What the Bible says about Destroying the Old Man
(From Forerunner Commentary)
To paraphrase, Paul says, "If I repent and am mercifully forgiven by God through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, thus killing or destroying the old man who did all of those sins, and then I go back to that way of life again, I am the one that is at fault—not Christ. I make myself a transgressor. It is not Christ or His way of life that makes me this way or promotes sin in me. Not at all!"
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Twenty-Six)Related Topics: Forgiveness | God's Mercy | Mortify the Flesh | Mortifying the Flesh | Repentance | Sin | Transgressing the Law