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Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!
Actually, I'm pretty sure you have heard that! How many times have you heard someone say, "I am just a sinner, saved by grace"? Words mean things: "I am" is a present tense declaration of who (at least they think) they are. I've heard brothers many times shake their heads and say, "Oh I'm just a poor sinner!" OK, fine, you see you see sinned, now get up and call on Him like the blood-bought son of God you are!
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I know this was a response to UntoHim.
The point I was making was that we should not 1) trivialize our reality by saying "I'm just a sinner, saved by grace," 2) ignore it by saying "I am deemed righteous, therefore I have nothing to be concerned about," or 3) beating ourselves up and figuring out how to do penance. Instead, we should use our sober minds to recognize the remaining tendency to sin and continually take steps to reduce recurrence while repenting when the steps fail.