rom 06v14 Sin Shall Not Have Dominion Over You

"SIN SHALL NOT HAVE DOMINION OVER YOU" Romans 6:14

All of God's people in this world know the bitter reality of sin's presence. No believer ever entertains the proud heresy of "sinless perfection". All who know themselves, know God, and know the Lord Jesus Christ know and acknowledge their utter sinfulness (I John 1: 7-10). So long as we live in this flesh, we will have to struggle with sin. We are sin; and we sin continuously. We sin in thought, in word, and in deed. Sin is mixed with all we do. Sin mars our best works, so that even our righteousnesses are filthy rags (Isa. 64:6). We will never be rid of sin until we are rid of this body of sin: our flesh, our old nature. But sin is not the ruling force, motivating principle, and dominant influence of the believer's heart and life. Christ is. When Christ comes into a man's heart with saving grace, he comes as reigning Lord. He breaks the reigning power of sin and causes his grace to rule in us. The believer's heart is willingly bent, not to the rule of sin, but to the rule of Christ.