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When we become Christians, by receiving Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, God forgives all of our sins – past, present, and future - and gives to us His gift of eternal life. We also receive a new nature that desires to please God, keep His commandments, and walk closely in fellowship with Him. However, believers still have the old sin-prone nature as well. We are instructed to walk according to the Spirit of God and to deny the fulfillment of those things desired by our old nature. We should pray daily for strength to stand against and overcome our sinful thoughts, tendencies and temptations. We also should pray that God would strengthen our spirit and our desire and resolve to walk in His ways and in His love, and fulfill those things that will please Him.
When a Christian commits a sin, whether through ignorance or intentionally, we are instructed to immediately confess our sin to God
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