Word and Spirit
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Because God's law gives us a knowledge of what sin is ROMANS 3:20; ROMANS 7:7 and the wages of sin is death *ROMANS 6:23; ROMANS 8:13; ROMANS 6:15. Are you reading the scriptures in the posts shared with you dear friend?
Yes, dear, I know them all by heart.
Yes, the wages of sin is death, and that is exactly why Jesus freed our desires from wanting to sin, to wanting to abide in Jesus and keep His commandments.
I don't know when that change happened in you, but I remember the weight off me from having no power over a certain sin that I loved, to having no desire for it anymore overnight! The power of the Spirit is amazing. And it is not something that you have one day, and is gone the next. It doesn't turn on and off like a faucet. No! For 43 years I have felt in love with Jesus and totally loyal. And He in turns speaks to me and answers all my prayers. What a difference from my first 30 years on earth going to church and believing in Jesus, but powerless to obey Him. Many on these forums know what I'm talking about because many are not Spirit-filled like I wasn't, and still walk in darkness. They just can't relate to any scripture that implies a true Christian is sinless. This is why there are man-made false doctrines such as "we will always sin," "not sinning is a struggle" like in Romans 7:14-23. They twist scripture until it fits their experience. And some even go so far as make grace a license to sin without condemnation. I know what 1 John 3:9 and 1 John 3:5 mean, because I live it. And 1 John 3:21-24 shows why all my prayers are answered. I am not unique in that; I'm just one of those of Romans 8:29-30.
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