I hear people saying this all the time but cannot find it in the bible, calling saints a sinner, where is that found in the bible? True that we still can and do sin but that doesn't do away with the fact that
we are still saints, set apart in Christ Jesus unto eternal life. Sin does not have dominion over the saints, and we are not to yield to those temptations. We are still perfect in Christ and will never lose that position, and as Romans 1-3 says, 8
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God
did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh. No sinner is partaking in these verses only saints. V2 for the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made us free from the law of sin and death, sinners do not have this blessing, only saints. We walk by faith and not by sight. The only 2 places in the N T where some show as proof text are actually talking about the lost, such as James 4:8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. At the end of this verse he mentions the double minded ones like in 1:5
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.
7 For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;
8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. I forget the other place right now. We need to learn to apply 2 Cor 5:7 we walk by faith and not by sight, Jesus set the saints apart and we are always saints, and as Phil 2:13 says, For it is God working in you to will and to obey, this is to be our goal and practice, though we do still commit sin but we will not shrink back and live habitually in sin or else we were like those in would said something like this 1 John 2:3 Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. 4 He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. 6 He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked. V3 uses keep whereas in chapter 3:7 Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. With the Holy Spirit working in us to will and to obey our growth in His wisdom and knowledge should as we apply ourselves produce the practice of righteousness. We are saints, consecrated, set apart to the gospel because of what it says in Eph 2:10 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Saints forever more.