It has to be cut down. If we cultivate good habits, if we sow in God's Word, if we seek God and unselfishly serve others, our spiritual life will become so strong that the enemy cannot pull it up.

如果我们耕种好的习惯，如果我们顺着在上帝的话播种，如果我们寻求上帝并且忘我的服侍他人，我们属灵的生命将变的无比强壮，罪恶将无法拔起它。

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That meaning is that a person is by right the master of himself and cannot be used to serve others against his will.

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