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“For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man, but I see a different law in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death?”
Romans‬ ‭7‬:‭22‬-‭24‬ ‭NASB

“knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. For he who has died has been freed from sin.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭6‬:‭6‬-‭7‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

There is a tension of both doctrine and practice which confuses and potentially deceives believers. It swirls around the question of, “Just how free from sin can a believer actually live?” The above two Scripture passages illustrate this tension. As human beings we understand all too well the inclination to sin. It is doctrinal truth 101. We are born dead in our trespasses and sin. We are radically stained by Adam’s fall.

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It’s midterm election season and we are again presented with the challenge as to who to choose to represent us in various elected offices. For the Christian this is particularly relevant as the practice of earthly citizenship is one of the ways we “salt and light” the culture. Again, as redundant as it seems for me to say it, I do not put my hope nor my trust in any human being or earthly institution. My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness. I say it to simply appease the compartmentalists and pietists who minimize or disconnect from the need of participation in civic matters. The Scripture seems clear to me that,
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It appears that the nearly 50-year battle to overturn Roe v. Wade is coming to an end. Such a monumental moment is certainly worthy of some form of celebration as we move continually closer to a culture that values and esteems life at every stage and age. Many people have worked passionately and relentlessly to see the arrival of this day. No one can or should begrudge a moment of congratulatory affirmation to the many groups and people involved with such an accomplishment.

That said, there is a thin line between an appropriate fist-bump of congratulations for a job well done and the arrogant spiking of the Dobbs “reversal” decision in the cultural end zone. It is true that no one likes a sore loser; however, the only thing worse is an arrogant winner.

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