Originally Posted by Robin
I summarize it like this:

That over time, true believers become more and more like Christ. Though the struggle against sin continues as long as we occupy these corruptible bodies, and though battles are sometimes lost, old sinful habits die away and besetting sins lose their grip on us over time.

Robin,

Is this "besetting sins lose their grip on us over time" really in line with the 5th head of the Canons of Dordt?

Johan