in the very sin that he or she has renounced (Ezek. 36:25). Though we struggle against sin and run for holiness as one who runs for the prize; though we discipline our body and make it our slave; and though we walk in this world with the greatest care and wisdom, we will find that we are not yet perfected and still in need of repentance and grace.27 For this reason, believers should not despair about the battle they wage or their frequent need of repentance as they struggle against sin. The reality
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