{"id":34395,"date":"2012-08-13T21:17:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T02:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=34395"},"modified":"2021-04-21T21:19:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T02:19:57","slug":"how-can-i-stop-doing-all-these-sins-and-have-jesus-enter-my-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-can-i-stop-doing-all-these-sins-and-have-jesus-enter-my-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I stop doing all these sins and have Jesus enter my heart?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>Hey,<\/p>\n<p>How can I stop doing all these sins and have Jesus enter my heart? Please help.<\/p>\n\t<h2>Answer:<\/h2>\n\n<p>Ending sin is two-fold. It is a decision to no longer sin and a filling of your life with so much righteousness that there is no longer any room for sin.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Hey, How can I stop doing all these sins and have Jesus enter my heart? Please help. Answer: Ending sin is two-fold. 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