Does God want us to live completely free of all sin? Joshual 7-11

Does God want us to live completely free of sin?  Doesn't He mind if we have just a little vice in our life?  We each work through our life in a battle against sin.   Unless, if you are a believer, that is what you are supposed to do.   We are in a "war" with sin (Romans 6-7).   The story of Israel, lead by Joshua, as they conquer the land of Canaan (in this section) is a picture of our fight with sin.   Canaan is a picture of sin in God's Word.   God called Abraham "out of Ur of the Caladeans."   God redeemed the nation out of Egypt and now wants to them live in victory by defeating the Canaanites.  So, when they begin to defeat the kings in the land it is important to see what happens.  God told them to leave "no one" alive.   But, notice what happens in the last verse of this section:

Joshua 15:63

Now as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the sons of Judah could not drive them out; so the Jebusites live with the sons of Judah at Jerusalem until this day.

This is going to be a familiar theme as we read through the rest of the book.   The Israelites thought they were "good enough" by destroying "most" of the wickedness in the land.   But, we will soon learn that leaving this small group, the Jebusites, will be the beginning of a long line of sinning in their nation.   God knows that if we rub up against sin we will soon allow it to control our lives.   We can't leave a little in the closet and expect to walk in holiness with God.   They will soon teach Israel their ways and get them to practice their faith.  You can rub shoulders with false teaching without being affected by the teaching.   Stay clear ... completely.