The local church is where the people God has transformed can grow spiritually and struggle together to overcome temptation to sin.

"The essence of sin is man substituting himself for God, while the essence of salvation is God substituting himself for man. Man asserts himself against God, and puts himself where only God deserves to be; God sacrifices Himself for man and puts himself where only man deserves to be" ~ John Stott, 1921 – 2011, British Evangelical Anglican pastor, author, and theologian. His book and workbook Basic Christianity is a great discipleship resource, available at HIC upon request.