When this is appreciated, the believer must make some decisions to “let not sin reign in your mortal body” (v. 12). There is nothing very mysterious about this instruction. It means saying “no” in no uncertain terms! Whenever a believer “obeys” the passions of his body and succumbs to temptation, he sins, but he is not obliged to succumb and he does not have to sin. The old Puritans used to say, “God does not take away our ability to sin; He gives us the power not to sin.” If television sets were