The FIRST thing would be the WORLD in which we live!  The thinking of liberal society has carved away at the family-friendly conservative mindset of Judeo Christianity.  And even within Christendom – how one generation slips in moderation, the next generation slips in excess!  Of course, we have a choice!  We can be “crucified” to the world as Paul and some of the Galatians were, or we can be “captivated” by it, as lots of the Galatians were.

The SECOND thing would be our body of FLESH, the fallen, Adamic, Human Nature.  Temper, irritability, moodiness, jealousy, pride, selfishness, unforgiveness, anxiety, fretting, harshness, complaining & criticism.  Is it possible, for these ugly DRA’s (Dirty Rotten Attitudes) to be kept inoperative?

And LAST, is the very DEVIL himself – the prince of this world.  Be warned: Believers cannot evade his subtle devices.  The ONLY remedy: he must be met and overcome.

Is the Victorious Son of God, living in us, enough to overcome these three attractions which keep us from God’s normal?  We shall see!

Next, Q#5: Standing and State – What Gives?