“It appears that they think they can reform the old sin nature and get it to stop sinning.”
It reminds me of the old Jewish leadership of Jesus time thinking that if you are born into the faith (Abraham’s seed) that’s good enough. We know from Holy Scripture the Jew and rcc’s are still wrong.
They do indeed think they can it’s because they live in the flesh and not by the spirit. That’s why they worship by touch, taste, smell, feel, and idols.
“God tells us that if we are His, born again believers, we are already there seated with Him. We were transferred into the kingdom of the Son he lives when we were saved.”
“Work a little harder slave you might be good enough”
And that’s why we are “FREE” and they are still slaves to sin and the grip of the LAW.
Hear here!