Mortifying Sin in Your Body

I am studying "Pursuit of Holiness" by Jerry Bridges and found this very helpful.

Formula: How to Know Right from Wrong.

• "'Everything is permissible for me' - but not everything is beneficial" (I Cor. 6:12).

Question 1: Is it helpful- physically, spiritually, and mentally?

• "'Everything is permissible for me' - but I will not be mastered by anything" (I Cor. 6:12).

Question 2: Does it bring me under its power?

• "Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to fall" (I Cor. 10:31).
  

Question 3: Does it hurt others?

• "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God" (I Cor. 10:31).

Question 4: Does it glorify God?

"As simple as this formula may appear, it is powerful in developing conviction - if we are willing to use it. These questions can get rather searching. But they must be asked if we are to pursue holiness as a total way of life." J. Bridges, Pursuit of Holiness, pp. 91