God and Sin

I am the Lord, who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy. (Leviticus 11:45)
To be holy is to be free from unclean spirits, and therefore free from sin and unrighteousness.
It may be true that in our day, at least in America, we assume that sinful acts come only from our human nature. The truth is, most sinful acts performed by human beings are prompted by the unclean spirits that dwell in us.
The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. (I John 3:8)
This does not mean that an individual who sins is possessed with Satan. All of us Christians may be snared in a sin on occasion. It does mean, however that the compulsion to sin in our nature originates in Satan.
You may have noticed in the newspaper the number of people in positions of prominence who are falling into the sin of immorality. This is because the demons of lust are increasing.
The sexual scandals among the Catholic clergy, the sexual assaults in the military, and the number of molestations taking place in the public schools, are but three examples of the intense fires of lust that compel otherwise disciplined people to act in a manner that can ruin their life.
Satan and his workers are behind these disgraces. The sooner we recognize this the quicker we may find ways to combat this problem. These fiery temptations are going to increase in the future until all but the strongest Christians will find themselves unable to resist the satanic compulsions.