How to Put Sin to Death: The Biblical Battle Every Christian Must Fight | Jonny Ardavanis
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Jonny Ardavanis
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🗓️ 18 November 2025
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Are you truly fighting sin, or just "struggling" with it? In this powerful episode, we dive deep into Romans 8:13 and the biblical concept of mortification—putting sin to death through the power of the Holy Spirit.
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KEY TOPICS COVERED:
• What it means to mortify sin (and why the language is so violent)
• The difference between struggling with sin vs. fighting sin
• How to identify areas where you're making provision for the flesh
• The role of the Holy Spirit in sanctification
• Why accountability is crucial (and what real accountability looks like)
• John Owen's classic teaching: "Be killing sin or sin will be killing you"
• Practical steps to wage war against temptation
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:
• Romans 8:13 - Putting to death the deeds of the body
• Colossians 3:5 - Put to death what is earthly in you
• Galatians 5:24 - Crucifying the flesh with its passions
• Matthew 5:8 - Blessed are the pure in heart
This isn't about earning salvation through works—it's about living out the new identity Christ has given us. Every believer must engage in this daily battle until we meet Jesus face to face.
Remember: You take a day off from mortifying the flesh, the flesh grows.
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
• John Owen's "The Mortification of Sin"
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Share your thoughts: What practical steps are you taking to fight sin in your life?
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | People saying I'm struggling with sin has become a euphemism for I just... |
| 0:03.2 | I'm giving in to sin over and over and over again, and I have maybe good intentions, |
| 0:08.1 | but I don't do anything about that. |
| 0:10.0 | So this is a big topic and an important one for the life of a believer to put sin to death. |
| 0:15.9 | Every day you take a day off from mortifying the flesh, the flesh grows. |
| 0:21.9 | You would have to take inventory of your life and ask, what are the sneaky ways I make |
| 0:28.2 | provision for the flesh, and what does it mean to slaughter those ways? |
| 0:33.1 | Right? |
| 0:34.1 | And I use that language because the Bible does. |
| 0:45.3 | Hank, how we doing? |
| 0:46.3 | Doing fantastic, Johnny. How are you doing this afternoon? |
| 0:48.3 | Good, nice shirt. |
| 0:50.3 | Thank you. This is actually, I've been getting a lot of comments on this shirt. |
| 0:53.3 | Yeah. This is what I like to call a little bit of a limited edition. The ivory color. The backstory on this is actually, so I'm subscribed to your mailing list that comes out Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays. And if you haven't subscribed, please do so. But I got the email that drew my attention to an early release. Come on. And so literally, I'm sitting at my workstation. |
| 1:12.2 | I see the email come in on the left side of my monitor and not even finishing the |
| 1:16.3 | sentence. |
| 1:17.3 | I transition to the right side of my monitor, open up a text, send a text to your wife and |
| 1:21.5 | said, put a 2xL on the side. |
| 1:23.8 | I need it badly. |
| 1:25.3 | Double X. |
| 1:26.9 | Double X always. Same here, baby. Yeah. Double X. Double X, always. |
| 1:28.4 | Same here, baby. |
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