Because of Christ we have no association with sin.
"You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness."
Romans 6:18 (NIV)
Free from sin! We died to sin with Christ and are now alive to righteousness. That means we don't have to sin if we don't want to. And the good news is, we don't want to! We are in God's image of love and goodness, and we naturally hate sin and love righteousness. We are free from sin, not enslaved to it, not bound to it, not at its mercy, not helpless before it. We are actually slaves to righteousness. We WILL be be righteous. We just can't resist it! It's our very nature to trust, to love, to be a good person. And not only that, we are seated with Christ in heavenly places right now. We rule and reign with Christ. We reign in life, we rule over sin, we are master over it in Christ. We can simply say no to sin and yes to goodness, and the Holy Spirit rises up in us to affirm and express that, in power and love and peace!
A Thought: Because Christ has a hold on me, sin has NO hold on me!