Sin that once defined you will try to reclaim space if it is tolerated. New life and old patterns cannot peacefully coexist. One will always weaken the other.
This is where many believers get stuck. They love the idea of forgiveness but hesitate when it comes to decisive change. They want freedom without confrontation. But the sins that once killed peace, joy, and clarity will do it again if left alive. Killing sin is not about punishment. It is about protection. God is guarding the life He gave you.
Decisive action does not mean perfection. It means seriousness. It means naming what needs to go and refusing to negotiate with it anymore. That might involve changing environments, breaking patterns, or cutting access to things that keep pulling you back. None of that earns God’s love. It responds to it.
If you feel conflicted, ask yourself what Christ brought you out of and why. You were not raised to keep carrying what buried you. New life requires new boundaries. Freedom grows where compromise ends. God is not asking you to fight in your own strength. He is asking you to trust that the life He placed in you is stronger than the sin you are putting to death.
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