Controlling the gap between stimulus and response is one of the most important things a Christian can learn. Classical conditioning, as defined and described by Ivan Pavlov, determines most of our behavior. Realizing that there is no such thing as no conditioning, we are responsible for the conditioning we subject ourselves to. We are urged to avoid the negative conditioning promoted by Satan and his culture, and replace it with a regimen of spiritual conditioning. If we don't instill positive conditioning, we will be automatically become drawn to negative conditioning. We largely determine what to do with the gap between the choice of stimulus and the appropriate response to the stimulus.