Stop beating yourself up! We were all born in sin and inherited a sinful nature. It’s in our very nature to sin. The Apostle John wrote that if you say you don’t sin, then you’re a liar and the truth is not in you. We couldn’t help ourself so Lord Jesus had to die on the cross to take the punishment for us, for our sin. Now, should we go on sinning? No! But being born again in the spirit we struggle with sin but more importantly we accept that Jesus forgave and forgot about our sin and when God the Father looks at us he sees Jesus and His righteousness. Amazing! Look at what the Apostle wrote.
“When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.” (Galatians 5:19-25)
So let me ask you…have you nailed it?
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