Crucifying the flesh is a covenantal imperative—believers must mortify sin continually, not through mysticism, but by Spirit-empowered obedience to the Word.
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Crucifying the flesh is a covenantal imperative—believers must mortify sin continually, not through mysticism, but by Spirit-empowered obedience to the Word.