Theocast
Saints Who Still Sin
October 25, 2023
Summary
There are many believers who think that the longer they are Christians, the less they will sin. More than that, the battle against sin will get easier. But, if we’re honest, we all know sin remains--and that the battle rages on. Christians are, at the same time, saints and sinners. Today’s episode is a conversation amongst four pastors about how understanding the saint/sinner reality informs pastoral ministry, fosters real sanctification, and produces honesty and compassion in the church.
Topics
- Episode focus: Saints Who Still Sin
- There are many believers who think that the longer they are Christians, the less they will sin
- More than that, the battle against sin will get easier
- But, if we’re honest, we all know sin remains--and that the battle rages on
- Christians are, at the same time, saints and sinners
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Transcript
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Hi, this is Jon.
Today on Theocast, we're going to talk about the struggle that everyone has.
I know I'm a Christian, Christ, by the power of the Spirit, lives within me, and yet I keep sinning.
The struggle between the flesh and the spirit.
You may have heard it this way: saint and sinner at the same time.
We want to speak into this because it's the reality of everyone, and yet at times we feel like the sinner wins, and the saint is helpless and hopeless.
We want to speak into that.
Stay tuned.
If you're new to Theocast, you may not have heard of this word.
It's called pietism.
Have you ever felt like the Christian life is a heavy burden versus rest and joy?
That you wake up worrying about how well you're going to perform instead of thinking about what Christ has done for you.
It's dread versus joy, really.
That's pietism.
Pietism causes Christians to look in on themselves and find their hope not in what Christ has done, but what they're doing.
And we have a little book for you.
It's free.
We want you to download it, and we're going to explain the difference between pietism and what we call confessionalism, reformed theology, really, how it is that we walk by faith, seeing the joy of Christ.
And when Jesus says, Come to me and I will give you rest, what does that look like?
You can download it on our website.
