<h1 id="21ec4dbc-72fb-4a71-9a3b-4821d3883bc3" data-toc-id="21ec4dbc-72fb-4a71-9a3b-4821d3883bc3"><strong>Are Christians Still Sinners? Understanding Your New Identity in Christ</strong></h1><p>Have you ever heard someone say, <em>“I’m just a sinner saved by grace”?</em><br>It sounds humble and true on the surface—but did you know that the Bible never calls born-again believers “sinners”?</p><p>If you belong to Jesus, your identity has completely changed. You are not defined by your past mistakes, your failures, or your struggles. The moment you placed your faith in Christ, you became <strong>a new creation</strong>—and your old identity as a sinner died with Him.</p><hr><h2 id="304759f8-291a-499d-8441-9e48873a38b7" data-toc-id="304759f8-291a-499d-8441-9e48873a38b7"><strong>What the Bible Says About Your New Identity</strong></h2><h3 id="aff7c6f9-266d-4719-8c10-cb46374a3d22" data-toc-id="aff7c6f9-266d-4719-8c10-cb46374a3d22"><strong>You Are a New Creation</strong></h3><blockquote><p>“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”<br>— 2 Corinthians 5:17</p></blockquote><p>When you were born again, something supernatural happened—your spirit was made new. The “old you,” the one defined by sin, was crucified with Christ. You are no longer who you once were!</p><hr><h3 id="b1e7abb0-e029-4c95-9de2-7f39a98cbdee" data-toc-id="b1e7abb0-e029-4c95-9de2-7f39a98cbdee"><strong>You Have Been Washed, Sanctified, and Justified</strong></h3><blockquote><p>“And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.”<br>— 1 Corinthians 6:11</p></blockquote><p>Paul writes to the believers in Corinth reminding them that they <strong>were</strong> sinners—past tense. But through Christ, they were washed clean, set apart, and made right with God.</p><hr><h3 id="c5e93140-32af-41e7-9e3a-e77f4daa6a8f" data-toc-id="c5e93140-32af-41e7-9e3a-e77f4daa6a8f"><strong>You Are No Longer Condemned</strong></h3><blockquote><p>“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,<br>because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.”<br>— Romans 8:1–2</p></blockquote><p>When God looks at you, He doesn’t see a sinner—He sees His righteous, redeemed child. Your sins were nailed to the cross with Jesus, and you now live free from condemnation.</p><hr><h3 id="05af860b-1eb2-4543-8f13-59181d080bc3" data-toc-id="05af860b-1eb2-4543-8f13-59181d080bc3"><strong>You Are Free From Sin’s Power</strong></h3><blockquote><p>“We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin.”<br>— Romans 6:6–7</p></blockquote><p>As a believer, sin no longer has authority over you. While Christians may still stumble, sin is not your master—Jesus is. Your position before God is no longer “sinner,” but <strong>righteous and holy.</strong></p><hr><h2 id="d0bc7b8e-63cb-4ec1-8a7a-933523dd4c8f" data-toc-id="d0bc7b8e-63cb-4ec1-8a7a-933523dd4c8f"><strong>So Why Do We Still Sin?</strong></h2><p>Even though your spirit has been made new, you still live in a physical body and have a soul (mind, will, emotions) that is being renewed daily. Sanctification is a process—you are learning to live out the reality of what God already says about you.</p><p>That’s why the Bible encourages us to <strong>renew our minds</strong> (Romans 12:2) and to <strong>put on the new self</strong> (Ephesians 4:24). Your identity has already changed, but your thinking needs to catch up with the truth.</p><hr><h2 id="cfde757d-e37d-46cd-a707-4c8ddf8029a7" data-toc-id="cfde757d-e37d-46cd-a707-4c8ddf8029a7"><strong>How to Walk in Your New Identity</strong></h2><p>✅ <strong>Renew your identity daily.</strong> Speak life over yourself: <em>“I am a new creation. I am the righteousness of God in Christ.”</em></p><p>✅ <strong>Reject shame.</strong> When you fall short, run to God, not away. Confess, receive forgiveness, and move forward in His grace.</p><p>✅ <strong>Live like you’re free.</strong> Stop saying “I’m just a sinner.” God calls you His daughter, His chosen, His beloved.</p><hr><h2 id="8d541fbb-9246-4352-b582-692079177178" data-toc-id="8d541fbb-9246-4352-b582-692079177178"><strong>Prayer to Declare Your New Identity</strong></h2><p><em>Father, thank You that I am no longer a sinner, but a new creation in Christ. Thank You that I have been washed, sanctified, and justified by Your grace. Help me to walk daily in the identity You gave me and to reject every lie of condemnation. I choose to believe that I am the righteousness of God in Christ. Amen.</em></p><hr><h2 id="62bb3664-99a3-40ac-8c4b-1fea3b4eab01" data-toc-id="62bb3664-99a3-40ac-8c4b-1fea3b4eab01"><strong>Reflection Question</strong></h2><p><em>Do you still see yourself as a sinner in your thoughts or words?</em><br>What would change in your life if you fully believed that you are already righteous in Christ?</p>

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