Union with Christ IV: United in Death 

I rarely comment, but John, you say "We will continue to sin!" How much have you ever seen a dead man do? The key is we still have "choice" as Adam and Eve had before their fall. NEVER use choice is what needs to be learned, observed and continually achieved. (As it is no longer I that lives, but Christ LIVES IN me! ...and He does not disobey the Father leading me as I follow!) It is sad in these last days that Christianity has morphed into encouraging a person into receiving with his own faith Christ into his being. (Seed landing in the rocky and thorny grounds) vs a person waiting while repenting to receiving the 'faith' of Christ that Jesus only gives to a person... only after emptying themselves of their self-life through the conviction of the Holy Spirit (repenting) until "EMPTY". Not even 'one' thing left within for Satan to continue to be their master. Only when empty, alone and naked then does a person enter through the narrow door to find themselves, their old man nature, crucified with Christ on His cross, two thousand years ago. To now become born again as an adopted child of God, receiving the faith of Jesus Christ, who lives within. Old things have passed away and behold ALL things are new. Romans chapter six becomes a reality without adding... "We will still sin!" Sadly, our doctrine is at the level of our experience, which includes still sinning and 'our preached forth doctrine' has to include sinning as we have not quit our own sinning in this world! So sad. Why we are so dogmatic about quoting what man has said in the past rather than what the Holy Spirit teaches us from scripture. SCRIPTURE: is God's Word! QUOTES OF MAN: can contain possible UNtruths! The doctrine of 'imputed righteousness' that God does not look within us for needing to live a holy life will result big time for Matthew 7:23 to be so true for many people. "Depart from me, I never knew you! WHY? Complete obedience to God as an born again from on high as an individual is required by God of His adopted children of God. John, even if I did not live a holy life 24/7, I would never preach otherwise. You, John may be the only Bible that a person is listening to you reads. I cry out aloud weeping, without holiness, no person will see God. Be holy as I am holy. Query hol*, sancti*, right* in BLB word search. Refine your queries using Strong's G numbers. NO WHERE are we to continue in sin that grace may abound. God Forbid. But if happens 1 John 1:9 is available and the last part of the verse reads ...to cleanse us from "ALL" unrighteousness! Love you John, In Christ, Ronny Max Davis, Des Moines, Iowa 🙂