Temptation to sin doesn’t fall out of the sky without warning, it follows a pattern and unfolds through a very specific process. James 1:13–15 exposes that process in stunning detail. Understanding how temptation develops is one of the most powerful ways to defeat it. What you can diagnose, you can prevent. In this article, Costi Hinn helps you identify the cycle of temptation and sin, and gives you 5 ways to shut it down.

Sanctification is being set apart and made holy. It is both immediate when we believe the gospel, and ongoing as we are convicted of our sin, confess our sin, and are cleansed of sin. To be sanctified is to be set part for sacredness.

There is a member of the Holy Trinity that is most neglected, misunderstood, and misrepresented, yet, He is an integral and equal part of the Godhead. Many of His works go unnoticed, while many foolish and outlandish practices are credited to Him. The feeble attempts to “reveal” Him by well-meaning believers, or preying “prophets”, do nothing to thwart the powerful truth that He is God – the Holy Spirit.