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We are sinless in the new creation that is in Christ. Can Christ sin? We are joined in one spirit with Him. 1 Cor. 6:17. If we do a sin in the flesh - does Christ leave us? Of course not. It's religious foolishness.
There is no such thing as sinless perfection in the flesh. We have this treasure in earthen vessels. We will always have sin in our flesh as Paul says until we go to be with the Lord.
The flesh and the law of sin in it "speaks" to us and deceives us so no person is 100% manifesting in our lives the perfect love and life of Christ that is in the new creation now.
We know in part and we manifest Christ outwardly in part because of the infirmity of our flesh.
Romans 7:22-23 (NASB)
[SUP]22 [/SUP] For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man,
[SUP]23 [/SUP] but I see a different law in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is in my members.
Then Romans 8 talks about us "being in the spirit because Christ is in us" and walking by the spirit.
Romans 8:10 (NASB)
[SUP]10[/SUP] If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness.
Thank God one day we will get new bodies without the "law of sin" in them.
There is no such thing as sinless perfection in the flesh. We have this treasure in earthen vessels. We will always have sin in our flesh as Paul says until we go to be with the Lord.
The flesh and the law of sin in it "speaks" to us and deceives us so no person is 100% manifesting in our lives the perfect love and life of Christ that is in the new creation now.
We know in part and we manifest Christ outwardly in part because of the infirmity of our flesh.
Romans 7:22-23 (NASB)
[SUP]22 [/SUP] For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man,
[SUP]23 [/SUP] but I see a different law in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is in my members.
Then Romans 8 talks about us "being in the spirit because Christ is in us" and walking by the spirit.
Romans 8:10 (NASB)
[SUP]10[/SUP] If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness.
Thank God one day we will get new bodies without the "law of sin" in them.
Not sure what I can say to you right now.
I believe that those verses refer to physical illness and not sin.
That because of this fallen world we physically suffer ill health,death and disease.
God tells us He gives a way for us to overcome sin.
I don't believe perfect means "sinless" however blaming the flesh for your sin, seems like a cop out.
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