The ego is fed and coddled by our society as if it were an endangered species. Vanity is not considered to be a vice, but a harmless social instinct. Don’t be decieved. Vanity is the runt child of pride and ought to be treated as a vicious parasite.

Once we appreciate that nearness to God is what we gain through mortification, duty becomes sugared with delight. The calling to put sin to death is not a necessary evil, but a pressing good. The less we have of sin, the more we have of God. What more could we ask for!

Why are men so negligent when it comes to putting sin to death - even Christian men? Here are three significant reasons that influence all of us.

A man would be wiser to leave cancer untreated than sin unmortified. The worst that cancer can do is take a man to his grave. The worst that sin can do is lead him across the threshold of Hell. Cancer is a physical illness that destroys the life of the body. Sin is a spiritual illness that corrupts and disintegrates the life of the soul.

The New Testament is unambiguous. We cannot tolerate evil in our hearts. We need to be willing to get our hands dirty and to dig into the muck of sinful desire and longstanding vice. The stakes are too high to be complacent.

Men, know your enemy. Here are five tactics Satan has been using effectively since the dawn of human history. Don’t be ignorant. The consequences could be deadly.

Men, we are called to put sin to death. We are equipped to put sin to death. Why, then, are we so reluctant to put sin to death?