Truth #9 from Lies Women Believe is the cross of Christ is sufficient to conquer my sinful flesh. Through Christ's death, I have been set free from the dominion and power of sin. I am no longer a slave to sin. When I do sin, I am yielding to my old master.
Romans has a lot to say about this topic. Romans 6: 6-7 "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--because anyone who has died has been freed from sin." Romans 6:14 "For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace." Romans 6:18 "You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness." Romans 8: 1-2 "Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death." Romans 8:9 "You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you."
I must admit that this is a truth I've had to think about and struggle with a lot. I understand that my old self died and Christ made me new. But we all continue sinning while we're on this earth, even though we're filled with the Spirit. So why is that? And as we grow in our relationship with Christ, do we become less sinful overall (even though there's still sin there) or do we just replace previous sins with new ones? I keep thinking through this and I haven't really come up with an answer. The closest answer God has given me was through the sermon yesterday at church. Andy (our pastor) said that as we grow in the knowledge of God's holiness, the more we see sin in our lives. So maybe, even if I have less sin in my life as I grow in my relationship with Christ, what is there is magnified and I am more aware of it. It continually points me to my need for Christ so that I must rely on Him and not on myself. The answer to my question is probably that I should take my eyes off of myself and look at Him instead.
Does anyone else have thoughts on this? Any Scripture to help me walk through this?
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