Paul White Colossians 3:1-4 The title for today seems kind of morbid, doesn’t it? “You are dead” is not a very encouraging way to start your day I’ll admit, but within context of the scripture, it is quite encouraging. The “old you” is gone, with all of its sins and transgressions, and the “new you”…
Category: Do Christians Still Have A Sin Nature?
Paul White Romans 7:15-25 Much has been debated about the timing of these passages. Some say that Paul is writing about himself before he became a Christian. Others say that this was Paul after conversion but before victory over the flesh, while still some argue that this was Paul’s current condition at the time that…
Creflo Dollar Why does a Christian who’s born again and the righteousness of God still sin? The answer to that question goes back to the fact that man is a tri-part being. Man is a spirit being, who possesses a soul and lives in a physical body. Now, let me explain the significance of that,…
A TALE OF TWO GRANDMOTHERS by Jeff Turner I, like most earthlings, once had two Grandmothers. Both of them lived some distance away from my family, and we were only able to see them during certain times of the year. My Grandmother on my Father’s side lived nearly 5 states away, and I saw her…
No Condemnation Paul White 04NOV Romans 8:1 Paul told the church at Corinth that he did not speak to condemn them (2 Corinthians 7:3) and Jesus said that He did not come to condemn the world either (John 3:17). If Paul didn’t preach condemnation, and Jesus did not show up to give condemnation, why are…
Are You at War with Your Flesh? Creflo Dollar Why does a Christian who’s born again and the righteousness of God still sin? The answer to that question goes back to the fact that man is a tri-part being. Man is a spirit being, who possesses a soul and lives in a physical body. Now,…
You’re Dead to Sin Creflo Dollar Many people can’t handle the grace teaching because they think, if I’m saved by grace, then why resist sin? Romans 8:10 declares, “And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.” What does it mean to…
Grace: Do I Have a Sinful Nature? December 11, 2011 by Russ Pond As we continue to grow in our understanding of grace, it is essential that we really understand this concept of “sin nature”. What is it and how does it apply today? I believe most churches teach a wrong concept of “sin nature”, and…
Do NIV Readers Have a Sinful Nature? September 4, 2011 by Paul Ellis Here are two verses that seem to say contradictory things about our sinful nature: 1. In him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of the sinful nature, not with a circumcision done by the hands of men but with the circumcision…
One Nature Or Two? Some Difficult Passages Examined One Nature Or Two? Article (20) Sunday 01 December, 1985 by Dr. Bill Gillham Occasionally someone will make the comment to me, “You seem to concentrate a lot of your newsletter articles on the subject of whether a Christian has one nature or two. You seem to…