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spirited irish: It says that Christians ought to be much better than nonChristians but they are not

kosta50: Well, when the Bible says they are "dead to sin" you'd think they'd hold themselves to higher standards that people who are not.

It's not that we Christians are "better" - it's that we are forgiven.

For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

[Whereof] the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before, This [is] the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.

Now where remission of these [is, there is] no more offering for sin. - Hebrews 10:14-18

We walk in the Light.

This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. - I John 1:5-7

To God be the glory, not man, never man.

INDEED.

And often I feel that the hurrider I get the behinder I get.

And Pastor had a couple of men pray with me last night about NOT STRIVING . . . resting IN THE LORD . . . flowing WITH HIS CHANGING ME . . . stopping striving to batter myself more into shape.

Certainly HE IS THE AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF OUR FAITH AND OF US.

Thx for the ping.