A RADICAL, INNER TRANSFORMATION

By Greg on February 2, 2015 • ( 5 )

by Neil Anderson

February 2

1 Corinthians 15:10

By the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain

If you believe that you are part light and part darkness, part saint and part sinner, you will live in a very mediocre manner with little to distinguish you from the non-Christian. You may confess your proneness to sin and strive to do better, but you will live a continually defeated life because you perceive yourself to be only a sinner saved by grace who is hanging on until the rapture. Satan knows he can do nothing about who you really are, but if he can get you to believe you are no different from the natural person, then you will behave no differently from the natural person.

Why does this profile describe so many Christians? Because we are ignorant of our true identity in Christ. God’s work of atonement in changing sinners to saints is His greatest accomplishment on earth. The inner change, justification, is effected at the moment of salvation. The outer change in the believer’s daily walk, sanctification, continues throughout life. But the progressive work of sanctification is only fully effective when the radical, inner transformation of justification is realized and appropriated by faith.

“But didn’t I read somewhere that Paul referred to himself as the chief of sinners?” you may wonder. Yes, but he was referring to his nature before his conversion to Christ (1 Timothy 1:12-16). He made a similar statement of self-depreciation in 1 Corinthians 15:9, but continued by saying: “But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain” (verse 10). Paul knew that who he was before Christ and who he became in Christ were two separate identities.

If you claim to be just a sinner, what will you do? You will sin! You are professing that sin is at the core of your identity. That’s not what the Bible teaches. Why don’t we just believe God that Jesus is at the core of our being and then begin to live like it by His Spirit?

Greg

Greg is a strong believer in Jesus Christ and in the need for revival in today’s Church. He likes reading, writing, music, and spending time with his family and his dog Roxie. By day he is a self-employed non-emergency medical transport driver, and is the Editor-in-Chief for the National War Council, as well as being a political analyst, author, blogger, and an accomplished DIYer. His articles are first published on Inspirational Christian Blogs, and I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel of Christ!, and from there the articles are published on other well-known conservative websites.

The author feels convinced that the Church is in extreme danger of being forsaken by God for being unbiblical and seeks to warn all those with “ears to hear.” He believes we are in the last days of the end times, and that God is building His Remnant Church even now.

Greg is the author of: Spiritual Darkness is Destroying America and the Church and
The Jehovah’s Witnesses: Dedicated Servants or Dangerous Heretics?

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Categories: INSPIRATIONAL DEVOTIONS

Tags: 1 Corinthians 15:10, Christianity, Faith, living a defeated life, natural person, saint, Satan, Sin, Sinner

VaSanganyado

February 2, 2015 • 7:31 am

Amen, I am the righteousness of God created for good works. I have dominion over sin. Thank you for reminding me to go back on the mirror so that I can see who I truly am.

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πίστις
February 2, 2015 • 3:09 pm

Blessings to you 🙂

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Sue C.

February 2, 2015 • 8:09 am

Good morning: The right side of the message is still missing, Greg.

πίστις
February 2, 2015 • 3:09 pm

Good morning Sue, yes I have contacted WordPress support on this. I see nothing I can fix myself as I cannot touch the code here. 🙁

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