This is a great article on sin! Thank you for your writing.
When I read “This is again why behaviour management is no help when fighting sin; Christ must come and remake the heart”, I’m struggling to understand how you do not proceed with a sinful act without changing a behaviour. I might consider that if Holy Spirit conviction is what prompted my behavioural change then this is a result of a heart change.
I just mean that behavioral management on its own isn't actually dealing with the problem. If I walk around with a blindfold on because I want to avoid lust, it won't actually solve the problem. There's no "management" that can prevent the imagination from working. So to deal with sin, we need more than behavioural management.
But you're right, we do care about behaviour. I talked a bit here about the cycle - the heart feeds the actions and the actions feed the heart. Certainly, if we want to help someone struggling with lust, a blindfold (or perhaps more helpfully, a software that blocks him from "seeing") is actually a great first step. It just can't be the only step.
This is a great article on sin! Thank you for your writing.
When I read “This is again why behaviour management is no help when fighting sin; Christ must come and remake the heart”, I’m struggling to understand how you do not proceed with a sinful act without changing a behaviour. I might consider that if Holy Spirit conviction is what prompted my behavioural change then this is a result of a heart change.
Does this make any sense?
Thanks
It's not a very well worded sentence.
I just mean that behavioral management on its own isn't actually dealing with the problem. If I walk around with a blindfold on because I want to avoid lust, it won't actually solve the problem. There's no "management" that can prevent the imagination from working. So to deal with sin, we need more than behavioural management.
But you're right, we do care about behaviour. I talked a bit here about the cycle - the heart feeds the actions and the actions feed the heart. Certainly, if we want to help someone struggling with lust, a blindfold (or perhaps more helpfully, a software that blocks him from "seeing") is actually a great first step. It just can't be the only step.
Is that more helpful?
yes, thanks!