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There's a tension in Christianity about this; some things in scripture indicate that Christians don't sin, some indicate that they do sin. Since I have pretty good empirical evidence that all Christians sin, my conclusion is that the passages indicating that all Christians do not sin need to be interpreted differently. You talk about this in the context of a 'personal relationship with Jesus Christ'. Fine, but that doesn't mean we don't sin. You have personal relationships, right? Do you never do something wrong to your friends?
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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