Maybe you're a new Christian. You've given your life over to Christ, you've come to him by faith, you've repented of your sin, turned you back on your old life, asked him to forgive you of all your sins, and decided to live for him.
Yet there is a....problem. Sin is not easily moved. Temptation comes and you succeed! But not long after, temptation comes and yes...you give in and fail.
What gives? You were more than likely promised freedom from all this and yet there you are...off the wagon, AGAIN.
The good news is that YES, there is freedom from the power and presence of sin!
Understand if you are in Christ, YOU ARE FREE, WHILE BEING SET FREE, SO THAT ONE DAY YOU WILL BE COMPLETELY FREE.
Check out this blog post by Jen Wilkins for more.
Here are a few quotes:
Yet there is a....problem. Sin is not easily moved. Temptation comes and you succeed! But not long after, temptation comes and yes...you give in and fail.
What gives? You were more than likely promised freedom from all this and yet there you are...off the wagon, AGAIN.
The good news is that YES, there is freedom from the power and presence of sin!
Understand if you are in Christ, YOU ARE FREE, WHILE BEING SET FREE, SO THAT ONE DAY YOU WILL BE COMPLETELY FREE.
Check out this blog post by Jen Wilkins for more.
Here are a few quotes:
Our sinning did not cease with our professions of faith. The salvation that promised us new life in Christ, by all appearances, failed to deliver. We still made all the same mistakes and, along the thorny path...we added fresh failures to the list. Given the damning evidence, we assumed that we did not do something right. Where was the freedom from sin we had been promised?
Maybe you, too, have found salvation mystifying. Maybe you’ve wondered, “If I’m really saved, why don’t I feel fully free?” You’re not yet, but you will be. Our complete freedom from sin is certain, but it is not sudden. So we rest confidently in our justification. We labor diligently in our sanctification. And we hope expectantly in our glorification.
