My Standing In Christ
"There is not a just man upon the earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not" -Ecclesiastes 7:20 [KJV] The word "just" means righteous. We know that the Lord’s people are righteous in Christ, and yet, the inspired writer says that not even a justified person "doeth good and sinneth not." All believers are aware of our sinfulness knowing that "all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags" (Isaiah 64:6), therefore we petition the Lord for fresh supplies of pardoning grace (1 John 1:9). While the reality of our wretchedness is ever before us, let us rejoice in the deliverance of sin by the sacrificial obedience of the Lord Jesus Christ which is the sole basis upon which God remains just and justifies the ungodly. It is certainly true that, "in me (that is, in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing" (Romans 7:18), and therefore nothing good can come forth from me. However, it is also true that I am accepte