80sU2isBest
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I thought I would take a poll amongst my fellow Christians of this forum. As a Christian, saved by God's grace via the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, you have been "crucified" with Christ.
Some would say that when a person becomes "born again" "saved", etc., that they have a new nature that is now in conflict with the old nature, and that is what causes the struggle between sinning and living for Christ.
Others believe that when the Bible speaks about "crucified with Christ", being "baptized" in the spirit of Christ, and being a "new creation" in Christ, that means that when you become a Christian, your old sin nature is completely destroyed, and the only nature you have now is your new nature; that of Christ. People of this belief might say that what influences a Christian to sin could be (1)The sinful desires of the flesh and mind (as opposed to the nature -spirit), which were not regenerated at rebirth, or (2)direct temptation from the demons of Satan.
Personally, I fall in the second group, those who believe that the sin nature was completely destroyed at the cross.
What do ya'll think?
Some would say that when a person becomes "born again" "saved", etc., that they have a new nature that is now in conflict with the old nature, and that is what causes the struggle between sinning and living for Christ.
Others believe that when the Bible speaks about "crucified with Christ", being "baptized" in the spirit of Christ, and being a "new creation" in Christ, that means that when you become a Christian, your old sin nature is completely destroyed, and the only nature you have now is your new nature; that of Christ. People of this belief might say that what influences a Christian to sin could be (1)The sinful desires of the flesh and mind (as opposed to the nature -spirit), which were not regenerated at rebirth, or (2)direct temptation from the demons of Satan.
Personally, I fall in the second group, those who believe that the sin nature was completely destroyed at the cross.
What do ya'll think?