Yes, we all sin, but as Christians we can be thankful that the Lord does not let it rule over us and it does not define who we are.
Yes, we all sin, but as Christians we can be thankful that the Lord does not let it rule over us and it does not define who we are.
Lord does not let it rule over us and it does not define who we are
I’ve got to stand by my statement brothers and sisters. Let me ask you to name one among us who does not sin, redeemed or not; but yet we in Christ are purified (1 John 1:7-10) from it. And so, I wake up every morning thankful that I’m no longer under the law because of what Christ did for me and that He does not allow sin to rule over me or define me (Romans 6:14).
No my Brother, we are not sinners But we can miss the mark and sin but we repent and turn from it unto God and move onward in Christ.
That Does Not make us sinners.
FCJ, I think we’re in agreement here. And, let me just add, I have not used the term “sinner” once in my posts.
Sorry, I did in the titl
Yes Sir that is what I was going off of.
Far too many Believers have this woe is me attitude and think they are being humble before the Father and in truth they are walking as if what Jesus our Christ did on the cross was not enough in their case.
That never Pleases the Father.
Now then, before you say I am talking to the choir, lol I took your title for what it said and added to your thread with Truth of His word.
There are those in here who still think it is right to consider themselves yet a sinner.
Thank you very much for your awesome thread my brother.
Blessings
FCJ
Then he'll try again when there are fewer observers.
I think we can see who is fooling himself.
I'm sorry I'm a bit confused today.
If you are talking about the dots on the first line, Jim, that was my way of defining semantics, and not asking a particular question.
"For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he".
Yes, that, I think, is the secret. We may think we are following Jesus (thinking of oneself as a Christian) but living our lives from the heart is what actually counts.
If we truly believe what Jesus has done for us and give heartfelt thanks, our arrows would hit the Bulls-eye.
However, in our determination to do our best, being true and faithful, we may be hampered by distractions and in spite of our best efforts, we fall short of our aim. We sin, but being truly sorry, we are not sinners.
The third archer, though, not thinking of himself as a sinner, doesn't seem to worry whether his arrow even reaches the target. He doesn't accept the help of the Holy Spirit, and give his heart to the following of Jesus. He would not accept his being described as a sinner, because he goes to Church when he hasn't a golf match on Sundays. When he looks along the length of his arrow, he doesn't notice that straight as it may be, the "point" is blunt, and even if it did hit the target, it would fall to the ground.
But in all this, the danger for each of us is our failing when we are judgemental of other archers. Religion inevitably entails one being judgemental, but Christianity is different. A Christian's heart is filled with thanks, trust, and praise.
I'm sorry I'm a bit confused today.
If you are talking about the dots on the first line, Jim, that was my way of defining semantics, and not asking a particular question.