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by David A. DePra 

Regarding Obedience:
 
It is always easy to yield to what you see and feel,
especially if you are used to doing so. But by the
power of the new birth, we have the power to obey
the unseen.
 
If we have died in Christ, we are dead to sin. But this
does not mean it is impossible for us to sin. It means
that we no longer have to sin. The choice as to
whether to do so is ultimately ours.
 
God isn't necessarily going to make us feel like
obeying Him. All of the forces to which we have
yielded in disobedience may still be operating. But
if we are in Christ, we are dead to them. They have
no power over us except that which we freely give
through our unbelief.
 
The two fundamental reasons why we don't live as
if we are free from sin are these: We don't believe
we are free, or we don't want to surrender the sin.

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