If we know anything, we know that, as Christians, we need to stop sinning; however, none of us are able to get the job done. Thankfully, God knew that we would not and, therefore, graciously sent Jesus to do for us what we could never have done for ourselves--permanently and perfectly fix our sin problem! I cannot speak for you, but I can speak for myself and I will say this: I am very thankful that He fixed my sin problem--perfectly and permanently!
With that, on to Part VI:Striving to stop sinning, to overcome the power of sin in your life, need no longer be a concern for you because God chose to break the power sin had over you by releasing you from the Law—the Law of Moses, the Ten Commandments, the law of sin and death, the ministry of death, the ministry of condemnation—as is evidenced by these passages: (1) For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law, but under grace (Romans 6:14; emphasis mine); (2) Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree” (Galatians 3:13; emphasis mine). In other words, through Jesus’ death, God severed you from the very thing that gave sin its power, namely, the Law (Romans 7:8; 1 Corinthians 15:56); consequently, sin has no power over your life, unless, of course, you decide to give it power by placing yourself under the Law.
Whatever you do, do not do that!
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