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The most surprising command Paul gives after pages of doctrine isn’t “try harder” it’s “think.” We dig into Romans 6 and follow the thread that connects belief to behavior, because you can’t live right until you think right. If you’ve ever felt stuck in a cycle of temptation, guilt, and frustration, this conversation reframes the fight as a battle for the mind and for what you truly count as real. 

We unpack Paul’s three key words for Christian sanctification: know, consider, and present. “Know” anchors you in what happened to your old self in Christ. We explore why “body of sin destroyed” doesn’t mean the sin nature vanished, and how the word katargeo points to something being rendered inoperative, put out of business. That one insight changes how you interpret temptation: you’re still within sin’s reach, but you’re not under sin’s rule. 

Then we move to “consider” or “reckon” and apply it to real life. When feelings tell you you’re unacceptable, inadequate, alone, unloved, or hopeless, we show how to answer those whispers with Scripture and let truth, not mood, steer your next step. Finally, “present” or “yield” makes it practical: God has the right of way over your body, your habits, and your choices, and you don’t hand the keys back to the old kingdom. 

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