Eternally Grateful
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John said if we say we have no sin we deceive ourselvesWhat exactly do you mean by dead to sin? That I don't sin anymore? That's how I understand "dead to sin". When something is dead, there is no life in it. In which case, in all honesty, I don't try to sin, my heart is not to sin, but I certainly wouldn't/can't say that I don't sin. I would categorize myself in Romans 7 somewhere between verses 17 and 24. My hearts cry to is be in Romans 8 in spirit and in truth. I've been roaming around in the wilderness for over 40 years for which I am ashamed since I've seen God's hand in many, many wonderous, miraculous acts. I choose to believe men like Joshua and Caleb who testified that the promised land was inhabitable in our lifetime (as in you don't wait until you're dead to be there---something I was taught as a child). As I continue to read "Heart Talks on Holiness", Brengle, the author, testifies that he's been living for 15 years in something he calls "the second blessing". I also see @Episkopos as a "modern day spy" who testifies of this promised land, which he calls "the higher walk", which I believe Paul calls the high calling of God (Phil. 3:14).
dead to sin is not that we are sinless. It is that the power of sin has no sway over us anymore. or we are not slaves to sin.
I like what Paul said.
eph 2: 1 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,
This is being dead in sin, A state in which we are dead spiritually to God.
We must be made alive, or regenerated. in other words. that which makes us dead must be removed.
Since we will not be sinless. it is not the fact we sin or do not sin.
it is talking about the penalty of sin..
the wage of sin is death, the gift of God is life.