Fight to the Death

In Romans 8:13 the apostle Paul was inspired to write, "If you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live (nasb)." Also, in Colossians 3:5, believers are commanded: "Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry." Following that command, we are reminded of the importance of obedience and the seriousness of not putting sin to death: "For it is because of these things that the wrath of God will come upon the sons of disobedience: (Col. 3:6). In other words, failing to put sin to death is serious business. The apostle Paul was saying that either we destroy sin or it will destroy us.
Some time ago, a friend of mine told me about a man who introduced himself to a group as a hired killer. As you can imagine, the other people in the group were quite shocked (and perhaps a bit uneasy) to have someone in the midst who was so bold in announcing to the world that he was a hired killer. Fortunately, their concern was eliminated as the man went on to explain that he worked for a company that exterminated insect and animal pests.
According to the Bible, every believer should devote himself to being a killer - not of people or animal pests, but of sin. Put sin to death or it will destroy you and others.
'A Fight to the Death' by Wayne Mack