An additional word on this covering thing. The first mention of a covering would probably be in Genesis when Adam and Eve felt the need to sew together fig leaves so they would not be embarrassed by their own nakedness. God improved on that covering, but the need for the covering was still there. Before they disobeyed they were not embarrassed and seemingly did not notice any lack of a covering.No, to turn the UNsaved in the Church into the actually SAVED. Because of the OSAS liberal message, there are many who believe that the sins they are committing, are covered by the blood of Jesus. Anytime you hear the word "covered" in the salvation message, that is a false doctrine. Jesus literally TAKES AWAY our desire to sin through the baptism of the Holy Spirit...
Even the skin covering from God was to be a temporary thing until the realization of the Reality where again the one with the New Life would not notice or see anything to embarrass him. This is, I believe, what you describe as "taking away our desire to sin through the baptism of the Holy Spirit". How much do we love God? How much do we love our old selves of flesh and the temptations that came with the package we had when born to our natural mothers.
Jesus brought something better, but most believers stop short as if it was all done before it really was. Have all of us received all the good, all of the Life, that Jesus brought for us? James speaks clearly about double mindedness and Paul also writes about it although calling it by a different name [old man and new man].
People may read the verses and conclude because I guess because of the teachings of some church group or some man or even their own natural parents that they are already beyond that. The time for realizing the Reality is now...
before there is no more time.