I am a sinner...forgiven

This morning I was looking over facebook and I came across a funny that a friend posted that really has bothered me. Most of the time if I see something offensive or political  I just ignore it. But this one I commented on and I can't seem to let it go. So I will say what I think here....

 The funny said  "You call yourself a Christian, but Jesus wasn't a snob who judged people for their imperfections. You may wanna get your bible out and check up on that." I replied "Christians are sinners...only difference we are forgiven".

The first thing that came to mind was, that this joke was being a snob to a Christian's imperfection. We don't become sinless once we follow Christ. We still  do and think the same as a none believer, we struggle to live up to a world that thinks we should act like God. We are sinners that is why Jesus died for us. We need the Holy spirit to empower us. We need Gods Grace! Even others Christians will throw in our faces our imperfection, with things like "where is your grace". I don't give much grace...Jesus does that. I need to die daily to sin and that is not always easy. I constantly have to ask the Holy Spirit to change my heart and actions. We want to be like Jesus, but we will never be Jesus. On this earth we will never be perfect. But the good news is we do have the blood of Christ to cover that sin and one day in front of God we will be forgiven. Something we Do Not deserve.

Paul said in Romans 7 14-25

14 We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. 15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16 And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. 17 As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. 18 For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature.[c] For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. 20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.

21 So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; 23 but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. 24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? 25 Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!

So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in my sinful nature[d] a slave to the law of sin.

So no Jesus wasn't a snob....But I am some times. 

I am forgiven