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NASB | Hebrews 10:14 For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 10:14 For by the one offering He has perfected forever and completely cleansed those who are being sanctified [bringing each believer to spiritual completion and maturity]. |
Subject: Do you accept defeat too? |
Bible Note: Greetings Makarios! This topic has always interested me. :-) If Christians still have a sinful nature, then in what way do the following statement fit a Christian? 1) Rom. 6:6 - "For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin— 7 because anyone who has died has been freed from sin." 2) Rom. 6:12 - "Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires." 3) Rom. 6:18 - "You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness." 4) Rom. 6:22 - "But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life." 5) Rom. 8:4 - "in order that the righteous requirements of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the sinful nature but according to the Spirit." 6) Rom. 8:13 - "For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live," I have always had a hard time reconciling these statements with the view that Christians still have a sinful nature. My understanding is as follows: When we become Christians, we become new Creations (2 Cor. 5:17) and the old man is put to death (Rom. 6:6) so that we are no longer slaves to sin. Does this mean that we cannot sin? No! But, it does mean that it is possible for us to not sin, if we are walking in the Spirit. Consequently, I don't see Rom. 7 as a description of a Christian, but of a Pharisee (Paul) trying to live in obedience to the Law while still a slave to sin (which of course, is not possible). But, Rom. 8 describes what happened to him after he came to Christ. So, I don't believe that Christians are constantly stuggling with a sin nature. The old man has been put to death. However, we do constantly struggle with our own will. :-) But, now we have a choice whether to sin or not. Let me know what you think my friend! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |