New to the board, I'm supposed to be a Christian

[Chad]

But, I still do things that I shouldnt, and I know I shouldnt, and I do them anyway..

Romans 14 We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. 15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16 And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. 17 As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. 18 For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature.[c] For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. 20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
21 So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; 23 but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. 24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? 25 Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!

So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in my sinful nature[d] a slave to the law of sin.


I know other people do the same thing, but, I still feel lousy about it..

any advice?

[Danieltwotwenty]

Hi Chad

Welcome to the board.
Try to work on one thing at a time, if you try to change everything at once you will get overwhelmed.
Find an area in your life that may need correcting and make some small changes, pray to God for assistance and maybe ask someone you trust at your local church to sponsor you so you stay on track.
Sanctification is an ongoing process and I doubt there would be anyone who can claim that they have reached the end.

Dan