Sin Nature
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“For if a man is in Christ he becomes a new person altogether—the past is finished and gone, everything has become fresh and new.”(2 Corinthians 5:17, Phillips) DECLARE YOUR FREEDOM IN CHRIST! Right now, please stop reading this post and say out loud, “I am a new person in Christ! My past is finished and…
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If you’re a subscriber, or a regular reader of this blog, you know that our last two posts have focused on moving out of the shadow of our old “sin-nature identity” and finding freedom in the sweet Son-shine of our new “in-Christ identity”. But before we go any further, we want to explain the purpose…
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In our last post, we discovered that there is a vast difference between sin (an action), and having a sin-nature (a condition or state of being). We learned that Adam and Eve’s original sin (their act of willful disobedience and rebellion against God) separated them from the life of God. And because they were no…
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“SINNERS GONNA SIN… “ We’ve all heard it… Most Christians have said it… Maybe even you… things like: “I’m just a sinner, saved by grace…” “I gave my life to the Lord years ago, but I just keep wrestling with that old sin-nature inside me, and most of the time it gets the best of…
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Each year, as we approach Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday, Christians around the world reflect on the mystery of the cross, and on the message of the empty tomb. We literally see the cross everywhere, but often, because we don’t know what it means, we fail to experience its power. That’s because the cross is…