Obviously no sin should be "ignored" by believers. But we need to examine this matter of "struggling" with sin.
God never meant to have His children "struggle" with sin. That is why He gives them the gift of the Holy Spirit. Since the Holy Spirit is God, the power of God resides within the Christian to "cast out" sin from within. Stop it, block it, shut it off, destroy its power, demolish its hold, and quit "cold turkey". But the price which must be paid is the crucifixion of "the flesh". Paul says we are to MORTIFY the flesh. Mortify means "put to death", which means kill, place in a coffin, nail it shut, and bury it six foot deep.
I can't disagree with that.
The reason I asked the question was because it is so easy to write someone off without finding what is going on in their hearts.
I think today the problem is that
When someone places their faith in Jesus, like an altar call. Then they are left to their own devices. Lack of discipleship.
If discipleship is made then if it's not correct then it can further add to the problems.
I remember when I shared my gambling addiction and how I overcome you liked my post.
If you remember I said "the advice I was given was Bible says dont do, so don't do"
That just added to my problem.
That is not discipleship.
What helped me?
Someone said "It's not what you but why you do it.
I didn't want to gamble but I did, I hated it, when I tried not to I did it even more. It did my head in.
A bit like Paul
What changed was when I actually started to realise who I was in Jesus and what I meant to him.
When I realised it then I was set free.
This was the discipleship I was given.
There is no doubt they the Holy Spirit in us is greater than the sins we walk in to release us from.
But at times he needs turn deal with the cause of the effect.
He doesn't want to deal with effect and put a plaster on it.
He wants to dig out the cause and heal it to totally set us free.
Discipleship is not one dimensional but it's also dynamic.
In our own strength we cannot overcome.