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1 John 3:9 says very plainly, Whosoever is born of God (saved by grace) doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
Consider the statement, "I am a sinner saved by grace" in light of the ten commandments.
You might be saying that:
1. I am unfaithful to God, and saved by grace.
2. I am an idol-maker and worshipper, and saved by grace.
3. I take the name of the LORD in vain, and am guiltless (saved by grace).
4. I violate the sabbath, and am saved by grace.
5. I dishonour my father and mother, and am saved by grace.
6. I am an adulterer, and saved by grace.
7. I am a thief, and saved by grace.
8. I am a murderer, and saved by grace.
9. I am a liar, and lie with the intent of hurting my neighbor, and am saved by grace.
10. I am covetous, and saved by grace.
Some of these things have specific statements in the New Testament that if you do such things you will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Paul in 1 Timothy 1:15 says, This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
So if you are going to call yourself a sinner saved by grace, go the whole way and call yourself the CHIEF OF SINNERS.
And realize also that Paul was referring to his past in context (1 Timothy 1:13), though he used the word "am" in the present tense in 1 Timothy 1:15. He said that he was currently the chief of sinners because he was FORMERLY a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious. So if I call myself the chief of sinners, it should be in the same sense that an alcoholic who has been clean and sober for 35 years still calls himself an alcoholic.
Consider the statement, "I am a sinner saved by grace" in light of the ten commandments.
You might be saying that:
1. I am unfaithful to God, and saved by grace.
2. I am an idol-maker and worshipper, and saved by grace.
3. I take the name of the LORD in vain, and am guiltless (saved by grace).
4. I violate the sabbath, and am saved by grace.
5. I dishonour my father and mother, and am saved by grace.
6. I am an adulterer, and saved by grace.
7. I am a thief, and saved by grace.
8. I am a murderer, and saved by grace.
9. I am a liar, and lie with the intent of hurting my neighbor, and am saved by grace.
10. I am covetous, and saved by grace.
Some of these things have specific statements in the New Testament that if you do such things you will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Paul in 1 Timothy 1:15 says, This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
So if you are going to call yourself a sinner saved by grace, go the whole way and call yourself the CHIEF OF SINNERS.
And realize also that Paul was referring to his past in context (1 Timothy 1:13), though he used the word "am" in the present tense in 1 Timothy 1:15. He said that he was currently the chief of sinners because he was FORMERLY a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious. So if I call myself the chief of sinners, it should be in the same sense that an alcoholic who has been clean and sober for 35 years still calls himself an alcoholic.