You’ve gotta deal with problems, of course, but if you focus on sin, Satan has you where he wants you because sin, condemnation, guilt, and shame are his playground.
We are no longer under the law (Romans 6:14) and it is the law which produces sin (1 Cor 15:56). We are under grace which is God’s way (and the ONLY way) of defeating sin (Rom 6:14).
Jesus perfect work did away with sin and condemnation once and for all (Heb 9:26, 2 Cor 5:18-21).
1 John 3:4–8 (ESV): Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. 5 You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. 6 No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. 7 Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. 8 Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning.
You’ve gotta deal with problems, of course, but if you focus on sin, Satan has you where he wants you because sin, condemnation, guilt, and shame are his playground.
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But isn’t that the problem that the author is speaking of? Hordes of contemporary, believing Christians aren’t feeling “condemned”, “guilty”, and/or “shamed” at the Christian faith they are professing. My sister and brother-in-law are weekly church attendees, they send their kids to a Christian school, and they also attended a Gay Pride event as volunteers. Are they not to fear because Christ (as Paul says) has made them Righteous via his death? It’s not a noble idea. It’s repulsive.