My first POTD for 2007!!!
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:first:rehcjam said:I understand what he is saying, he argues it well although he concedes my point in it.
"The identity of a Christian is in the Spirit." and "A Christian is not identified by the flesh, but alone by who they are in Christ,.."
You see a Christian can still sin but the sin is not imputed to him.
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"I can never concede that a Christian can sin. It is impossible for him to do so. However, I know that the body is still subject to the law of sin and death. It still sins. But, that is not who I am."
This sounds like a new twist on "love the sinner hate the sin" and is a ridiculous statement. A body cannot sin apart from the persons will. It is the person who sins, not the body and the person is responsible, only the penalty is paid in Christ. The person is a sinner although not identified as one. Paul uses the same type of language although he speaks figuratively (i.e., the personification of sin) which I don't think that is Sozo is doing.
A Christian can physically steal, therefore willfully, therefore spiritually and therefore can sin.
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