“Walking according to the Spirit is a choice​​ a Christian makes every moment of every day.”

“All flesh is​​ –​​ Controlling,​​ Deceptive,​​ Legalistic,​​ Proud,​​ Addictive,​​ Self-Absorbed​​ (self-centered),​​Self-Protective,​​ Sin.​​”

“Sadly, my focus was on​​ what I was​​ doing rather than​​ on​​ what Christ had already done.​​ I was believing the lies of the enemy.​​”

“A dead person cannot bring himself back to life!​​ Said another way, a spiritually dead person cannot get spiritual life by the works of his flesh!”

“Because we​​ all​​ show up on planet earth spiritually dead to God,​​ we struggle with these same issues -​​ shame, fear, condemnation, insecurity, guilt and self-consciousness.”

Here’s some good news for you who have received Christ by faith, i.e., you who are Christians. You are a saint! You are holy! You have been sanctified! Here’s some more good news – You didn’t have to work to achieve your “sainthood” or to become holy or sanctified.

“The new man in Christ has a choice to make every moment of every day – walk according to the Spirit or walk according to the flesh. The flesh produces death, the Spirit produces life. So, WHY NOT CHOOSE LIFE!”

Paul has a life-changing message for us in his letter to the church in Rome. But to comprehend what Paul is trying to say, we must first understand what the word sin means when used as a noun.

“… are we to believe that it is the confession of sin that brings forgiveness of sin and cleansing from all unrighteousness?”