28/06/2026
A CHRISTIAN IS NOT A SINNER. A SINNER IS NOT A CHRISTIAN.
The Bible makes a clear distinction between a person who is in Christ and a person who is outside of Christ. A Christian is someone who has repented, believed in Jesus Christ, and has been made a new creation by God's grace. “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17).
Before coming to Christ, we were sinners separated from God. “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). But when we place our faith in Jesus, God forgives our sins, declares us righteous, and adopts us as His children. “To all who did receive him... he gave the right to become children of God” (John 1:12).
The New Testament consistently identifies believers as saints, children of God, and those who have been sanctified, rather than defining them by their former life of sin (see 1 Corinthians 1:2; 1 Peter 2:9).
This does not mean Christians never sin. The Apostle John wrote, “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves” (1 John 1:8). However, when believers do sin, they are called to confess it and receive God's forgiveness. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).
A Christian should not live under the dominion or identity of sin, because “sin shall not have dominion over you” (Romans 6:14). Your identity is no longer defined by your past but by your relationship with Christ.
If you are in Jesus, live as who God says you are; a redeemed child of God, called to holiness, empowered by the Holy Spirit, and growing daily to become more like Christ.
Amen.
~ Pastor Possible