He is not laying down laws for us to obey. He is explaining a new way of living which we have come into. He is not saying what we must do, He is showing us what we shall [by the nature of the new birth] become.
Nobody can even begin to think about keeping Christ's commands until they are saved, until they become new creatures in Christ Jesus, until they have RECIEVED His divine life into their souls.
Nobody can even begin to think about keeping Christ's commands until they are saved, until they become new creatures in Christ Jesus, until they have RECIEVED His divine life into their souls.
