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.
 * Death to the sinful part of ourselves. Whereas for non-Christian, at final judgement all of them is sinful, so all of them will be destroyed. For us, only the bad parts destroyed now (and maybe then too?)

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