It's important to keep this point in context, though. When we sin, we do love the sin more than God at that moment. But it's important to remember that we aren't saved by loving God or obeying Him, we're saved by believing the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are saved by our faith in Christ alone and our own struggle with sin (or lack thereof) is irrelevant as it relates to our salvation.

This is why the false teaching that the plan of salvation includes a requirement to “repent of all our sin” is so insidious. No one has ever repented of all his sin. We all continue to sin and we will until the resurrection when we are given our new glorified body. We are saved when we believe on Jesus Christ and put all of our hope and trust in Him, period. Yet well-meaning pastors and others regularly tell people to repent “of their sins” rather than telling them to repent of their lack of faith in Christ. It's an invitation to the lost to depend on their own good works…their own good life…their own life change, instead of believing that the Son of God died and rose again in FULL payment for their sins. We are saved 100% by what Christ did; 0% by what we do.

6 Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, 7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

8See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. 9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, 10 and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. 11 In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, 12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead. 13 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, 14 by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. 15 He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.

Verse 11 is key, teaching that we don't have the sin nature any more. It was removed by Christ himself. This agrees with the Romans 8 conclusions that the flesh is dead, but the Spirit keeps our spirit alive. If, then, since we don't have a sinful nature/flesh anymore in Christ, we are by default not sinners. This means that we must choose to sin since we are no longer bound by its power. The authority of death has been publicly mocked and taken by Christ and handed to the Saints of the Most High.

In regards to the fact that we have sinned since knowing salvation's first works: we will be tempted without ceasing until the tempter is locked up (see Revelation). As we are all aware, Adam and Eve sinned without having a sin nature. All they had to do was choose a new master and be deceived to think that they had to work for what they already possessed by nature: being like God.

We must not use the resurrection power of Christ dwelling in us to glorify satan by allowing him to deceive us. We must choose perfection because God is perfect (1 Peter 1:15-16), and because Christ made a way for it to be possible through the Cross.

1 Corinthians 10:13 God always ensures there is a way out of temptation. We are responsible for our actions, we make the choice to give into sin…. or we do not look for the God created escape…. or doubt that He made one. We can not pass the blame we are responsible for our actions.

Saying that a person that sins does so because they love sin more then they love God may be harsh but I suppose you could boil it down to that…. atleast at that moment. We choose ourselves over God too often, you follow what you love.

Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature[a]will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

Here we go:

1) 'Christian' meaning someone w/ a true regeneration experience — Holy Spirit indwelling has occurred — Justified before God —

2) Regeneration has occurred but Sanctification is still running its course (perfection… or ultimate glorification has not been obtained… YET)

3) In this state the ONLY reason sin would continue to occur is b/c @ that pt in the process of sanctification the sin (whatever it may be) is loved more than God is loved—

4) This is why one of the biggest distinctions between a spiritual babe & the spiritually mature will be the total sum of their CONFESSIONS & REPENTANCES

*So I would AGREE w/ this statement-

Paul talks that sinful nature keeps our body dead therefore we are freed when the spirit comes and makes us alive. Any sin afterwards is our choice to resubmit ourselves. A choice I have made along with everyone. While we may not “love” sin in a broad stroke, we do indeed love the sin we commit at the particular time and place we are committing it or at least when we begin the action. I agree that the great miracle is that despite this choice, we make Christ is faithful in forgiving our sins.

I also think it is the sin nature that is the problem. Paul is very candid about the inner conflict of Christians. One thing I had to learn in my walk is that I cannot measure my relationship with God by my Sin because He measures it by Christ's sacrifice. I pray every day that I grow in holiness.

Another thing; I was so very grateful for Jesus the day I was saved (4 years ago) because of all the sin He forgave— that was a huge miracle in my life. But now it feels that the bigger miracle is that He can keep me through my slip-ups and mistakes.

There is sin in my life, but now that I'm a Christian I don't love that sin, in fact I hate it because it takes away my greater desire; to serve my Father & enjoy the blessings of Holiness…