I am the Worst Sinner I know

We must be reminded that apart from the cross, condemnation is normal. Without Jesus, we all deserve to be condemned and punished for sin. However in Romans 8:1 the Bible tells us, "There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." Knowing this, we don't have to go through life under condemnation.

Condemnation is something that everyone deals with at one time or another. I know from time to time I really struggle with this. We can become condemned over any sin, past or present, great or small. C.J. says that the common element is a sustained sense of guilt or shame over sins for which you have repented to God and to any appropriate individuals."

Mahaney wants us to ask ourselves the following questions:

1. Do you related to God as if you were on a kind of permanent probation, suspecting that at any moment He may haul you back into the jail cell of His disfavor?
2. When you come to worship do you maintain a "respectful distance" from God, as if He were a fascinating but ill0tempered celebrity known for lashing out at His fans?
3. When you read Scripture does it reveal the boundless love of the Savior or merely intensify your condemnation?
4. Are you more aware of your sin than you are of God's grace, given you through the cross?

God is glorified when we believe with all our hearts that those who trust in Christ can never be condemned.

It is only when we receive his gift of grace and live in the good of total forgiveness that we're able to turn from old, sinful ways of living and walk in grace-motivated obedience.

1 Timothy 1:16

I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life.