Now we come to the most critical question in this book: If grace grants us Christ’s status and power, why do we still sin? The Bible clearly tells us that temptations are not more powerful than God’s provision. God always makes a way of escape (1 Cor. 10:13). Beyond that, he promises that our backgrounds and passions do not rule us. We are new creations. Sin no longer controls us. His Word assures us that sin shall have no more dominion over those whose faith is in Jesus (Rom. 6:6,
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