Mortification of Sinful Deeds

“For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

”“How incredible it is that we do not hate sin more than we do! Sin is the cause of all the pain and disease in the world. God did not create man to be an ailing and suffering creature. It was sin, and nothing but sin, which brought in all the ills that flesh is heir to. It was sin to which we owe every racking pain, and every loathsome infirmity, and every humbling weakness to which our poor bodies are liable. Let us keep this ever in mind. Let us hate sin with a godly hatred.”
~ J.C. Ryle