Page 15 - Only a Sinner Saved by Grace???

Only A Sinner Saved By Grace???

God, but sin will also damage a Christian’s

godly influence on both unbelievers and

believers alike. Also, unrepentant sin will

negatively affect a Christian’s prayer life.

Psalm 66:18 says, “If I regard iniquity in my

heart, the Lord will not hear me.” But 1 John

1:9 is a verse directed toward Christians in

order to restore and maintain fellowship with

God: “[I]f we confess our sins, he is faithful

and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse

us from all unrighteousness.”

Sin should be the exception in a Christian’s

life, however, and not the norm. First John

2:1 admonishes Christians to “sin not. And

if”—not when—“any man sin, we have an

advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the

righteous,” and 1 John 3:9 tells us that

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