Do Christians sin? Of course they do! Christians continue to be sanctified and grow in grace and obedience. But, their sins are forgiven. That means [past, present, future]. The old man has not totally been done away with! But, we are kept holy, [set aside] in Christ.
Lol. Now that you have been trapped/cornered, of course you must issue blanket denials. This is always the Calvinist end-game.
That's a mighty thick box you keep putting us in, Lady. (in your mind only)Yes, contrary to what Scripture explicitly articulates, they believe that flesh can please God and that a bad tree can bring forth the good fruit of faith, and they arrive at this belief by demolishing what Scripture says of the unregenerated man, because they would rather mock and scoff at what Scripture has to say of him than actually take it to heart or even see themselves for who and what they are reflected in the pages of Scripture... so they rewrite what they don't like, then pretend they have refuted the verses they love to contradict and deny.
Colossians 2 v 8, Romans 16 v 18, Romans 10 v 2, Proverbs 19 v 2a ~ See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ. For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge. Zeal is no good without knowledge. They teach as doctrine the precepts of men.
