Have you ever asked myself this question, why do I still struggle with this sin? I thought over time

as I become a more mature Christian, I would struggle less. I would have less temptation.

I thought sin would become less enticing or I would sin less. These are all common questions.

And there's a biblical answer to this. And there's a proper way of

understanding our flesh and the spirit, the power, the side of us that we call the saint. And it's

called saint-center reality, where we're both a sinner and a saint at the same time. And what does

the Bible say our expectation should be? Should eventually we have a 70-30 experience where 70% of us

is not sinning and we're living righteous and 30% isn't. We start out 50-50. These are important

questions. And that's what we're going to talk about today. I have a special guest with me and he's

written a book on the reality of a saint's sinner. It's a great discussion. Stay tuned.

Before we start the podcast today,

let's take a moment and focus our hearts and our minds on Christ. Let's look to Christ together.

If you've walked with Jesus for a while, you know the tension. You love him, but you still sin.

You want to obey, but you still fall short. One moment, you feel close to God and the next, you wonder how could he still love someone like you? That's the

saint and sinner reality. Luther called it Sumo-yustus at Peccator. At the same time,

righteous and sinner.

It's not a glitch in the Christian life.

It is the Christian life.

In yourself, you're still weak.

You're still broken.

You're still fighting sin. But in Christ, you are already righteous, already loved, already accepted.

Both are true, and the gospel holds them together. When you fail, you don't look inward for reassurance. Look outward to Jesus.

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