{"id":46421,"date":"2021-10-06T09:25:29","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T06:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=46421"},"modified":"2025-05-20T01:33:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T22:33:23","slug":"when-the-bible-says-all-have-sinned-does-that-mean-there-are-no-saints-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2021\/10\/06\/when-the-bible-says-all-have-sinned-does-that-mean-there-are-no-saints-on-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"When the Bible Says \u201cAll Have Sinned,\u201d Does That Mean There Are No Saints on Earth?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The <\/span>Bible <\/span>states, \u201c<\/span>All <\/span>have <\/span>sinned,\u201d <\/span>but <\/span>does <\/span>this <\/span>mean <\/span>there <\/span>are <\/span>no <\/span>saints <\/span>anywhere? <\/span>Let\u2019s <\/span>explore <\/span>this <\/span>carefully.<\/span><\/p>\n

Romans <\/span>3:<\/span>22-<\/span>23 (<\/span>ESV)<\/span><\/strong> says:<\/span>
\u201c<\/span>This <\/span>righteousness <\/span>is <\/span>given <\/span>through <\/span>faith <\/span>in <\/span>Jesus <\/span>Christ <\/span>to <\/span>all <\/span>who <\/span>believe. <\/span>There <\/span>is <\/span>no <\/span>difference, <\/span>for <\/span>all <\/span>have <\/span>sinned <\/span>and <\/span>fall <\/span>short <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>glory <\/span>of <\/span>God.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Notice <\/span>the <\/span>text <\/span>says <\/span>\u201c<\/span>all <\/span>have <\/span>sinned\u201d<\/span><\/strong> (<\/span>past <\/span>tense), <\/span>not \u201c<\/span>all <\/span>are <\/span>sinning.\u201d <\/span>This <\/span>means <\/span>there <\/span>was <\/span>a <\/span>point <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>past <\/span>when <\/span>sin <\/span>entered <\/span>humanity, <\/span>affecting <\/span>everyone, <\/span>not <\/span>that <\/span>every <\/span>person <\/span>continuously <\/span>sins <\/span>without <\/span>exception.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>root <\/span>cause <\/span>of <\/span>this <\/span>universal <\/span>sinfulness <\/span>is <\/span>the <\/span>original <\/span>sin <\/span>committed <\/span>by <\/span>Adam <\/span>and <\/span>Eve. <\/span>Scripture <\/span>teaches <\/span>that <\/span>through <\/span>one <\/span>man\u2019s <\/span>disobedience, <\/span>sin <\/span>and <\/span>its <\/span>consequences <\/span>entered <\/span>the <\/span>world, <\/span>affecting <\/span>all <\/span>his <\/span>descendants:<\/span><\/p>\n

Romans <\/span>5:<\/span>19 (<\/span>NIV):<\/span><\/strong>
\u201c<\/span>For <\/span>just <\/span>as <\/span>through <\/span>the <\/span>disobedience <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>one <\/span>man <\/span>the <\/span>many <\/span>were <\/span>made <\/span>sinners, <\/span>so <\/span>also <\/span>through <\/span>the <\/span>obedience <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>one <\/span>man <\/span>the <\/span>many <\/span>will <\/span>be <\/span>made <\/span>righteous.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In <\/span>other <\/span>words, <\/span>because <\/span>we <\/span>are <\/span>all \u201c<\/span>in <\/span>Adam\u201d <\/span>by <\/span>birth, <\/span>we <\/span>inherit <\/span>a <\/span>sinful <\/span>nature. <\/span>This <\/span>is <\/span>what <\/span>theologians <\/span>call <\/span>original <\/span>sin<\/span><\/strong>\u2014<\/span>a <\/span>state <\/span>of <\/span>moral <\/span>corruption <\/span>and <\/span>separation <\/span>from <\/span>God <\/span>that <\/span>we <\/span>are <\/span>born <\/span>into, <\/span>without <\/span>having <\/span>chosen <\/span>it <\/span>ourselves.<\/span><\/p>\n

This <\/span>is <\/span>why <\/span>even <\/span>children <\/span>can <\/span>display <\/span>sinful <\/span>traits <\/span>such <\/span>as <\/span>anger, <\/span>selfishness, <\/span>or <\/span>pride. <\/span>It <\/span>is <\/span>not <\/span>just <\/span>behavior <\/span>learned, <\/span>but <\/span>a <\/span>condition <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>human <\/span>heart <\/span>inherited <\/span>from <\/span>Adam\u2019s <\/span>fall.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, <\/span>the <\/span>good <\/span>news <\/span>is <\/span>that <\/span>this <\/span>condition <\/span>can <\/span>be <\/span>reversed <\/span>through <\/span>Jesus <\/span>Christ. <\/span>Jesus <\/span>is <\/span>often <\/span>called <\/span>the <\/span>\u201c<\/span>Second <\/span>Adam\u201d<\/span><\/strong> or <\/span>\u201c<\/span>Last <\/span>Adam\u201d<\/span><\/strong> (<\/span>1 <\/span>Corinthians <\/span>15:<\/span>45), <\/span>who <\/span>restores <\/span>what <\/span>was <\/span>lost <\/span>by <\/span>Adam\u2019s <\/span>sin:<\/span><\/p>\n

Romans <\/span>5:<\/span>18-<\/span>19 (<\/span>NIV):<\/span><\/strong>
\u201c<\/span>Consequently, <\/span>just <\/span>as <\/span>one <\/span>trespass <\/span>resulted <\/span>in <\/span>condemnation <\/span>for <\/span>all <\/span>people, <\/span>so <\/span>also <\/span>one <\/span>righteous <\/span>act <\/span>resulted <\/span>in <\/span>justification <\/span>and <\/span>life <\/span>for <\/span>all <\/span>people. <\/span>For <\/span>just <\/span>as <\/span>through <\/span>the <\/span>disobedience <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>one <\/span>man <\/span>the <\/span>many <\/span>were <\/span>made <\/span>sinners, <\/span>so <\/span>also <\/span>through <\/span>the <\/span>obedience <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>one <\/span>man <\/span>the <\/span>many <\/span>will <\/span>be <\/span>made <\/span>righteous.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

When <\/span>we <\/span>repent <\/span>of <\/span>our <\/span>sins <\/span>and <\/span>receive <\/span>Jesus <\/span>as <\/span>Lord <\/span>and <\/span>Savior, <\/span>we <\/span>are <\/span>spiritually <\/span>born <\/span>again<\/span><\/strong>\u2014<\/span>made <\/span>new <\/span>creations <\/span>through <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit. <\/span>This <\/span>new <\/span>birth <\/span>cleanses <\/span>us <\/span>from <\/span>original <\/span>sin <\/span>and <\/span>empowers <\/span>us <\/span>to <\/span>live <\/span>holy <\/span>lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

1 <\/span>John <\/span>1:<\/span>8-<\/span>9 (<\/span>ESV):<\/span><\/strong>
\u201c<\/span>If <\/span>we <\/span>say <\/span>we <\/span>have <\/span>no <\/span>sin, <\/span>we <\/span>deceive <\/span>ourselves, <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>truth <\/span>is <\/span>not <\/span>in <\/span>us. <\/span>If <\/span>we <\/span>confess <\/span>our <\/span>sins, <\/span>he <\/span>is <\/span>faithful <\/span>and <\/span>just <\/span>to <\/span>forgive <\/span>us <\/span>our <\/span>sins <\/span>and <\/span>to <\/span>cleanse <\/span>us <\/span>from <\/span>all <\/span>unrighteousness.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

1 <\/span>John <\/span>3:<\/span>9 (<\/span>NIV)<\/span><\/strong> further <\/span>affirms <\/span>this <\/span>new <\/span>reality:<\/span>
\u201c<\/span>No <\/span>one <\/span>who <\/span>is <\/span>born <\/span>of <\/span>God <\/span>will <\/span>continue <\/span>to <\/span>sin, <\/span>because <\/span>God\u2019s <\/span>seed <\/span>remains <\/span>in <\/span>them; <\/span>they <\/span>cannot <\/span>go <\/span>on <\/span>sinning <\/span>because <\/span>they <\/span>have <\/span>been <\/span>born <\/span>of <\/span>God.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This <\/span>doesn\u2019t <\/span>mean <\/span>believers <\/span>never <\/span>struggle <\/span>with <\/span>sin, <\/span>but <\/span>that <\/span>sin <\/span>no <\/span>longer <\/span>masters <\/span>them. <\/span>They <\/span>have <\/span>been <\/span>set <\/span>free <\/span>from <\/span>the <\/span>dominion <\/span>of <\/span>sin<\/span><\/strong> and <\/span>live <\/span>empowered <\/span>by <\/span>God\u2019s <\/span>grace.<\/span><\/p>\n

2 <\/span>Corinthians <\/span>5:<\/span>17 (<\/span>NIV):<\/span><\/strong>
\u201c<\/span>Therefore, <\/span>if <\/span>anyone <\/span>is <\/span>in <\/span>Christ, <\/span>the <\/span>new <\/span>creation <\/span>has <\/span>come: <\/span>The <\/span>old <\/span>has <\/span>gone, <\/span>the <\/span>new <\/span>is <\/span>here!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

So <\/span>yes, <\/span>there <\/span>are <\/span>truly <\/span>saints <\/span>on <\/span>earth<\/span><\/strong>\u2014<\/span>people <\/span>who <\/span>have <\/span>been <\/span>made <\/span>holy <\/span>through <\/span>faith <\/span>in <\/span>Christ, <\/span>living <\/span>lives <\/span>that <\/span>please <\/span>God.<\/span><\/p>\n

Psalm <\/span>16:<\/span>3 (<\/span>NIV)<\/span><\/strong> says:<\/span>
\u201c<\/span>As <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>saints <\/span>who <\/span>are <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>land, <\/span>they <\/span>are <\/span>the <\/span>glorious <\/span>ones <\/span>in <\/span>whom <\/span>is <\/span>all <\/span>my <\/span>delight.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Final <\/span>Reflection:<\/span><\/strong>
Are <\/span>you <\/span>a <\/span>saint? <\/span>Have <\/span>you <\/span>repented, <\/span>accepted <\/span>Jesus, <\/span>and <\/span>been <\/span>baptized? <\/span>Jesus <\/span>stands <\/span>at <\/span>the <\/span>door <\/span>of <\/span>your <\/span>heart, <\/span>ready <\/span>to <\/span>come <\/span>in <\/span>and <\/span>transform <\/span>your <\/span>life. <\/span>Those <\/span>who <\/span>receive <\/span>Him <\/span>are <\/span>born <\/span>again <\/span>and <\/span>will <\/span>one <\/span>day <\/span>be <\/span>taken <\/span>to <\/span>heaven <\/span>to <\/span>live <\/span>eternally <\/span>with <\/span>God. <\/span>Those <\/span>who <\/span>reject <\/span>Him <\/span>remain <\/span>separated <\/span>and <\/span>face <\/span>eternal <\/span>judgment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Maranatha!<\/span><\/strong> \u2014 <\/span>The <\/span>Lord <\/span>is <\/span>coming!<\/span><\/p>\n

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