SIN,
IN THE BELIEVER

WHEN a person becomes a believer, their flesh still has a propensity toward sin. It’s like having termites in the wall of a house. The structure of the house is contaminated by an invasive element that is doing damage. Now, some people’s contamination is obvious. Holes in the wall and chewing on the wood are visible. It has become obvious that these folks are inhabited by something. In other people, the contamination by sin is not as visible. These people have money to hide it and to do paint jobs. Either way, the sin is there and the building is still infested.

God has condemned the flesh, the building, because it has been contaminated by sin. Your body is so condemned, God isn’t even going to try to fix it. He is going to raise you up with a brand-new body because this one cannot be restored.860

[Carnal Christians; Flesh; Sin Nature, Residue of]

Rom. 7:14–20