The New Testament never once warns us that humbly seeking and praying for spiritual gifts will bring anything other than a blessing.
Sam StormsIntegrity... does not mean sinless, but it does describe a person who by God's grace "sin less."
Sam StormsAdultery is an obvious violation of the rights of another. You are stealing what doesn't belong to you.
Sam StormsGrace does not demonize our desires nor destroy them nor lead us to deny them. Grace is the work of the Holy Spirit in transforming our desires so that knowing Jesus becomes sweeter than illicit sex, sweeter than money and what it can buy, sweeter than every fruitless joy. Grace is God satisfying our souls with His Son so that we're ruined for anything else!
Sam Storms