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yes am a christain and i do beleive in God.
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Let me talk also about purity since purity and righteousness go hand in hand.
On our way to purity and righteousness the first step is true conversion. We need Christ to renew us and make us clean. 1st John 1:9 says "IF WE CONFESS OUR SINS, HE IS FAITHFUL AND JUST TO FORGIVE US OUR SINS AND TO CLEANSE US FROM ALL OUR UNRIGHTEOUSNESS.
Then you need to study and meditate on the word of God. It will help you know what God requires of you &it will actually give you the guidelines to living a pure and righteous life as God wants.
Psalms119:9 "HOW CAN A YOUNG MAN KEEP HIS WAY PURE? BY LIVING ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD'' we can't really know how to live a holy life if we don't read God's word.
Prayer is another essential part that we need. As Christians God instructed us to pray always. Constant prayer of a pure and humble heart allows us to draw the strength that we require to overcome temptations and lead a pure life.
Avoid bad company. By bad company I mean avoid ungodly people who have no fear of the Lord in them. 1st Cor 15:33 "DO NOT BE DECEIVED; EVIL COMPANY CORRUPTS GOOD HABITS. Also
Psalms1:1" BLESSED IS THE MAN WHO WALKS NOT IN THE COUNSEL OF THE UNGODLY NOR STANDS IN THE PATH OF SINNERS, NOR SITS IN THE SEAT OF THE SCORNFUL; BUT HIS DELIGHT IS IN THE LAW OF THE LORD, AND IN HIS LAW HE MEDITATES DAY AND NIGHT.
A determination to sin no more. For us to obtain purity and lead a righteous life we've got to make the conscious decision to stop sinning deliberately. Obviously we can't continues to sin and excpect to lead a holy life.
Develop a pure thought line. Here again we have to delight in God's word and meditate on it. Feeding your heart and mind with God's word will make you clean and transform you inside out. As you do this you've got to be willing to "CAST DOWN ARGUMENTS AND EVERY HIGH THING THAT EXALTS ITSELF AGAINST THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD, and to BRING EVERY THOUGHT INTO CAPTIVITY TO THE OBEDIENCE OF CHRIST.2nd Cor 10:5
The devil obviously is your enemy and he'll try to discourage you from living a holy life or try to convince you that its impossible to live a holy life, just remember 1)the devil is your enemy. 2) that the devil is a liar and their is no truth whatsoever in him. And 3)God commanded us to be holy so living a holy life is very possible through the help of our God.
The devil is a liar and a misleader. So "SUBMIT YOURSELF THEREFORE TO GOD, RESIST THE DEVIL AND HE WILL FLEE FROM YOU" James 4:7. Use God's word to overcome the devil.
Don't be discouraged, God said that those who seek Him dilligently shall find Him.
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