Before people believe in Jesus, they have no choice, theyll repeatedly sin. But after conversion, they do have a choice. At conversion, a new believer is set free from his old slave masterthe devil. Hes no longer obligated to commit the sins he committed before. Breaking free from old patterns involves a process called reckoning oneself dead unto sin but alive unto God.
Dr. Erwin Lutzer: October 31, 2012
Before people believe in Jesus, they have no choice, theyll repeatedly sin. But after conversion, they do have a choice. At conversion, a new believer is set free from his old slave masterthe devil. Hes no longer obligated to commit the sins he committed before. Breaking free from old patterns involves a process called reckoning oneself dead unto sin but alive unto God.