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Views Read Edit View history. He accuses us of sin and demands that God punish us. But now God has declared us not guilty! Satan has no legal case against us any more. Then we must confess our sin, repent and turn back to God. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. So why does sin still trouble us? And how do we overcome sin?

Bible passages to read Ephesians 4. Something fundamental and very wonderful has happened to us believers.

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We were once part of the old sinful humanity headed up by Adam. But we are not automatically or instantly made perfect. We still face temptation daily.

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And we still — all too often — fall to that temptation. So how do we resist sin? Firstly, it is vital to understand that we have a new identity in Christ. And that changes everything.

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God has justified us as we have already seen. We are reborn from above John 3. God has adopted us believers into His family. So, we have a new identity in Christ. But we need to bring our behaviour in line with our new identity.

We have to put off our old way of life — our wrong attitudes, wrong ways of thinking and speaking, and sinful habits. New attitudes, right ways of thinking and speaking, and godly habits, have to be formed. We have to choose to obey God and live a life that is pleasing to Him. We must be intentional and diligent about this. We must turn away from sin and pursue righteousness and godliness.

Only the Holy Spirit can transform us; our part is to co-operate with Him. We must obey Him and make the right choices. In this present life in this world, we will always be subject to temptation. We can still be drawn into sin.

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Jesus taught us to pray to our Father: God never directly tempts believers James 1. However, we will experience trials and hardships. Jesus tells us to pray that God will deliver us from situations of overwhelming trial that we cannot bear without falling into sin.

And God will answer that prayer. What practical steps can we take to avoid and resist temptation?