Follow me on Facebook under AuntCynthia Whitaker 😊💥 Join me today as I discuss that Ultimately, it comes down to a question of will. Will you choose righteousness over sin? Will you identify and take the way of escape that exists with every temptation? Will you study God’s Word so that you can know what He expects of you? Will you follow the example of Christ? Will you keep your eyes focused on the reward of Heaven? We must do these things if we hope to be successful in the battle against sin.
As long as we live in the flesh, we will have the ability to commit sin. Because of this, God has provided an avenue of pardon. Non-Christians can have their sins washed away in the waters of baptism (Acts 2:38; 22:16). Christians who commit sin “have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous” (1 John 2:1; cf. 1 John 1:9; Acts 8:22).
However, this avenue of forgiveness should never be used as an excuse for sin. The goal is that we “may not sin” (1 John 2:1). Paul said we are to “consider [ourselves] to be dead to sin” (Romans 6:11). Remember that Jesus left an example for us (1 Peter 2:21-22). Let us be careful each day – even each hour – to follow His perfect example.
AMEN!
