Q&A for How to Discipline Your Flesh As a Christian

When you listen to the Holy Spirit, it grants you with the beautiful gift on conscience. You can feel it in your gut, and then you know what is the right decision. For discipline, remember that what you do now affects what happens to you later, so make good decisions now.

This means cultivating the strength to resist temptations, such as overeating, drugs, or carnal activities.

No. The Bible clearly forbids the marking of one's body.

You cannot see or feel the Holy Spirit physically; however, if you strengthen your faith with God, you may be able to have religious experiences and see God. This can also happen with people who are not religious.

Don't force yourself to not think them, let yourself think about them and slowly let it fade from your mind. Or just think of something else to distract you.

You are doing a great service to God by promoting Him and studying His Word.

Your pleasure does not come at the expense of following God. As long as the game hurts no one, it is okay.

When you see is when you know and believe. When you see someone or something, you understand its condition or conditioning, which speaks about them. This, it satisfies when you see.

Darkness is not always evil spirits working. It could be holy too. Don't assume. Maintain a health routine where you make time for physical activities which may include your addiction. Don't treat yourself like a machine. Treat yourself with other perks like a dessert when you are happy or high. Think less judgementally about attractive people. Kindly pray for forgiveness and you will be given light.

You don't have a right over another person's flesh. Such actions will cause you to go wrong. You are allowed to be an example for them, so they see your sense of purpose and happiness and decide if they lack what you have and then try to discipline themselves.

Ideally, have it removed, though that can be expensive and painful. As well, it can leave unpleasing marks. Should it depict something vulgar, you may want to have it covered. Try to cover the tattoo with long sleeves should you be concerned it sends a bad message about your religion. Talk with your priest or other trusted church figure to decide what is best for you at this time and in the future.

In some denominations it is deemed acceptable for Christians to get tattooed. As for those that don’t believe it is, the reasoning is that it takes the flesh God gave you and taints it, especially with images depicting inappropriate behaviors. Again, this is denominational as it really just comes down to your perspective.

Having sexual thoughts for one's spouse isn’t considered lust. Lust is the sexual longing for one you are not married to, as sexual desires are designed by God to bond husband and wife and create children. Outside of marriage, the purpose of bonding a married couple and producing children in marriage is not achievable. So, sexual desires for one's spouse are considered good and holy, as seen in Song of Solomon.

How can your body contain the holiest of the spirits and pleasures of your mortal mind? You need to choose one. And to have the Holy Spirit in you, you must strive, pray, not give up, and deny what is defiled. Seek pleasures such as satisfaction of fulfilling your responsibility, joy of sharing and such. Don't deprive yourself. Just replace one old habit with a new pure or good one.

King Jesus was crucified on a cross in Jerusalem on your behalf. You can spiritually participate in that crucifixion by faith. Ask Jesus to be your king. Accept His death as sufficient. Do not deny the sufficiency of Christ by attempting a physical crucifixion of your own body. Jesus died that you might have life. Accept Him completely. Give Jesus thanks for suffering so that you do not need to repeat that suffering.

No. Jesus can enable you to discipline yourself. He can provide spiritual power to say no to selfish ways and yes to godly ways.

The Christian Scriptures teach that Jesus fulfilled any obligation to observe the Sabbath laws. Christian are to cease from selfish works and do the works of God... every day of the week.

Yes, of course. As long as its not an addiction, it's fine. "Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works" -Ecclesiastes 9:7.