KC Podcast - Episode 117: Passing the Baton

Assurance Not Condemnation

We don’t become sinners by sinning. We sin because we are sinners. Sin pollutes all sons of Adam and daughters of Eve, in all our parts from the time we were born. From little babies born in sin to Simon Peter, one of Jesus’ closest friends who denied Him. Such is the state of fallen humanity. This is, indeed, bad news.

As sinners, when we hear God’s Word preached to us, sometimes all we can hear is condemnation. We want to hang our heads in shame and slink away from our Father. But this should not be so. For a believer in Christ, God’s Word offers assurance, not condemnation. Yes, you are all unclean, but Jesus Christ is your purification offering, He is the lamb killed to make you clean, He is the one who is risen from the dead, and He is even now your perfect advocate at the right hand of the Father.

So rejoice, Christian, you are forgiven!

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