Alright, sorry so long with the hiatus...been a busy time of the year. But I wanted to throw my two cents in to my previous blog question. Don't know how many have given it much thought, but here's my response...
Is the following a good description of a Christian:
"We are sinners saved by grace"
My answer would be absolutely NO...it is not a good description...it's an accurate description, but not a good description. Matter of fact, nowhere in scripture is this idea (sinners saved by grace) taught. Yep, I was a sinner, and yes I've been saved by grace...scripture teaches that Christians are now "saints" which means "holy one". We may think of ourselves as sinners saved by grace, but then the emphasis is still on being a sinner, not a "holy one." Peter Lord says that such a mind-set results in a believer being enveloped in feelings of unworthiness.
Just a few thoughts about how we view ourselves as Christians...let me know what you think!
5 comments:
I agree with you about this. I didn't, however, realize that it was not actually mentioned in scripture this way. Guess i need to be reading more, huh?
I agree with you. In my Bible Study we are reading a book called Victory over the Darkness. And there is a whole chapter about how we are saints, not sinners. And I never thought about it that way, but this whole chapter really opened my eyes to it. Good book by the way.
When you think of yourself as being Saved, knowing that through the Son, His sacrifice. Knowing that Jesus is THE High Priest sitting next to the MAJESTY in heaven, the Radience of HIS Glory, then you MUST know that you have been washed, cleansed, sanctified, purified, justified, made holy and set apart. We are now a HOLY TEMPLE, a part of the Body Of Christ! Our thinking should be as you said, we shouldn't be looking back to the sin, but forward, living a life holy and acceptable to God! Jesus has made a way for us to do that, the way is through HIM. WOW, I'M PUMPED!
Jessie,
I am sooo impressed that you actually said a book was good! ha ah ha! Seriously, I will have to read that. It sounds good.
I've read that book, too, and not only is it really interesting, it has been really helpful for some people in my family--changed lives! I highly recommend it! I think it's by Neil T. Anderson. He wrote another good one, too, called Bondage Breaker.
Thanks very much for this post, Jeff. It was helpful to me.
By they way, the house looks beautiful! May it be a blessing!
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