Hebrews 10:10– “By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.”
When his neighbor thanked him for helping with his yard work while he was ill, he told Bill “You’re a saint!”
As Bill walked across the street to his own home, he thought about what Ben had called him.
Am I really a saint? Gwen and I have been arguing a lot lately and I’ve been slacking off at work, blaming a huge mistake on my partner instead of admitting it was my own fault.
He settled in a comfortable chair in the den and reached for his Bible. He needed to hear what God said about sainthood. After all, hadn’t the pastor preached on that very subject sometime last year?
He rifled through his notes from previous sermons and finally found the scripture the pastor had used. In the margin of the paper, Bill had scrawled, a saint is a person who is innocent in the eyes of God.
That’s right, a believer is forgiven of his sins. When God looks at him, he sees Jesus—his pure innocent son who died for his sins. He is declared righteous in God’s sight.
Bill confessed his sinful behavior to God, thanking Him for forgiveness through Jesus Christ, his Lord.
He was a saint after all—a sinner, saved by grace!
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