There is a teaching in the Church world that says a "Christian must sin everyday, he can't help it...etc." The Bible has no such teaching. Paul said we are made free from sin, by the life of Christ within. I John says, "If any man says he has no "sin", he lies and the truth is not in him..." That verse is speaking of the "sin nature" of fallen man that is resident in each and every person, saint and sinner alike. The "sin nature" that we all possess (the possibility to commit sin) is resident in us, but we DO NOT have to yield to its demands. Should we go on sinning that grace could abound....For God's sake no! How can we that are dead to sin (dead to its demands) continue to live in sin? Paul asked. Romans 6 puts it very clear that I died in Christ and rose with Him in me. He has no problem with the sin nature that is in me, as He is stronger than that sin nature. He lives in me to give me victory over sin. He is not a weak and powerless God that I have to sin everyday, despite Him living in me. Walking in the Spirit is much like walking in the natural. When I first began to walk as in infant, I fell down a lot. Now that I am a man, I can't remember the last time I fell down. Why? I learned to walk. When we first start out as new babes in Christ, we fall a lot, but when we learn to walk in the Spirit we do not fulfill the lust of the flesh (sin). Now, that is truth and that is power. It sets me free to know I do not have to sin daily, because of Jesus in me. Be blessed.
Drawing a straight line,
Billy and Jan Wells
San Antonio, TX www.bountyhunt.com
theseedsofgrace.blogspot.com (our blog)
billy20772@gmail.com
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