David_McQueen Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 When we come to Christ and accept his sacrifice for us and allow him to work through us, do we move from being sinners to saints? Quote Firstborn Ministries: Spoken and written word, without apology Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yong T Tay Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 No. We are still 100% sinners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrell M Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 How do you define a saint? The word "saint" is derived from the Latin "sancti" which simply means, "holy." So, could the question alternatively be "Holy or Unholy?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kevin H Posted September 22, 2005 Moderators Share Posted September 22, 2005 We are Saints in that we have accepted the relationship with Jesus. We are sinners as we have a sinful nature; a disposition with in us to think we are for ourselves by making less of the outside world, by esteaming our selves more highly than our breathern, something in us that does not want everything and everyone to be the best they can be. Some will be looking to themselves to change, but as we look more and more to Jesus, then the change happens, and we start to love the world as Jesus has loved it....However even this will be tainted by selfishness, until glorification, but we become sinners choosing against selfishness, trying to control or dismis others, and start to respect them as who they are and encourage the best in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Gregory Matthews Posted September 22, 2005 Moderators Share Posted September 22, 2005 Friend: There is a Biblical explaination of "saint" that takes priority over Latin, in my mind. Biblical saints are people sanctified. The sanctified, whether material goods, animals, or people, is that which is set apart, or dedicated to God. If you have dedicated yourself to God, you are a saint. Can you be a sinner while being a saint? a) The ultimate answer to sin will only be found in eternity. We can be in a state where God does not charge us with sin. That does not mean that we are without sin. Quote Gregory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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