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But this is the issue we have been looking at. To be saved does not mean that you are made automatically and eternally sinless; it means that you have sworn off indifference to sin. But so long as we are mortal, we are vulnerable to temptation.
I am not denying that Christians can potentially stumble on rare occasion into sin in this life, but it grievous sin should not be a way of life for him or her. Christians must overcome grievous sin as a part of their normal walk with God. For...
The same Paul who wrote Romans 7:14-24 is the same Paul who wrote Galatians 5:24 who says, "they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts."
The same Paul who wrote Romans 7:14-24 is the same Paul who wrote 2 Corinthians 7:1 that says, "let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God."
The same Paul who wrote Romans 7:14-24 is the same Paul who wrote Romans 8:13 that says, "For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live."
The same Paul who wrote Romans 7:14-24 is the same Paul who wrote Titus 1:16 that says, "They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate."
The same Paul who wrote Romans 7:14-24 is the same Paul who wrote Titus 2:11-12 that says, "For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;"
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