[The Grammarian]

You might also try this article that I posted some time ago on the very subject. (From the Methodist point-of-view.)

[Terriergal]

Yep that sounds about right.

I guess I take into consideration that Paul himself, although perfect in Christ, admitted that sin waged war in his flesh. I have to look at all of Scripture and realize that prophecies are given in the past tense in order to illustrate the certainty of what God will do. Not necessarily that it's already done, in our finite reality. God, being existent in the future as well as the past and present at the same 'time' - can say truthfully 'It IS done' when from our point of view, it seems not yet to be done. (e.g. being perfect.)