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Monday, 7 April 2025

“But we all sin every day” What?!

 Saying that Christians sin every day can suggest alignment more with Augustinian theology or certain strands of Protestantism than with the actual teachings of Jesus.

If someone truly and consciously sins every day—through actions like lying, committing adultery, or engaging in violence—then it raises a serious question: Has Jesus truly saved that person?

It may be that such a person is placing their hope in a theological system rather than in the transformative power of Christ himself. Of course, I cannot judge any individual heart—I do not know you. But to openly say, “I sin every day,”especially if referring to real moral wrongdoing, says something significant.

It doesn’t sound like the person is being saved—from sin—at least not in the way Jesus meant. Unless by "sin" they mean something trivial or culturally defined, such as eating dessert before the main course, the statement is serious.

When you belong to Jesus, he changes you. He frees you from a life of continual sin, at least as he defines sin. Consider what it would sound like if someone said, “I lie every day,” or, “I commit crimes every day.” That is, in effect, what you are saying when you claim to sin daily.

And Scripture is clear: liars, unless transformed and forgiven, are headed toward destruction. But Jesus can save—so that a person is no longer a liar, no longer bound to sin.

Do not die a liar.
Liars face the fire—unless Jesus saves them.