Mr. Charles Stanley....re. the "sin principle" that you do not recognize.
Mr. Stanley
I heard your message today (July 8) within which you said that you did not know what was the "sin principle" that the Apostle Paul was referring to.
You did say that sin is rebellion and disobedience against the Way and Will of God.
....True
You said that sin is also the desire to be independent of the Way of God.
....True
You said that man desires to do his own will, to decide what is right in his own eyes.
Mr. Stanley, you do not recognise the "sin principle" because it is still your first love as it is for all those who believe in "freedom of self rights...freedom of all religions"....for this way of Independence dictates that it is RIGHT to be FREE to worship any 'god'...to serve and magnify the self (XES)...to worship the 'god of fortresses'.
Eve, the symbolic woman/helper/spirit of man, disobeyed and rejected the commandment of the Creator because she embraced the desire to be free to do ones own will.
...to establish for oneself what is the definition of 'good and evil' for ones own desires...becoming like a 'god/ruler'...to rule oneself.
......To rule oneself....self-rule....the way of democracy.
President Obama is confessing that 'FREEDOM' is the LIGHT.
BUT this 'freedom' arrogantly and blasphemely declares that it is RIGHT in the eyes of man to establish and worship any god as per his religion / his personal way of life.
Mr Stanley do you love FREEDOM?
Mr Stanley do you love CHRIST?
....it can only be one or the other.
But remember that the freedom of man is in reality disobedience to God for MAN IS SUBJECT TO God and He will judge and punish those that reject Him and want to live their 'freedom will'.