First, it's extremely unfair and unreasonable to bind one combatant and let the other one attack freely. Second, it's foolish to restrict the one who fights for our eternal well-being while allowing the one who seeks our everlasting ruin to roam free. The battle is for our lives and souls. Not using the Spirit and our new nature daily for the mortification of sin means we're neglecting the incredible help God has provided against our greatest enemy. If we fail to use what we've received, God may justifiably withhold more from us. His graces, like his gifts, are given to us to use, practice,
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