Chapter 11: God’s Eternal Character

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put on the “new man” and shed the “old man”, we are literally shifting from a life without God to a life with God. That shift is accompanied by a big change in our heart. Apostle Paul describes the second aspect of our salvation with the words “belief in our heart unto righteousness.” Get the

picture. If we are with God, sin is anathema to us in every form that it takes. For us, there is no more willful sin in our lives, only unintentional or unknown sins. God covers those sins with the blood of Jesus Christ.

Spirit of Christ Moves Us From Sin To Righteousness

Old Man New Man

0 4 Evil Deeds Good Deeds Unintentional & Good Deeds Unknown Sin

“What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that

grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?” Romans 6:1-2

“Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him,

that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. For he who has died has been freed from sin.” Romans 6:6-7

Those “In Christ” Have Died To Willful Sin!

Now consider that the Episcopal bishops who voted to support the sin

of homosexuality in the church have now directly sent people to their eternal