It is time for us Christians to face up to our responsibility for holiness. Too often we say we are “defeated†by this or that sin. No, we are not defeated; we are simply disobedient. It might be well if we stopped using the terms “victory†and “defeat†to describe our progress in holiness. Rather we should use the terms “obedience†and “disobedience.
— Charles W. Colson
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