Bible Memory Project

Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. (ESV)  Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. (NIV) Dear friends, I warn you as “temporary residents and foreigners” to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls. (NLT)   Dive Deeper:   The Grapple With Temptation When Jesus becomes Lord, everything changes. Life as we once knew it isn’t the same. We begin to hate the things we once loved...

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. (ESV) Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh. (NIV) Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don’t let yourself think about ways to indulge your evil desires. (NLT)   Dive Deeper: Pleasure Grab Have you ever truly wondered why we have a compulsion to lust? It seems though we know lust morally to be wrong, it can have such a power over us....

Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. (ESV) Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. (NIV) Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body. (NLT) Dive Deeper: Disclaimer: Sexual Sin is the main topic of this Devo. Please read before considering sharing with young children.  Run for your life....

How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.  (ESV)  How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word. (NIV) How can a young person stay pure? By obeying your word. (NLT)  Theme Intro: This devotional marks the start of part three in our seven-month series on “Vices and Virtues”  Over the next month, we are going to take a look at the important theme of Lust & Purity through the lens of scripture. Some topics in Scripture aren’t glamorous or enjoyable to hear or learn,...