I often hear the following statement expressed:
"Before a person makes the decision to put their trust in Christ, that person has a sin nature. The moment he puts his trust in Jesus, he is a new creation. The old evil nature, the old evil self is crucified in Christ." This is a quote of the words of Slave2SinNoMore. I am only quoting him because this seems to be the popular viewpoint and he summed it up in this statement.
My question is, if you agree with this, do you feel that man still has a sinful nature when this decision is made and then it changes upon making this decision, or, do you feel that man is regenerated the moment before he makes this decision? Or, if you agree with the above statement of Slave2SinNoMore's, do you see an alternative understanding to this philosophy?
Thanks for your time.
God bless
"Before a person makes the decision to put their trust in Christ, that person has a sin nature. The moment he puts his trust in Jesus, he is a new creation. The old evil nature, the old evil self is crucified in Christ." This is a quote of the words of Slave2SinNoMore. I am only quoting him because this seems to be the popular viewpoint and he summed it up in this statement.
My question is, if you agree with this, do you feel that man still has a sinful nature when this decision is made and then it changes upon making this decision, or, do you feel that man is regenerated the moment before he makes this decision? Or, if you agree with the above statement of Slave2SinNoMore's, do you see an alternative understanding to this philosophy?
Thanks for your time.
God bless