i am conceited. i am self-focused. i am vain. i am a fool. i am prone to anger. i am proud. i am not a loving person. i am mean. i am inconsiderate. i am fake. i am a hater. i am a liar. i am a luster. i am a thief. i am an idol-worshipper. i am disgusting.
...i am a sinner - a sinner in desperate need of grace, mercy, and forgiveness.
but i can also say this:
i am forgiven. i have received endless grace--grace that I do not deserve. now, what i see myself as is different than what God sees. my sins have been paid for in full upon the cross, and God no longer sees me as condemned. there is no need for me to strive for salvation. my works do nothing to free me from myself. it is through His work alone that this frail sinner can call himself redeemed.
...i am redeemed.
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