Death to Sin

Connections List
 * Salvation
 * Spiritual Disciplines
 * Christian Persecution
 * Lordship
 * The World, flesh
 * Sanctification
 * Temptation
 * Slavery
 * Baptism
 * Sacrifices
 * Testing
 * Removal of self
 * Discipleship
 * Obedience
 * JC Firstborn
 * All in moderation

Scope
 * Behavior modification tactics
 * Theology related to behavior modification
 * See "spiritual disciplines" for some discrete systems
 * For ability to not sin for some time, see Sanctification

Topics
 * Verses
 * Mech
 * John piper on why we still sin
 * See "Temptation" and "Testing"

Verses
 * Col 2:23 regulations appear wise w/self-imposed worship, humiilty, and self-pain but lack value for behavior mod
 * Resist to shedding blood (Heb 12:4)
 * Gouge eye Matt 5:29 (adultery), Matt 18:9 (do not mislead children)
 * Flesh vs. the spirit. Rom 8.
 * Spirit willling but body is weak - Gethsename.
 * Rom 12 body living sacrifice

Mech
 * It is possible that God has us continue in sin in order to keep us humble. ... maybe... Cf thorn. Soverignty in choosing.
 * Take drastic measures. E.g. fireproof. Gouge eye
 * Flesh vs. the spirit.
 * Imitate JC Heb 12:2-3
 * Endure for a long time. how to? c.f MH sermon. I forgive you 11x times and then give up. We have energy source - should be able to survive indefinitely.

John Piper answers why we still sin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yL7FHUciFI Pair 1 Pair 2 Pair 3 Pair 4
 * John Piper answers why we still sin
 * The new creation is a fighter and hates sin. We have decided to fight, given the option to fight.
 * God can make us sinless (at 2nd coming) without compromising our free will
 * This fight glorifies God? Phil 1:11, 2 Thess 1:11? I interpret, maybe various powers/fruits/mental sys can not be gained another way? Or we have particular experiences (raw theo) in this struggle.
 * 1 John 3:9 no one born of god makes a practice of sinning
 * 1 John 1:8 if we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves
 * Romans 6:6 old self was crucified, body of sin to nothing, not enslaved
 * Romans 6:11 so you must reckon yourselves dead to sin and alive to God, and don't let sin reign in your mortal body
 * Col 3:3 you died with God
 * Col 3:5 put to death what is earthly in you
 * 1 Pet 1:23 you have been born again, imperishable
 * 1 Pet 2:1-2 put away all [various], long for spiritual milk

On the ability to not sin anymore
Mech


 * I think it is possible to not sin for several days, or even weeks. That anti-abortion guy has this view.

Verses


 * Ps 18:23,25,30,32 all same word. he makes my way blameless. However some interpret v32 as make way straight or clear, not make sinless
 * Go and sin no more