It should be clear that as believers in Christ we are not under the law (Romans 6:14) are dead to the law (Romans 7:4, Galatians 2:19) and are delivered from the law (Romans 7:6).
This means that the law no longer defines us as sinners; in that our relationship to the law has changed: so that we are separated from it to the point that it can no longer point the finger at us and call us sinners before the Lord.
It is that the Father looks at us through rose-colored glasses, so to speak. He looks at us and He sees the blood and righteousness of Jesus: He sees His perfect life applied to our account.
That being said, the Holy Ghost has a different relationship to us than does the Father. He is dealing with our sins on a daily basis. It is His job to convict us when we go wrong.
Living in the light of the Holy Spirit means that when we sin we will become aware of the fact that we have sinned. This is, in effect, sin-consciousness because of our relationship to the Holy Spirit. And this is a good thing.
It is only when we begin to have victory over sin that we lose the conscience of sins, as it is written in Hebrews 10:2. This is not to say that we have no more conscience, so that we would be psychotic and would not know that we have sinned if we did sin. No, it means that we no longer feel guilty about our sins because we are no longer guilty. The blood of Jesus has cleansed us of past sins (1 John 1:7) and we also, as born again believers, have begun to walk in freedom and victory so that we will not be committing much sin in the present and the future (1 John 3:6, 1 John 3:9). If we do sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous One (1 John 2:1).
It should be clear that when we walk in the light, we will become aware of the fact of indwelling sin and will not be in denial of this reality (1 John 1:7-8).
While we are able to walk in freedom and victory; and can indeed prevail over this factor of indwelling sin. For it can be rendered dead within us (Romans 6:6, Galatians 5:24, Romans 7:8) so that it no longer has any say over our behaviour.
If we do sin, the Father no longer sees us as sinners; because He sees us through the blood.
But the Holy Ghost is constantly dealing with us as sinners; and in our relationship to Him we must take heed, when He reveals to us that we have sinned in some way, shape, or form. For our relationship to Christ (our connected-ness, our fellowship) will not be restored until we confess our sins (1 John 1:9).
This means that the law no longer defines us as sinners; in that our relationship to the law has changed: so that we are separated from it to the point that it can no longer point the finger at us and call us sinners before the Lord.
It is that the Father looks at us through rose-colored glasses, so to speak. He looks at us and He sees the blood and righteousness of Jesus: He sees His perfect life applied to our account.
That being said, the Holy Ghost has a different relationship to us than does the Father. He is dealing with our sins on a daily basis. It is His job to convict us when we go wrong.
Living in the light of the Holy Spirit means that when we sin we will become aware of the fact that we have sinned. This is, in effect, sin-consciousness because of our relationship to the Holy Spirit. And this is a good thing.
It is only when we begin to have victory over sin that we lose the conscience of sins, as it is written in Hebrews 10:2. This is not to say that we have no more conscience, so that we would be psychotic and would not know that we have sinned if we did sin. No, it means that we no longer feel guilty about our sins because we are no longer guilty. The blood of Jesus has cleansed us of past sins (1 John 1:7) and we also, as born again believers, have begun to walk in freedom and victory so that we will not be committing much sin in the present and the future (1 John 3:6, 1 John 3:9). If we do sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous One (1 John 2:1).
It should be clear that when we walk in the light, we will become aware of the fact of indwelling sin and will not be in denial of this reality (1 John 1:7-8).
While we are able to walk in freedom and victory; and can indeed prevail over this factor of indwelling sin. For it can be rendered dead within us (Romans 6:6, Galatians 5:24, Romans 7:8) so that it no longer has any say over our behaviour.
If we do sin, the Father no longer sees us as sinners; because He sees us through the blood.
But the Holy Ghost is constantly dealing with us as sinners; and in our relationship to Him we must take heed, when He reveals to us that we have sinned in some way, shape, or form. For our relationship to Christ (our connected-ness, our fellowship) will not be restored until we confess our sins (1 John 1:9).
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