Lailah Gifty AkitaTherefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin. 1 Peter 4:1
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Peter is essentially talking about how we should arm ourselves with the same resolve that Christ did when He went through the cross. This is what characterizes a saint, and it is what helps us defeat sin. We all know that when we fall, we sin. When we sin, we are defeated.
And when we are defeated, we are done with it. It’s like when you get in a car accident and you’re badly injured and your car is totalled and you’re in a lot of pain. So you say, “Okay I’m done with cars! I’m not going to drive them for a while.
I don’t want to get into another accident!”
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