I am a sinner
It has always amazed me how some Christians use the words “Saint” and “Sinner” as if they were two completely different things. In reality one cannot be a saint unless they are a sinner.
I am a saint, I am a believer in Christ, I have received Grace from the Son of God who Shed his blood on the Cross for me. But I am also a sinner. I am a wretched, vile human being who has not only committed sin in the past, but commit sin daily. I look at myself, I look at God, and I see the wide gulf between his perfection and my filthyness.
To hear some tell it, Christians are sinful in the same way that a feather is massive. I am the boulder. I feel intense hatred toward people. I am a massive hypocrite. I view pornography. I curse people I love in fits of rage. I am a broken man. I am a dirty bastard
The Grace of Jesus is massive. It is not the sort of grace that says “if you stop being evil I will forgive you for everything you have done”. It is the sort of Grace that says “If you want me to, I will forgive you for everything you have done, am doing, and will do in the future. I know that you are broken, and I know that you are vile, but I will make you clean and Holy and Good.”
I am a sinner. I am a saint. Lord Jesus have Mercy.
Ask and you will receive.
