To: kosta50; HarleyD; jo kus
[2 Cor. 5:17] is true to the extent that we now believe in Christ as our God and Savior of the world, whereas before we didn't. It doesn't mean our nature has been made perfect and pure! No one ever said anything about perfect. Otherwise we wouldn't sin any more. A remnant is still there, but the change is very real and profound.
If we are a new creation than this new creation is anything but perfect! That would mean that God makes imperfections! Did He replace one defective nature with another?
Where do you get this from? The new heart is exactly as it is supposed to be. If God wanted no more sin after salvation, then there would be no more sin. The new heart is perfect for its intended purpose.
9,003 posted on
10/13/2007 9:34:20 PM PDT by
Forest Keeper
(It is a joy to me to know that God had my number, before He created numbers.)
To: Forest Keeper
The new heart is exactly as it is supposed to be. If God wanted no more sin after salvation, then there would be no more sin. The new heart is perfect for its intended purpose. Amen. As is everything God has created -- all according to His purpose in creation.
"The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil." -- Proverbs 16:4
9,027 posted on
10/14/2007 1:11:26 PM PDT by
Dr. Eckleburg
("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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