7790	Forums / Main Forum / What Is Sin?	on: March 03, 2007, 04:30:02 PM
Sin is explained by the apostle by a metonomy. It is like having a person living on the inside of us and is attracted to the weakest area, or is present at the areas were we are not aware of it being there. Sin resides in us as a principle, as if there was a law of sin, a weight of sin. We do not use fleshly means to wage war on sin. Sin is much deeper than just the outward behavior. Sin is like a tree that has its roots deep in the soul of our hearts. We must get to the root of sin in order to get victory over the sinful areas of our lives. The only way to mortify the deeds of the flesh, or the man of sin is by the Spirit. We are in a war and we are yielding to the Spirit in order to put sin to death . The Spirit uses the word as the means by dividing what is sinful from what is good and transforming us through Christ death and resurrection. That is the process of sanctification. When we see the bigness of God, we begin to rejoice in the power of His work on our behalf. We begin to see the value of putting to death the misdeeds of the body. We begin to take all of our sin seriously. We are not only concerned about certain sins, but we are concerned about sin in lite of all of the counsel of God.