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Originally Posted by larryjf Our "inward cravings" should not be the same after we are regenerated by the Holy Spirit. In Rom 6 Paul eludes to this by telling us that the things they used to do they are now ashamed of (6:21). | So, we are now ashamed of our former sins. Are you saying that we no longer have inward cravings towards our former sins after we are regenerated? |
Charles, Larry is not saying this at all. Sin causes shame. The shame and power of sin is nullified in Christ, but we still look back at our sin as identifying with shame, not righteousness. Paul is not saying that we don't have cravings for sin but that we should not have them.