{who we are now should not reflect who we were}

"Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

   in our meeting this morning, we read 1 Corinthians 5 & 6. afterwards, in my head, i yelled, "you go Paul! tell it how it is!" how often do we hear people justify themselves? or constantly beat around the bush about their actions?
   when i confront people about a sin that i see, they automatically get angry and start to justify. sometimes i catch myself wanting to justify my own sins! SIN is SIN, christians didnt make this decision or draw this line, God did. and yes, it is our job, as christians to confront our brothers and sisters who claim to be in the faith yet do the opposite (1 Cor. 5:9-11) I love when Paul, in 6:5 says, "i say this to shame you..." wooooow!
   i grow tired and sad of seeing those who claim to be believers, yet their actions show completely opposite. you should be ashamed.
   BUT as always, there is hope with God. there is grace and forgiveness. and i love the last part of these verses. i am just now beginning to understand "freedom in Christ".

as a Christian...

...you WERE washed

...you WERE sanctified

...you WERE justified

we were bought at a price!