Praise God for that.. old habits will go away as long as you don't indulge them.. but keep your faith strong in the Lord pray and read the Bible daily it will give you strength.

I been struggling with old habits 2, addictions been plague-ing my life. The devil knows his time is short

I am dealing with some of the same things. I want these old ways to pass but they have been so hard to shake.

Your old habits are not you. That person whith those habits is already dead. You are a new person in Christ.

Thank you for sharing Teresa. I will pray for you.

Theresa, I hear you, sister. Are you involved with a local church group? For me, it is or has been so hard to identify what (who: me) is holding "me" back in fellowship of experiencing the miracle of God's love for us. I am just now experiencing my own self-imposed isolation from like-minded christians in faith. It has been very humbling to knocking those walls down and facing my fear (& pain) of sharing "me". God bless you, Theresa. I am with you & Caleb, in prayer. ~Hugs & kisses, in Christ Jesus name'

Praying for you, here for you.

In this is faith ..that pursuit in spite of .. that faith that seeks to emerge..from ashes..faith that resurrects . Blessings from fellow pilgrims

All of you are so kind. Thank you for prayers. Love my family. Angel hugs

Not made sinless, but declared sinless because of Christ's righteousness, not our own.

"Fight Sin Like a Victor, Not a Victim" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qZycpNt9uJrIhmw.html

However mouch you are able to deal with of your own volition, the Spirit will giveth to you as a duty to do so.

@@mrJety89 I think you are hitting it. The question ofc, is of God's sovereignty. Is God sovereign over my sin as a born again Christian? To that extent, does God mean my sin as a believer and follower in Christ FOR his Glory? These are perplexing questions I think about. Obviously, I know God is sovereign, even over my sin as a believer, but knowing how that works is where I imagine it gets quite complicated.

@@OldThingsPassAway I had heard some preaching recently that I think has parts of the aswers. God honors His gift of free will to you by giving you what you desire, even if what you desire at the moment is sinful. He is sovereign over the gift of free will. We're responsible for the handling of this gift. And He is responsible for handling us whether through mercy or judgement, which is again a choice that we make in this life.

Let me ask you a question.. To Sin or Not to Sin.. is it a wilful decision or a spiritual one?

@@mrJety89 There's a problem with the idea of free will, though. We would never choose God of our own volition. As Adam sinned, anyone would. As Christ died and was resurrected, only God could do that. That makes our salvation beyond a choice.

Try Neil Anderson books

Read Romans 6,7&8

mccaboy thank you I will.

ma rivera thank you. I haven’t read Romans for some time.

It's stressed several times to become what you are

Chris Seavey a sinner/Saint? I sin therefore I’m a sinner right? But I’m saved therefore my identity is in Christ ultimately.

Awesome questions. I really believe the video answers. But it is definitely a "pandora's box" like he says. You are perfect. Now work on getting rid of sin to become who you already are.

Chris Seavey that makes since to me, but I’ve watched friends use this “time paradox” to excuse their lack of obedience to Christ in not being a part of the local church and also forsaking his commands from scripture. Things that are commonly said are “If I hypothetically don’t read my bible another day in my life, then I’m still his child” or “me and my dad haven’t spoken in two years, yet he still my dad, that’s how it is with us in God” it troubles me to hear my friend in this place and I want to be able to articulate these truths to him better.