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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! It is good to hear from you my dear friend! We seem to be saying it differently, but we seem to be saying much the same thing. Allow me to explain what I mean. By 'sin nature', I mean the nature described in Rom. 7. Those who have a 'sin nature' have no choice but to sin. They are it's slaves. For Christians though, this 'sin nature' is put to death on the cross. Now, this does not mean that a Christian is incapable of sinning. Rom. 6 makes it clear (and many other verses to which you referred as well) that Christians must choose to obey God daily. But, the struggle now is just one of will, not nature. I can grow cold in my relationship with Christ, or I can allow sin to gain a foothold in my life, but I do not have to do these things. As long as I am walking in the Spirit, I will not sin. Where I agree with our friend Gal5:16 is that Christ totally deals with our sin nature and makes us new creatures. I think people 'freak out' a bit when they hear the term 'entire sanctification' or 'sinless perfection'. But, these terms do not mean that a person is incapable of sinning. They do mean though that a person is capable of not sinning. There is a subtle, but powerful difference between the two statements. I just preached on this topic on the last Sunday of the year. I preached from Eph. 4:17-24, where Paul basically was upset at the Ephesians because though they were new creations, they were still living like the 'old man'. Well, I have a meeting to go to this morning. So, I have to run! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |