Two types of sinners

No doubt you have heard countless “profound” utterances that start something like this, “There are only two types of people in the world…” My personal favourite is, “There are three kinds of people in this world; those who can count and those who can’t. But some folk prefer to lump us all into one category. You have probably heard it said, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23, NIV).

It’s true that we are all sinners but there is a crucial difference. There is a category of sinner, let’s call them group A, who, “are justified freely by his grace through redemption that came by Christ Jesus” (Romans 3:24, NIV). Group B on the other hand, “rejects the Son (of God)” and “will not see life; for God’s wrath remains on him” (John 3:36, NIV). There is really no middle ground here; in the words of our Lord – “Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son” (John 3:18, NIV).

Those who choose to accept Christ’s provision of the cross do not habitually (or continually) sin because, “No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him” (1 John 3:6, NIV). “Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray,” by misquoting Romans 3:23.

So, which category of “The Sinner-hood” do you belong to?