God knew we were sinners when He saved us. While we were yet sinners,Christ died for the ungodly. Lets face it, we can still sin. But God's intention is to do away with our species altogether. This will solve the sin issue. Nothing else will. We are a new creation. That is His solution.
However, the process has not yet been finished. Does anyone imagine that sin can halt this process? If it could, then the process could not even have made it to the ground floor. Salvation is not given, life is not given, on the basis of a person's ability to quit sinning.
Of all the reasons a person needs to behave himself, justification is not one of them. It is not our behavior that justifies us before God, It is our humility. It is our faith in Him. Faith that no matter what, He will complete what He began in us. If it comes to light that He has not begun anything yet in a person, it is not his behavior that will correct this. It is and always will be his humility and faith. Those are the real issues. God gives grace to the humble, resists the proud. Those who feel justified by their behavior are treading in risky waters.
However, the process has not yet been finished. Does anyone imagine that sin can halt this process? If it could, then the process could not even have made it to the ground floor. Salvation is not given, life is not given, on the basis of a person's ability to quit sinning.
Of all the reasons a person needs to behave himself, justification is not one of them. It is not our behavior that justifies us before God, It is our humility. It is our faith in Him. Faith that no matter what, He will complete what He began in us. If it comes to light that He has not begun anything yet in a person, it is not his behavior that will correct this. It is and always will be his humility and faith. Those are the real issues. God gives grace to the humble, resists the proud. Those who feel justified by their behavior are treading in risky waters.