Unpacking Insights from Perspectives Challenge for Growth and Learning 1-15-26

After reading the series about Perspectives, I pray that the readers will have a new way of thinking; that is, to think like the Lord God wants them to think.

This is a challenge- Please go back to the Word of God and ask the Spirit to help you to have an understanding of God’s Word; but before doing that you must be open to the truth regardless of what someone has told you, even if it was a pastor. Actually, they are included in this challenge.

Those who say we are sinners, or that all have sinned and come short of  the glory of God (Romans 3:23), are not sure of their salvation, regardless of who it may be. When Paul wrote that scripture, he was saying the whole world was guilty: which means before anyone was born again.

Paul never called children of God sinners; he said we are called to be saints  concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh, and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for His name, among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ; (Romans 1:3-6).

Yet he talks about the whole world being guilty before God (Romans 1:18-3:23) verse 23: for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.

LOOK at the very next verses-  being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,  whom God set forth as a propitiation [Jesus; sacrifice] by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus (Romans 3:24-26).

Jesus took care of our sins when He became sin for us, so how can we still be sinners? For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him (2 Corinthians 5:21).

One can never be righteous and unrighteous at the same time, although we may conduct ourselves in an unrighteous manner. In witnessing to someone, if I tell them I am still a sinner too, what’s the purpose of salvation? But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light (2 Peter 2:9).

Some people say we are sinners because Paul said he was the chief of sinners. The Word of God cannot contradict itself, therefore that is a misunderstood scripture. Paul called himself the worse of sinners because persecuted the church of God (Acts 9:1-2) and even he consented to Stephen being stoned to death (Acts 7:54-60).

How much worse can anyone get than to agree to have God’s children murdered. Paul could not have meant that after he became born again he was the chief among sinners. That would certainly be a contradiction, and the Bible does not and cannot contradict itself, therefore the verse is misunderstood.

Why?

Because people don’t dig deep into the Word. Therefore, one cannot fulfill his or her ministry because they are leaning to their own understanding, and that’s why so many ministries are crumbling.

I pray that the readers will take heed  to what has been written, ponder it your heart, digest it and ask the Holy Spirit to enlighten your eyes of understanding.

Betty A. Burnett ~ burnettministries.org