Inward sin still remains
They are not condemned, thirdly, for inward sin, even though it does now remain. That the corruption of nature does still remain, even in those who are the children of God by faith, that they have in them the seeds of pride and vanity, of anger, lust, and evil desire, yes, sin of every kind, is too plain to be denied. It is a matter of daily experience.
And on this account Saint Paul speaks to those whom he had just before witnessed to be in Christ Jesus. The note is 1 Corinthians 1:2. He speaks to them as called of God into the fellowship, or participation, of his Son Jesus Christ. The note is 1 Corinthians 1:9. Yet he declares: Brothers, I could not speak to you as to spiritual people, but as to carnal people, even as to babes in Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:1.
Babes in Christ. So we see they were in Christ. They were believers in a low degree. And yet how much sin remained in them, of that carnal mind which is not subject to the law of God?
1771 text
6. They are not condemned, thirdly, for inward sin, even tho’ it does now remain. That the corruption of nature does still remain, even in those who are the children of God by faith, that they have in them the seeds of pride and vanity, of anger, lust and evil desire, yea, sin of every kind, is too plain to be denied, being matter of daily experience. And on this account it is, that St. Paul speaking to those, whom he had just before witness’d to be in Christ Jesus, to have been called of God into the fellowship (or participation) of his Son Jesus Christ, yet declares, Brethren, I could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal; even as unto babes in Christ (1 Cor. iii. 1.) Babes in Christ――So we see they were in Christ; they were believers in a low degree. And yet how much of sin remained in them? Of that carnal mind, which is not subject to the law of God?
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Sermon 8 in the 1771 Works. Romans 8:1.
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