[Jeffrey]

MB, I'm not a proponent of continuing in sin. Don't know where you got that.

I just realize my status, apart from Christ's work, is still guilty.

I allow sanctification to push me toward true discipleship, and that includes all the wonderful things you just types. However, I realize, that any "overcoming" is a work of the Spirit active in my life, and not about my "strong will," "want to" or anything else human. It's all back to faith. I believe Jesus, and that helps me overcome.