I have and will continue to tell all that I am a sinner. There is nothing that will change that fact. I am a sinner. I have accepted Christ as my savior and I strive to do the will of God at all times, yet I am still a sinner. There is nothing in God’s Word that indicates that I am anything but a sinner.
“17But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we too were found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not!” — Galatians 2:17 (ESV)
I am not found to be a sinner, I have always been one. Even in that, Christ does not turn away from me. I have been justified by my faith and yet I am still a sinner. Christ does not serve sin, He serves me. He knows that I am a sinner and yet he accepts me in spite of that sin. Christ gave me the offer of salvation, I took the offer freely given and I am justified through my faith in knowing that He loves and protects me always.
No matter the work I do in this world, that work does nothing for my justification in the eyes of God. I have to accept Him and know that He has saved me from my sins of old and those that are yet to come.
“16yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.” — Galatians 2:16 (ESV)
I am a still a sinner, yet I am justified by my faith in Christ Jesus and His love and sacrifice for me.
What are you beliefs as relates to your status as a sinner? Are you even aware of your sin and are you trying to find justification in the world? What if you accepted your sin and Christ as your savior and allowed Him into your life so that even though you are still a sinner, you can be justified through you faith in Christ?
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