Romans 3:10 points out that no one is righteous; we all continue to sin even after we accept Christ. Jesus died for our sins but Hebrews 12:7-11 says that God disciplines us like children, his children. So if we are born again and are God's children, how are we disciplined? It is tempting to imagine that our ailments and misfortunes are the result of our sins but in John 9:3 Jesus points out that a man he healed was not blind because of his sins or the sins of his parents. God doesn't necessarily afflict us or allow us to be afflicted but rather, as believers, we feel remorse and guilt when we sin and it disciplines and strengthens us so, as pointed out in 1 John 3:9 "No one who is born of God will continue to sin..." Stay faithful and you will learn to stop sinning.
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