"So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don't be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world."
What "sinful, earthly things lurking within you" might you need to put to death now? Paul mentions some here. Notice that he elaborates on greed, something that we don't tend to consider as sinful as the other things listed. Yet greed may be the worst sin. Paul says it's idolatry, and idolatry was the main sin God judged in the Old Testament. It may be the sin that's most difficult to discern in ourselves. There's a fine line between simply desiring the things of this world and being greedy. The key is whether our focus shifts from God to things.
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