Major this is what you say...........
it is put aside as the ruling power over us
Now come on major..............to say sin is a ruling power over us is to say we are week, mindles slaves to our old sin nature. Now scripture tells us different. We have been through this over and over and over and over again and I will simply take what Jesus said as truth over everything else.
Please dont let that sound bad for it is not.
Since His blood set us free of this sin nature - well to stay a slave to it would simply be a sin in the act of not taking God at His word. Just as you quoted - if we do what we know we should not then it is a sin. God said to ...........
Galatians 5:16 and Romans 12:2 and 2 Corinthians 10:4-5
Romans 12:2 ....
And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God
(( Get His word in you each and every day and speak His word each and every day ))
2 Corinthians 10:4-5
4... For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to pulling down strong holds
5... Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.
(( Begin to practice the words you speak and thoughts you think for our thoughts and words to control how we act or react and believe. Our own words do more do influence our thinking then most of everything else. ))
Galatians 5:16
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh
(( The more you do the first two the more you will begin to walk in the Spirit and you will be amazed to say the least. ))
All done through the Grace of God - who maketh all grace abound to me. ( 2 Corinthians 9:8 )
Now then Major do tell me how any born again believer born of incoruptable seed the ever living word of God - whom puts forth the effort to do what is writtne above of His word - could ever stay a slave or have this old sin nature as a ruling power over us ?
Yes we as believers miss it now and then - we take Grace and run right to Him and admit it and repent ( change our course of action ) and move on.
Further more your quote from Paul really has not effect in this. Lets look at the entire realm of His saying this. Now Paul was teaching new Christians......Remember this is all new to them. They had no bible or church on every corner. This new gospel under the new covenant was hard for people to wrap their mind around. All they knew was the law and how bad they were and now under this new covenant they are being told they are loved and blessed and so forth.
Paul had to teach them............you teach with words - and examples........ I was the worse of sinners BUT God through His Mercy and Grace forgave me so your sins aint nothen compared to what this sinner did.... Paul is not claiming nor teaching that we are always going to be sinners. No Sir...........He was teaching how Great Gods Mercy Is and How Much He Loves Them and How Much He will Forgive them.
Oh breath easy my friend I am done. lol
Now then Please dont any one think that Myself or Major are at one another. I have the utter most respect for Major and he knows this and I enjoy hashing through things with him for it makes me dig deeper in Gods written word and I learn things. Major is well aware of this.
Maybe that little disclaimer will keep us in the clear Major. lol
Have a great week
God Bless
Jim