Do We Sin Every Day?

[deacon blues]

I have heard the statement, "we sin every day". While I certainly believe that at our best, we fall short of the glory of God, I find the above statement a bit disturbing. If having the Holy Ghost is incapable of helping us to overcome temptation to sin in a twenty four hour period, or for a couple of days, or maybe even a week, what purpose is there of having the Holy Ghost?

I for one don't believe in the "sin every day" doctrine. I believe it is possible for a child of God to overcome sin in a twenty four hour period. I would like to think that I have the hope that the longer I serve Jesus, the more I mature and the more I can overcome the sin and weight that besets me.

I am concerned that this type of teaching leaves the door open for people to excuse sin in their lives, maintaining the attitude that there is really nothing we can do about it, we just have to "die daily" in repentance and ask the Lord to forgive us and move on and try to do better next time. I believe "dying daily" means more than just repenting every day for our every day sinful lifestyle. I believe dying to ourselves in a deeper since is denying the flesh its sinful urges and ungodly tendencies BEFORE one crosses the line of sinful action. When one is truly dead to self, certainly conviction would settle in and repentance would occur for disobedience, but ultimately deadness to self should result in spiritual victories over sin and temptation.

Have you heard this doctrine preached and do you subscribe to it or reject it?