KEY SCRIPTURE: 1 Corinthians 6:11 KJV “And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.”

I believe many would quickly ask, How can you say no Christian is Evil. Some can easily point out people they know very well who are very diabolical and mischievous. Some may even be supposed men of God who actually practice evil. I do not object to any of these. Indeed, many call themselves Christians, but are never one. Rom 2:29 KJV” But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.” This scripture properly refers to the Christian.

It describes the man who pays lip service to being a Christian, yet he is not so at heart. The Lord talked about the last day when he would tell those who claimed Jesus was their Lord, yet kept doing evil, that He never knew them.

In this study, I am talking about those who sincerely believe in Jesus as their Lord, yet they find themselves doing wrong. Such people may see themselves as sinners or evil people. I wish to say that, from the teachings of the scriptures, such people are not evil, but have not understood the teachings of the word. They have also not learnt how to appropriate the revelations of scripture for a victorious life. Christians have a substituted life. Every Christian has exchanged his or her life or nature for that of Jesus. 2Co 5:21 KJV “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” I would add another verse to strengthen my first point. Col 1:21 KJV “And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled” The word reconcile in this verse does not only mean to join together but to change thoroughly by putting away the barrier, that is the evil nature He added in the following verse that we Col 1:22 KJV In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: Through the Lord’s sacrifice he took away the old nature of sin, giving us his nature, which makes us holy, unreproveable and unblameable.

You cannot have this glorious, holy nature and be evil. It is your responsibility to acknowledge that you are holy, unblameable, and unreproveable. This nature is what Christ exchanged with our sinful, evil nature. If sin is knocking on your door, tell yourself, your new nature is holy, unblameable, and unreproveable, and so you do not do such things. If you fail to acknowledge that you have a new nature that is pure like Jesus, then you will easily submit to sins’ requests. If you consider yourself evil because of your slips and faults, then you can never lead a victorious life. Maintain a consciousness of true holiness and uprightness. If you are a Christian, then you are like Jesus, and so stop seeing yourself as an evil person.

THOUGHT:  À RIGHTEOUS CONSCIOUS CHRISTIAN IS ALWAYS VICTORIOUS, BUT A SIN-CONSCIOUS ONE IS ALWAYS WEAK.

FURTHER STUDIES

Rom 6:14 KJV ” For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.”

Gal 5:1 KJV “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.”