If you read your Bible, regardless of what you believe, you must acknowledge that the Bible says that sin separates from God, and Christ saves those who trust Him for salvation from sin; He saves them not only from the penalty but from the power and the pollution and the life of sin. This is clearly and repeatedly said in the Bible.
Any contradiction of what the Bible says is a lie. Well-meaning people sometimes believe a lie because they are deceived. Don't propagate the lie, which says God does not save His people from sin and sinning in this life.
God's salvation from sin does not give folks reason for self-aggrandizement or self-glorification. Salvation from sin glorifies God. On the other hand, falling into sin and walking in sin denies God's glory.
Salvation from sin in this life is not only an obvious and repeated Biblical doctrine (teaching), but it is also a livable reality in the life of a totally trusting (which includes, obedient) Christian.
I am sorry that so many Christians have been fed the lie that God is unwilling to save believers from all sin in this life, or that God is unable to save believers from all sin in this life, or that God is uncaring that believers continue to sin and to be ruled by sinful nature in this life.
Being saved from all sin does not mean believers cannot be tempted, or that a person cannot sin after salvation. Being saved from all sin means that a believer CAN NOT (believers have the ability, through the saving grace of God, to NOT sin}.
Believers are saved from sin by faith. Believers live by faith. That which is not of faith is sin. The wages of sin is death. Christ came to save sinners from sin.
We have a choice. We are responsible for our choices. Every believer wants to stop sinning (which brings them to salvation), but many believers have been misled to believe God does not save them from sinful actions or sinful nature in this present evil world.
The Bible clearly tells us that believers (those who are walking in the light God is giving them) have victory over THE WORLD, THE FLESH AND THE DEVIL. Any other teaching is demonic.
Salvation from sin in this present evil world is a radical doctrine. But that is expected from a radically Holy God, Who provides a radical salvation.
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