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5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by Ajibam: 12:53pm On Oct 31, 2013
The Bible teaches us to “resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7), and in another place it tells us to flee lusts (1 Tim. 6).Many great people in God have fallen into various fleshly temptations and potentially ruined their lives and ministries. One person has said, “It takes a lifetime to build integrity and a minute to lose it.” This is a true saying!I believe one of the most important reasons is because most have never intentionally set up mental and emotional firewalls—by firewall, I mean something that acts as a barrier so that the temptation does not easily penetrate the heart. Proverbs 4:23 instructs us to guard our heart because out of it flows the issues of life.Most people have no firewalls set up; thus, as soon as a strong temptation comes their way, the only thing stopping them from sinning is their own will power, which is based upon the spiritual and emotional condition they are induring the moment of said test. However, in order for the enemy to trip me up and get me to fall into adultery, he would have to get through not only my will power but five layers of firewalls I have set up to protect my soul. (I would include pornography in this category of adultery because it can eventually lead to full-blown experiential adultery if there is no repentance.)No firewall is foolproof; of course, the only primary way to resist temptation is to be in the strength of the Lord, as Ephesians 6:10-13 teaches. However, there are times we may not be at a high level of spiritual and emotional strength or times when we are caught off guard; thus, firewalls are something the Holy Spirit can use to further strengthen our resolve.The following are some of the firewalls I have set up:

1. Not losing my intimate fellowship with the Lord.By far, the most important relationship I have in my life is my friendship and covenant with the Lord. I told the Lord when I first started in the ministry that I will never allow the ministry to be so consuming that I do not have time to pray and walk in His manifest presence. Growing and knowing the presence and person of the Lord is the main reason we were born, and I never want to exchange this walk with the Lord forany earthly pleasure. (Read Eph. 4:30.)

2. Not destroying the trust my spouse and children have in me.Besides the Lord, the greatest call and joy of my life is the family God has entrusted to me. Before I fall into temptation, I will think about the commitment I have to my wife and how I would not want to devastate her. Worse yet, I would never want to do anything that would destroy the way my children view me and possibly hurt their own view of the Lord and His church. Our greatest legacy will be the life we lead, which is the inheritance we pass on to our children’s children. (Read Prov. 13:22.)I want my legacy to include leaving a generational blessing to my biological family that will continue to speak after I am long gone. (ReadHeb. 11:4.)

3. Not compromising the purpose and call of God upon my life.I believe a person can derail their purpose and call of God upon their life with the choices they make. I have worked more than 35 years to fulfill the call of God upon my life, and I do not want to blow it for momentary pleasure.

4. Not discouraging my spiritual sons and daughters.I have only five biological children, but I have many close spiritual sons and daughters. I have seen and read about the faith of many church members and/or spiritual children of leaders disillusioned with the things of God because of leadership failure. Of course, I have also seen incredible restoration and transformation in the lives of fallen leaders because they repented and climbed back up the mountain of their great calling for God.The bottom line is people need to put their eyes upon Jesus more than their leader. But, I do not want to allow foolishness in fleshly pursuit to place a stumbling block in their life.

5. Not bringing shame to the gospel before the world.The last (but not least) firewall in my life is not wanting to bring shame to the gospel before the world. The more influence I have, the more temptation and tests I will experience, so I need to always have these firewalls up and continually inspect them to make sure there are no cracks in them. The flesh-driven scandals of the 1980s set back the reputation of the evangelical church in this nation formany decades, and I do not want toset back the gospel in my family, community or city.In conclusion, I speak about the need to have these five firewalls in my life because I know that, like all other humans, I am fragile, born with a wicked, sinful nature, and have to watch and pray lest I fall into temptations (Matt. 26:41).
Part of way I “watch” is the construction and maintenance of these firewalls. But unless I pray and walk in the presence and power of the Spirit, no amount of firewalls will be able to protect me from my wicked flesh.

http://www.charismanews.com/opinion/41556-5-firewalls-needed-to-resist-sexual-sin

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Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by FOLYKAZE(m): 1:35pm On Oct 31, 2013
Copy and paste lord. Good job

so christianity now is computer huh? Yeah i see the reason corruption and politics infiltrate it. And you blow fact out now.

I love your christ but hate your christianity doctrine and christian pattern.....hypocrite.
Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by Nobody: 2:33pm On Oct 31, 2013
Can u imagine again, Last week I narrowly missed the first to comment post today again I missed. Ok oo hard work must pay me one day.


@topic: *speaking in Osuofia's voice* Op LoL u almost made my mind fly..vum.. with ur topic oo. Hey u need to see how my heart was beating Gbum..Gbum when I saw Firewalls!. I was....lol u knw this oyibo man and their wahala to always invent, descover and create. That firewall fear me because hehe if girls p*ssy walls produce fire we men are finished oo. Thank baba it is not what I thought. Becos I was thinking they are d new types of female condoms.
Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by eskillz: 2:34pm On Oct 31, 2013
FOLYKAZE: Copy and paste lord. Good job

so christianity now is computer huh? Yeah i see the reason corruption and politics infiltrate it. And you blow fact out now.

I love your christ but hate your christianity doctrine and christian pattern.....hypocrite.

haba!!! easy on the fellow.
Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by mhozzis(m): 2:35pm On Oct 31, 2013
THANKS OP JUST WHAT I NEED
Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by Lilimax(f): 2:40pm On Oct 31, 2013
FOLYKAZE: Copy and paste lord. Good job

so christianity now is computer huh? Yeah i see the reason corruption and politics infiltrate it. And you blow fact out now.

I love your christ but hate your christianity doctrine and christian pattern.....hypocrite.

Did you read the article at all before making such crappy comment.
You sounds like a nuthead sad

@OP Thanks for sharing.

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Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by Nikapetrelli(f): 2:41pm On Oct 31, 2013
K,will do just that
Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by Ajibam: 2:43pm On Oct 31, 2013
mhozzis: THANKS OP JUST WHAT I NEED

to God be the glory sir...
Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by Ajibam: 2:44pm On Oct 31, 2013
Lilimax:

Did you read the article at all before making such crappy comment.
You sounds like a nuthead sad

Sis, there are some people that needs to be ignored .. don't let them make you sin..
Shalom

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Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by royalsweetness(f): 2:44pm On Oct 31, 2013
Why just intimate sin, is it more special than other sins?
Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by Lilimax(f): 2:46pm On Oct 31, 2013
Ajibam:

Sis, there are some people that needs to be ignored .. don't let them make you sin..
Shalom
They are just distractions...I know

Nice article though.
Thanks you for sharing.
Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by akereconfi: 2:47pm On Oct 31, 2013
FOLYKAZE: Copy and paste lord. Good job

so christianity now is computer huh? Yeah i see the reason corruption and politics infiltrate it. And you blow fact out now.

I love your christ but hate your christianity doctrine and christian pattern.....hypocrite.

must you open your mouth this wide to show your LACK OF KNOWLEDGE?? So his choice of the word **FIREWALLS** is wrong was the word firewall meant to be restricted to only COMPUTERS and what do you understand by the word FIREWALL??

and so if he copied and pasted it, what's the Big Deal about that? in as much as it still make sense and it pass the message across. Please go and get a LIFE

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Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by Positiveminds(m): 2:53pm On Oct 31, 2013
Not by power, not by might. Help me, oh dear Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

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Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by liyalla(m): 2:55pm On Oct 31, 2013
This is d best thread for the day, let our lights so shine that all the earth will give glory to our father in heaven. OP weldon

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Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by Ajibam: 3:07pm On Oct 31, 2013
royalsweetness: Why just intimate sin, is it more special than other sins?

youths of today are finding it hard to avert it...it is a great weapon of Satan

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Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by Nobody: 3:13pm On Oct 31, 2013
Ajibam: The Bible teaches us to “resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7), and in another place it tells us to flee lusts (1 Tim. 6).Many great people in God have fallen into various fleshly temptations and potentially ruined their lives and ministries. One person has said, “It takes a lifetime to build integrity and a minute to lose it.” This is a true saying!I believe one of the most important reasons is because most have never intentionally set up mental and emotional firewalls—by firewall, I mean something that acts as a barrier so that the temptation does not easily penetrate the heart. Proverbs 4:23 instructs us to guard our heart because out of it flows the issues of life.Most people have no firewalls set up; thus, as soon as a strong temptation comes their way, the only thing stopping them from sinning is their own will power, which is based upon the spiritual and emotional condition they are induring the moment of said test. However, in order for the enemy to trip me up and get me to fall into adultery, he would have to get through not only my will power but five layers of firewalls I have set up to protect my soul. (I would include pornography in this category of adultery because it can eventually lead to full-blown experiential adultery if there is no repentance.)No firewall is foolproof; of course, the only primary way to resist temptation is to be in the strength of the Lord, as Ephesians 6:10-13 teaches. However, there are times we may not be at a high level of spiritual and emotional strength or times when we are caught off guard; thus, firewalls are something the Holy Spirit can use to further strengthen our resolve.The following are some of the firewalls I have set up:

1. Not losing my intimate fellowship with the Lord.By far, the most important relationship I have in my life is my friendship and covenant with the Lord. I told the Lord when I first started in the ministry that I will never allow the ministry to be so consuming that I do not have time to pray and walk in His manifest presence. Growing and knowing the presence and person of the Lord is the main reason we were born, and I never want to exchange this walk with the Lord forany earthly pleasure. (Read Eph. 4:30.)

2. Not destroying the trust my spouse and children have in me.Besides the Lord, the greatest call and joy of my life is the family God has entrusted to me. Before I fall into temptation, I will think about the commitment I have to my wife and how I would not want to devastate her. Worse yet, I would never want to do anything that would destroy the way my children view me and possibly hurt their own view of the Lord and His church. Our greatest legacy will be the life we lead, which is the inheritance we pass on to our children’s children. (Read Prov. 13:22.)I want my legacy to include leaving a generational blessing to my biological family that will continue to speak after I am long gone. (ReadHeb. 11:4.)

3. Not compromising the purpose and call of God upon my life.I believe a person can derail their purpose and call of God upon their life with the choices they make. I have worked more than 35 years to fulfill the call of God upon my life, and I do not want to blow it for momentary pleasure.

4. Not discouraging my spiritual sons and daughters.I have only five biological children, but I have many close spiritual sons and daughters. I have seen and read about the faith of many church members and/or spiritual children of leaders disillusioned with the things of God because of leadership failure. Of course, I have also seen incredible restoration and transformation in the lives of fallen leaders because they repented and climbed back up the mountain of their great calling for God.The bottom line is people need to put their eyes upon Jesus more than their leader. But, I do not want to allow foolishness in fleshly pursuit to place a stumbling block in their life.

5. Not bringing shame to the gospel before the world.The last (but not least) firewall in my life is not wanting to bring shame to the gospel before the world. The more influence I have, the more temptation and tests I will experience, so I need to always have these firewalls up and continually inspect them to make sure there are no cracks in them. The flesh-driven scandals of the 1980s set back the reputation of the evangelical church in this nation formany decades, and I do not want toset back the gospel in my family, community or city.In conclusion, I speak about the need to have these five firewalls in my life because I know that, like all other humans, I am fragile, born with a wicked, sinful nature, and have to watch and pray lest I fall into temptations (Matt. 26:41).
Part of way I “watch” is the construction and maintenance of these firewalls. But unless I pray and walk in the presence and power of the Spirit, no amount of firewalls will be able to protect me from my wicked flesh.

http://www.charismanews.com/opinion/41556-5-firewalls-needed-to-resist-sexual-sin
In ur dreams... ha!
Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by Nobody: 3:13pm On Oct 31, 2013
Ajibam:

youths of today are finding it hard to avert it...it is a great weapon of Satan
a great weapon indeed
Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by iamteaser: 3:15pm On Oct 31, 2013
I really like this, it's the best thread on frontpage today. Talking about the firewalls, there are some situations these things won't just work out, to bring it to use I must think of my commitment to God, family and so on. The last time I was sleeping next to an unclad girl, to say the truth, I couldn't think straight and as a popular philosopher once said "An erect c.ock has no conscience."

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Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by Elevation(m): 3:18pm On Oct 31, 2013
Nice,keep it coming because the Church needs revival and the world definitely needs cleansing and transformation.
Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by Nobody: 3:20pm On Oct 31, 2013
Vaseline, tissues and mojo are the things I need right now.

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Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by Iaz93: 3:31pm On Oct 31, 2013
Ajibam:

youths of today are finding it hard to avert it...it is a great weapon of Satan
Sir, the youths of today also find it very hard to do away with LIES, GOSSIP, STEALING et al., which are also great weapons of Satan.

So you've not answered her (royalsweetness) question.
Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by DonnaJocasta(f): 3:33pm On Oct 31, 2013
9ice 1......
Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by Nobody: 3:35pm On Oct 31, 2013
Iaz93: Sir, the youths of today also find it very hard to do away with LIES, GOSSIP, STEALING et al., which are also great weapons of Satan.

So you've not answered her (royalsweetness) question.
Satan has many weapons
sex is proving to be one of the best, plus the internet
Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by ify84(m): 3:39pm On Oct 31, 2013
d last one is my number one fire wall...I set an automatic alarm on it and it ring a bell every day on my mind... I MUST NOT DO THINGS THAT BRING SHAME TO THAT OLD RUGGED CROSS... my greatest wish....

like Paul, I will also declare.... I have fought d good fight of faith, I have finished my cause and now, dre is laid up for me, a crown of glory...

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Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by psalmdave(m): 3:49pm On Oct 31, 2013
royalsweetness: Why just intimate sin, is it more special than other sins?
Are u engaged in itgrin
Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by crackhaus: 3:50pm On Oct 31, 2013
Ajibam:

youths of today are finding it hard to avert it...it is a great weapon of Satan
I totally agree!
Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by Nobody: 3:51pm On Oct 31, 2013
ok...not to spoil your topic, but rules/guides here rules/guides there does it really help? Life not rules/laws that reign...
Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by buoye1(m): 3:55pm On Oct 31, 2013
I ll make use of it
Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by Iaz93: 4:01pm On Oct 31, 2013
Dr Satan: Satan has many weapons
sex is proving to be one of the best, plus the internet
The internet will only affect you negatively if you don't make use of it in right way.

One of the best, yes!
Re: 5 Firewalls Needed To Resist intimate Sins by jammyunn(m): 4:09pm On Oct 31, 2013
may God help us all!

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