Sinful Nature
Do Christians have a Sinful Nature? Ever heard the one about how you have two natures wrestling inside you and the one that dominates is the one you feed the most? It’s not true. Christian, you do not have a sinful nature. One with the Lord, you have a new heart and a new mind with new desires (1 Cor. 2:16). As a new creation, you get to share in the divine nature of Christ (2 Pet. 1:4). You don’t have a sinful nature, but the devil would love for you to think that you do.He will tell you that you are wicked and inclined to sin. The devil wants you resisting yourself because then you won’t resist him. “Die to yourself daily.” Heard that one? It’s one of the devil’s best lines. So many churchgoers are trying to die daily because they don’t what happened to them at the cross: Knowing this, that our old self was crucified with him… (Romans 6:6) Your old self is gone. The person you used to be died with Christ (Col. 2:20). The moment you came to the Lord you were baptized by the Spiri...