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Jesus preached a gospel of repentance, and Christians are required not only to proclaim this message, but to live it out. But what do we do when sin is found in the Church, or even among professing Christians who are members of our own family?

While Christians should certainly be engaged in struggle with sin, the truth is that we have only one nature, not two. Believers have been born again, and given new life in Christ. As John Owen rightly points out, our battle is with the remaining principle of sin within us, the enmity in our flesh which wages war with our soul. The battle for purity must abolish the principle of sin which remains, or we will find our flesh warring against God.

The general attitude of our times is that if we are still operating, then all is well. Even if our sin is destroying our relationships, sapping our strength, draining our resources, robbing us of our usefulness and godliness, and basically sucking our spiritual life dry, we go on sinning as long as we are functioning well enough today.

“Why didn’t you confront me? Why didn’t you challenge me sooner?” The words echoed around the room and were seemingly screamed into my ears.