A common
question Believers may ask is, “now that I’m a Christian, why do I keep
sinning?” The conventional explanation is, “Well you are just a sinner, saved
by grace.” Which really implies,
“You are really still a loser but God accepts you.”
“God has come to rescue you but you are really so defective and He’s probably
disappointed in you and really quite frustrated with you but he still accepts
you and you’ve got your ticket into heaven.”
“You are still a caterpillar but he’s given you wings.”
But here’s a different
perspective. When you become a Christian, the Holy Spirit comes and enters your
spirit and you become a new creation at that moment, you become a butterfly at
that moment, you become a saint.
BUT at that
moment, a battle begins. Your soul (your mind will and emotions,
or your personality) doesn’t automatically transform at the moment of salvation.
Your spirit does but not your soul,
so the Holy Spirit comes and fills your spirit and then begins the process of
healing your soul, or your personality. Your soul needs healing because that’s where
your emotionally baggage is. Your baggage is filled with all the painful events
of your past and the lies that you believe about yourself because of those events.
This damage and lies have shaped all your bad habits, bad relationships and all
the sins that you are prone to. When the Holy Spirit comes in to your spirit, he
begins to heal your heart, your wounds, to remove the lies and to change your
behavior. BUT Your soul doesn’t give up without a fight, your soul resists this
transformation process. It comes in and says,
“Well that’s work. Go back your old habits, stay in your comfort zone.”
Your soul is
always pulling you backwards, Satan of course loves this and uses any unhealed
parts of your soul to temp you to return to your old patterns. This is why you
tend towards sin because your soul is pulling you back to old patterns.
There is this very battle inside every Believer, between our new redeemed spirit (which is
healing our souls) and our souls that resists that healing. This is the process
of sanctification and its a life-long process, but we can speed it up. The closer we walk with God, the more
time we spend in His presence, the closer we get to know Him, the stronger
our spirits becomes, and our souls are healed faster.
The key to winning the battle
of sin now that you are a Christian is a close walk with God, getting rid of
your baggage so that the battle dissipates. Remember, you are NOT a caterpillar
with wings, you are a new creation. You are a butterfly, you are a saint, and now
that you are saint, you can act like one. With God’s help.
- Dr. Grant Mullen
https://drgrantmullen.com/i_am_significant/heres-why-christians-keep-sinning/
