And such were...

1 Cor. 6:11

And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

And such were... that is the sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, men who practice homosexuality, thieves, the greedy, drunkards,  revilers, and swindlers. This was the past for every believer, but when Jesus came into the life, all of those things disappeared because believers are washed, sanctified, and justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. If believers are washed, sanctified and justified, and they are, then it should be an utter impossibility for the old way of life to control the life again. How can someone who is washed become dirty again, or someone who is sanctified and justified become lose their sanctification or justification? 

It would appear from this passage [v. 1-11] that if these old behaviors are in the life then Jesus is not. To think that Jesus would co-exist with the actions of an unsaved person is foolishness. Paul went on to clarify this further by saying,  Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. No doubt this, that a person can be saved and still be unchanged,  is one of the biggest lies that Satan has foisted on humanity. Riding the fence may seem like there is a foothold on both sides of the fence, but not so. No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. God has made His line clear and pronounced, but Satan has left his line hazy and indiscernible. Sadly, such confusion feeds his foolish lies. 

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. [2Cor. 5:17] 

Father,

Your word speaks so clearly. Help me to see clearly into my own life so that I don't fall prey to any of Satan's lies.

In Jesus name,

Amen