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The Bible makes staggering claims about the Christian life. Scripture says that those who are in Christ are new creations  (2 Corinthians 5:17). It says that believers have been born again  (John 3:3), freed from slavery to sin  (Romans 6:6–7), and indwelt by the Holy Spirit  (1 Corinthians 6:19). We are told that sin no longer has dominion over us (Romans 6:14), that we have been given everything we need for life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3), and that the same Spirit who rais