The illustration of How an Eskimo Kills a Wolf provides us an example of how easy it is for us to be consumed by lust. In the story Paul Harvey explains how an Eskimo kills a wolf. The Eskimo does this be putting several layers of blood on a sharp knife. The wolf then comes and licks the knife.

Genesis 4 tells us the story of Cain and Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep and Cain was a tiller of the ground. Abel brought the Lord an offering of fruit and Abel brought an offering of the firstlings of his flock. God was please with Abel, but not with Cain. God advised Cain to do good in the future, but Cain did not take God's advise.

1 King 3:26. A mother's love can never be separated from her children. When King Solomon had to decide which mother was the mother of a child, he used his wisdom of a mother's selfless love to decide who was the mother of the child. When both mothers claimed the child, Solomon decreed that the child be cut into two and divided between the two women.

Romans 8:13. What drives our daily actions? Is it our environment or situation that we are in or is it because of who we are and what we have done in the past?

1 John 3:12. Because of our sin nature, we have a tendency to make wrong choices and not serve God. In our heart of hearts we know we make wrong choices, and that the end result of our bad choices is death and destruction. We know that sex out of marriage is wrong and God is not pleased with our actions. We know that our selfish actions hurt others and makes enemies.

Romans 8:13 Only through the Holy Spirit can we kill the deeds of the flesh and take on the mind of Christ. The Holy Spirit gives us spiritual life eternally. When the Holy Spirit is in us we no longer let Satan's deception defeat us by living after the flesh. We can focus on taking on the mind of Christ as the Holy Spirit in us kills the flesh.

Genesis 4:8. Just like Cain we all can make a personal choice to hate righteousness. When we come in contact with something that we know is God's Truth, we can complain about it, be resentful, be envious, deny it, lie about it, and even hate it with a murderous spirit.

Most of us are familiar with the story of Cain and Abel. Abel brought a worthy offering to God, an offering of blood, and God was well pleased. Cain made a personal choice to bring God an unworthy offering. This was an offering of the ground, the cursed ground.

1 John 3:12. Cain, the son of Adam and the bother of Abel, made his own choice to murder his brother. 1 John 3:12 says, "...Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous." Cain only murdered Abel because his brother was righteousness. The way of Cain is to hate righteousness.

How did Jesus change our relationship with God? Do I have a sin nature? How do I become a new man (or woman) in Christ?