Be Still . . .
Devotionals for Daily Living ©
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
(Romans 5:8 (NIV))
It is common knowledge that humanity has fallen from grace and that we have fallen into sin. It is also an accepted fact by the church that we are all sinners in need of a Savior. But, are we sinners because we sin, or do we sin because we are sinners?
To be honest, my first reaction was that we are sinners because we sin.
Why do we sin?
If we sin because we are sinners, that means that our human nature has been set to seek sin. We seek after the things that are wrong. In other words, humanity has a sinful nature. Individually, we sin because we have a sinful nature. We sin due to the fact that since the fall from grace, the righteous nature has been replaced with a sinful nature.
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
(Romans 5:8b (NIV))
If you realize that it is in our nature to sin, this takes on a whole new meaning.
All of us have become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags;
we all shrivel up like a leaf,
and like the wind our sins sweep us away.
(Isaiah 64:6 (NIV))
We are truly the filthy rags. We are not capable of doing good without grace, for we are all prone to sin. We sin because we have a sinful nature. Sin is anything that goes against the will of God.
Yet, we can be washed clean!
We can be free from our sinful nature.
Our sinful status can be eternally changed!
Have you accepted what Jesus has done for you?
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