5 Steps for Resisting Evil

By Robert Orton

 

1. Establish a foundation in Christ.  To become like Christ may seem to be an insurmountable task, but to become a little bit betyter each day is not so daunting, and this process can provide the power necessary to combat the forces of evil.
2. Make and Keep Covenants.
3. Heed the words of the prophet[s].
4. Watch and pray always "lest you enter into temptation."
5. Avoid Contention.

Accountability

Once there was a time when the standard of currency was measured by gold or sterling silver. “Sterling silver” is defined as “having a fixed standard of purity” or “conforming to the highest standard.” The silver standard is no longer with us. Nevertheless, “In God We Trust” is still engraved indelibly upon our currency. To that Being, in whom we can trust completely and absolutely, we are still accountable. In the modern era, even an age of relativism, the quest for sterling character still begins at home. The true individual worth built in the family circle ultimately influences entire nations.

Sterling character is not measured in money. At the end of the day, it is not what we get that matters, but what we become.

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