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I like what former atheist said but the sin problem isn't having sin, which will remain in us in this life, it's what we do about it.
I was asked by my study group to examine how the bible discusses "pruning" of your old sinful life . I would like to find some specific passages .
I am a new Christian and new to bible study so any help would be appreciated.
Hi Armadillo and God's blessings to you and your family!
The still indwelling Adamic nature of the Christian can sometimes be misunderstood as being "pruned" but this sinful nature isn't under an improvement program but is a condemned nature (Rom 8:3); "Because the carnal mind (old nature) is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be" (Rom 8:7).
The Holy Spirit applies the Cross of Christ "daily" (Luk 9:23) to our still present (Rom 7:17, 20) sin-nature so we may "yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead" (Rom 6:13). We yield our new nature (Eph 4:24; Col 3:10) to God, not the old nature.
I was asked by my study group to examine how the bible discusses "pruning" of your old sinful life . I would like to find some specific passages .
I am a new Christian and new to bible study so any help would be appreciated.
I was asked by my study group to examine how the bible discusses "pruning" of your old sinful life . I would like to find some specific passages .
I am a new Christian and new to bible study so any help would be appreciated.