The problem is sin in us, the solution is Christ in us

We are all sinners, just because someone becomes a Christian does not mean we are perfect, sinless or immune to sin, what it does mean is when we are tempted to sin we can ask for help from the Holy Spirit to overcome the temptation and not sin, if we do sin we can confess that sin to God and He will forgive us and help us turn from doing it again.

Today though in our society most Christians do not confess they are sinners, or that they have sin in their life, ironically this itself is a sin.

When we walk in sin we are out of God’s will for our life, out of fellowship with Him and walking in darkness, we become ineffective just as the religious leaders were when Jesus walked the earth, we become pious towards others and compare ourselves to them and their sin to make ourselves feel better.

We pass judgment on others and believe they cannot be saved because of their sin, yet we have been forgiven of everything we have done and said, including our hateful and lustful thoughts, that only we and God know about it.

No one has the right to pass judgment on the soul of another, every person has the need to hear the gospel message, none of us are better than our neighbors and we have a responsibility to share with those around us who Jesus is, what He has done for us and what He can do for them.

Today you have a choice to make, will you acknowledge your own sin, confess it, repent of it, and ask the Holy Spirit to lead you in the way and not pass judgment on others , start by sharing the gospel message of hope you carry within your soul.

Yes we have a problem in our world and that problem is sin, sin in us and sin in the world, the bigger problem is this, we either don’t recognize it or we just ignore it, but Christ paid the price for our sin and the worlds, let's recognize the problem is us, the solution is Christ in us.

God’s word says:

“Then one of the Pharisees invited him to eat with him. He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. And a woman in the town who was a sinner found out that Jesus was reclining at the table in the Pharisee’s house. She brought an alabaster jar of perfume and stood behind him at his feet, weeping, and began to wash his feet with her tears. She wiped his feet with her hair, kissing them and anointing them with the perfume. When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “This man, if he were a prophet, would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him — she’s a sinner!” Jesus replied to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” He said, “Say it, teacher.” “A creditor had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. Since they could not pay it back, he graciously forgave them both. So, which of them will love him more?” Simon answered, “I suppose the one he forgave more.” “You have judged correctly,” he told him. Turning to the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she, with her tears, has washed my feet and wiped them with her hair. You gave me no kiss, but she hasn’t stopped kissing my feet since I came in. You didn’t anoint my head with olive oil, but she has anointed my feet with perfume. Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven; that’s why she loved much. But the one who is forgiven little, loves little.” Then he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” Those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves, “Who is this man who even forgives sins?” And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”Luke 7:36-50 CSB

“This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in him. If we say, “We have fellowship with him,” and yet we walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth. If we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say, “We have no sin,” we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say, “We have not sinned,” we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.”1 John 1:5-10 CSB