Exposing Satan's Playbook The Perry Stone

runner would be careful not to encumber himself with a garment which would be apt to wind around his legs in running, and hinder him, so it should be with the Christian, who especially ought to lay aside everything which resembles this; that is, all sin, which must impede his course. 2 For a runner to effectively run a race and have any opportunity to finish in first place, it would require removing any excessive baggage, loose clothing that could cause him to trip, and freedom in body, mind, and spirit to focus on the racetrack and how to set a pace in the race and finish strong. Notice that the writer of Hebrews did not use the term to lay aside the “sins” (plural) but the “sin” (singular)—a certain besetting sin. It refers to one single sin that a believer struggles with. For some it may be pride; for others, their tempers; and for others, an area of lust of the flesh or of the eyes. I have called this a pet sin , as it is a sin that is easily available and near a person, yet it becomes a distraction and a terrible weight when a believer is trying to stay focused on spiritual things. He knew that unless a person dealt with the weight and sin that bogs him down, he may never successfully complete the race. In my library I have a collection of old books, some dating back to the sixteenth century and many from the days of the early “healing revival,” a well-known revival that came to America from about 1948 to 1956. Among the books is a collection from one of the early revivalists called My Besetting