Live No Lies: Recognize and Resist the Three Enemies That Sabotage Your Peace

by John Mark Comer

Part 2 step sheet Definitions: The flesh—our base, primal, animalistic drives for self-gratification, especially as pertains to sensuality and survival The Spirit—God’s empowering presence in us Freedom in modern Western use—the permission to do whatever we want Freedom in the New Testament—the power to want and do what is good Love in the modern Western use—desire; often sexual desire Love in the New Testament—the compassionate commitment of the heart to delight in the soul of another and to will that person’s good ahead of your own, no matter the cost to yourself The law of returns—every action has a reaction, and those reactions are often disproportionate to the action. Key texts to meditate on: Galatians 5–6; Romans 8v1–13; and 1 Peter 2v9–22 Working theory of the devil’s strategy: deceitful ideas that play to disordered desires that are normalized in a sinful society Working theory of the law of returns applied to spiritual formation: sow a thought, reap an action; sow action, reap another action; sow some actions, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny, either in slavery to the flesh or freedom in the Spirit. Working theory of how we fight the flesh: We feed our spirits and starve our flesh by practicing habits laid down by Jesus, specifically fasting and confession of sin. As we do this over time, we not only grow our own willpower muscles but, more importantly, we open our minds and bodies to a power that is beyond us—that of G...