The Ten Minute Bible Hour Podcast GAL195 - So Now I Have the Option Not to Sin?
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May 23, 2025 Discuss the transformative power of faith in Galatians, emphasizing how the Holy Spirit helps believers choose righteousness over sin. Explore Augustine's insights on free will and identity, highlighting divine grace's role in true freedom. Examine the tension between faith in Christ and reliance on human effort, stressing the importance of spiritual vitality. Discover practical strategies for living a life of love and obedience, and learn how genuine actions strengthen identity in marriage.
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Free Will Through Christ
- Before Christ, humans lacked free will to obey God due to being slaves to sin.
- With the Spirit and new identity in Christ, we gain true free will to choose to obey or sin.
Augustine's View on Sin and Freedom
- Augustine described humanity's freedom in stages: able to sin, not able not to sin, and able not to sin.
- Christians now are "able not to sin," meaning they have new freedom through Christ, unlike pre-fall or fallen humanity.
Identity vs Behavior in Salvation
- Post-salvation depravity is resisted in the text; believers' identities change even if behavior lapses.
- Identity in Christ secures us; behavior then aligns progressively with that identity.