Encouragement comes when the believer realizes that it's by the willingness of the indwelling old man that sins and not by the new man, for those reborn are separated in desire to sin from the old man (Ro 8:9). Willful sinning is never the believer in his new man--but the old man (Ro 7: 17, 20).

Be Encouraged


The Christian life is not our living a life like Christ, or our trying to be Christ-like, nor is it Christ giving us the power to live a life like His; but it is Christ Himself living His own life through us; 'no longer I, but Christ.’” -MJS