His Truth:
When we were born - we were born Sinners. Why? Because of the Disobedience of one man - Adam. The scripture says we were made Sinners.
- made (to make): to cause to become; to fix; appoint
Sidetone: for all the Pious People out there who think they don't Sin or don't have "bad" Sins. Sin = to miss the mark of God. God has a Perfect Standard, that's why we all fall short of the glory of God. Doesn't matter if someone is shoots an airball or if the basketball swirls around the rim before it comes out. A miss is a miss - it's all Sin in God's Book.
I digress . . . -- Enters Jesus --
This is the best part! Then the verse says, just like we didn't do anything to be a Sinner, we didn't do anything to be Righteous. Again, we were made Righteous. By what? The obedience of one man = Jesus! This is why we are BORN again - because our first birth was into this flesh nature, and our Flesh Father was no good - he made us a Sinner. But thanks be to God, when we accept Jesus Christ, we make Him our Spirit Father, and He, through His obedience (to the Law) makes us Righteous! So it is written: "The first man Adam became a living being"; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit. (1 Co 15:45)
The Good News! Just like your Right Acts didn't make you Righteous, when you were a Sinner, your Wrong Acts won't turn you into a Sinner, after you've been made Righteous.
So if you are reading this today, and you believe in Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, You Are NOT a Sinner (and yes, you still sin), rather,
You. Are. Righteous.
So what about the Sin part? Don't worry about it! If your Sin was the fruit of your Sin Nature, your Right Acts will be the fruit of your Righteousness. Don't let the enemy make you feel bad about something you keep doing, a sin you keep falling into . . . because that Sin can't rob you of your Righteousness. That's why we depend on Jesus Christ - it's not our Obedience, but His, that Made us Righteous!
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