Vhile-I-do-offer-my-condolencez,-I´d-like-to-zay-that-there´z-not-an-ounce-of-truth-in-the-title-of-the-pozt.-If-it-veren´t-pozzible-to-overcome-zin-by-the-pover-of-God,-ve´d-be-doomed-to-commit-thiz-zin-forever.-Hovever,-the-very-truth-that-many-addictz-have-become-free-through-Chrizt-provez,-that-in-Him-iz-pover-OVER-zin.-Indeed,-He-came-to-zave-uz-FROM-zin,-not-IN-zin:
Matthev-1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Lemme-add-another-promize-of-the-Bible-that-REALLY-nailz-dovn-the-ezzence-of-thiz-promize:
1.-Cor.- 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
The-izzue-vith-falling-into-zin-izn´t-an-izzue-of-a-lack-of-ztrength-being-offered.-The-izzue-at-hand-iz-our-unbelief-to-accept-Hiz-promizez-through-ZIMPLE-faith.-Faith-receivez-God´z-vordz-at-their-face-value,-and-runz-vith-them.-Hovever,-to-thoze-vho-lack-faith,-there´z-a-cure!-The-Bible-zayz-that-the-vord-of-God-ITZELF-increazez-our-faith:
Romanz 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
You-zee,-in-the-Biblical-mindzett-faith-comez-from-hearing,-and-"hearing"-meanz-LIZTENING-AND-OBEYING(Biblically-zpeaking).-Thiz-kind-of-obedience,-hovever,-cannot-come-unlezz-ve-actually-firzt-ztart-READING-the-vord-of-God(or-liztening-to-it).-Then,-ve-muzt-become-DOERZ-of-the-vord-of-God,-according-to-vhatever-little-thing-ve-actually-believe-in:
Jamez 1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
1:22 But be ye DOERS of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
1:23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
1:24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
Zee,-even-according-to-Jamez,-it´z-an-impozzibility-to-valk-the-Chriztian-valk-vithout-actually-doing-vhat-Jezuz-commandz-uz-to-do.-IN-EVERY-VORD-OF-GOD-THERE-LIEZ-AN-INHERENT-POVER-TO-OBEY!-Thuz,-Paul-could-zay,-"hearing(meaning:-liztening-and-obeying)-comez-by-the-word-of-God",-and-not-be-a-liar.-In-Paul´z-theology,-it´z-POZZIBLE-to-live-free-from-zin:
Romanz 6:17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
6:18 BEING then MADE FREE FROM SIN, ye became the servants of righteousness.
It-getz-even-better.-Paul-quoted-the-VORDZ-OF-JEZUZ-here.-Jezuz,-in-the-original-quote,-zayz-that-ve-need-the-vord-of-God-to-become-free:
John 8:31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
8:33 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
8:34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
8:35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.
8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
Here-Jezuz-introducez-the-"mechanizm"(forgive-my-crude-metaphor)-of-freedom:-ve-are-to-ABIDE-in-Hiz-vord-through-ztudying-it-and-PUTTING-IT-INTO-ACTION,-NO-MATTER-HOV-ZINFUL-VE-FEEL.-Az-ve-continue-to-do-thiz-in-faith,-believing-Jezuz-to-redeem-Hiz-ovn-promizez,-HE-vill-do-Hiz-part,-and-He-vill-give-uz-more-and-more-pover-to-rezizt-zin.-Az-ve-give-more-and-more-room-for-the-vord-of-God-via-faith-in-our-livez,-ve-give-Jezuz-more-and-more-room-to-help-uz-in-our-livez.-But-if-ve-do-not-ztep-into-thiz-life-of-faith-by-actually-taking-theze-little-ztepz-of-faith(at-firzt,-and-then-they´ll-grov-naturally-into-bigger-onez-az-our-faith-increazez),-then-ve-run-the-rizk-of-not-even-BEING-Jezuz´-dizciplez.-In-that-caze,-our-fate-vill-be-az-Jezuz-ztatez-in-the-folloving-pazzage:
John 15:6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
But-IF-ve-DO-abide-in-Jezuz,-the-folloving-promize-vill-become-true-in-our-livez:
John 15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
15:8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
15:9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
Keeping-Jezuz´-commandmentz-meanz-keeping-everything-that-He-tellz-uz-to-keep(through-the-vord-of-God,-vhich-iz-the-entire-Bible).-Zince-Jezuz-Chrizt(vho-iz-the-TRUTH)-zaid-that,-that-muzt-mean-that-it-IZ-pozzible-to-obey-Him(by-obeying-Hiz-vordz).-Thuz,-our-hope-iz-zecure...-if-ve-take-Him-by-Hiz-vord,-that-iz.-He-callz-uz-to-a-truzting-and-abiding-relationzhip-today.-He-callz-uz-to-love-Him-by-keeping-Hiz-commandmentz(vhich-ezpecially-entail-the-ten-commandmenz,-btv).-Zuch-iz-our-calling-in-Him,-vho-called-uz-to-Hiz-marvelouz-Kingdom:
Revelation 22:14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.