"Just a Sinner Saved by Grace"

“Just a Sinner Saved by Grace”

 

 

But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.      Romans 5:8

Now, if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.     Romans 7:20

What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?  Thanks be to God---through Jesus Christ our Lord!        Romans 7:24-25

 

I AM A SINNER, but I AM A SAVED SINNER, There are two very different groups of SINNERS.  There are the LOST SINNERS, those who CONTINUOUSLY LIVE in SIN, they practice it DAILY, and they are the ones, who REJECT Christ as their SAVIOR and LORD.  Then there is the SAVED SINNERS, who have ACCEPTED Christ as their SAVIOR and LORD, and STRIVE to CONTINUOUSLY LIVE by God’s Spirit, which indwells them, but because they are STILL in the FLESH (body), and they STILL have a SINFUL NATURE, they are still SINNERS and are STILL subject to sin from time to time. 

 

But while we were STILL sinners, God demonstrated His LOVE for MANKIND, by the ONE and ONLY SACRIFICE of His ONLY SON, Jesus Christ, who DIED to SET MANKIND FREE from ALL their sins, PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE.  That is, if they will ACKNOWLEDGE that they are a SINNER in NEED of a SAVIOR, just like the Apostle Paul did when he said: “What a WRETCHED man I am!  Who will rescue me from this body of death?”

 

If the SAVED SINNER will walk (live), by the Spirit, they will NOT GRATIFY the desires of the flesh.  For the FLESH desires what is CONTRARY to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is CONTRARY to the FLESH. They are in CONFLICT with each other, so that they are NOT to do WHATEVER they want.  (Galatians 5:16-17) 

 

Because they have given their HEART and LIFE to God through the DEATH and RESURRECTION of Jesus Christ, they have the PROMISE of a new BODY one that is FREE from SIN and a SINFUL NATURE.  One that will spend an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  “OH HAPPY DAY!”   But for the LOST SINNER, who has REJECTED Jesus Christ, and has chosen to LIVE by the FLESH with its SINFUL desires, they will DIE a SPIRITUAL DEATH, separated from God, and ALL that is GOOD, and will spend their ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY of ESCAPE.   But, God in His ABUNDANT MERCY and AMAZING GRACE, has provided a WAY for the LOST SINNER to come to Him and have an ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS.  To do that you MUST TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, then BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART that JESUS died for YOU and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  Then CONFESS your sins to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  Then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and become a “SAVED SINNER” with HEAVEN as your ETERNAL HOME.  Do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!