He Sees Our Sins

"When God looks at you, He alone sees Jesus. He doesn't come across your sins or imperfections."  pop proverb amidst Christians

I cringe a combat when I take away heed this statement. It's non establish inwards Scripture as well as it agency God can't help us.

When nosotros larn Christians, we're forgiven of every sin because of Christ's death, but God however sees our sins as well as weaknesses every bit good every bit our strengths. He sees us every bit nosotros are as well as thence He tin give the axe convict us of sin as well as instruct us how to walk inwards faith.

Salvation doesn't brand us perfect as well as it doesn't brand us a Jesus impersonator. 

It allows Jesus to laid about changing us from the within out....because nosotros require to last changed.

If someone tells us we're bang-up simply the way nosotros are, nosotros accept no argue to change.

God never does this. Because He loves us, He has huge expectations for our transformation (Matthew 10:38; Romans 12:1-2; Philippians 2:12-13; Ephesians 5; Revelation 3:19).

In fact, God disciplines us because He loves us as well as uses hardships to help us grow inwards righteousness (Hebrews 12).

That's the form of God nosotros accept as well as the form nosotros need!
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To read to a greater extent than well-nigh this misunderstanding as well as which Scripture is sometimes used to back upward it, banking enterprise agree out this 1-minute devotion: When God Looks at Us.

See also: Does God "forget" our Sins?

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Does He Solely Run Across Jesus?

Dear Christians, nosotros accept a terrible habit of creating catchy statements that aren't scriptural.

For example: When God looks at me, He exclusively sees Jesus. He doesn't run across a unmarried sin.

This arguing is truthful inwards the legal feel only. When nosotros piece of employment into eternity, God volition run across Christ's righteousness roofing us (1 John 3:2: Romans 8:1). 

But this "legal position" doesn't shroud our sins from God. He ever has been together with ever volition last omniscient (Scriptures).

He sees our sins together with expects us to vigorously repent together with reform because it volition convey us wholeness, peace, together with joy (Philippians 3:12-13; Romans 8; 12:1-2). 

The Bible was given to teach, rebuke, together with right the sins that God sees inwards us (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

Jesus says, "Those whom I honey I rebuke together with discipline. So last earnest together with repent" (Revelation 3:19). 

So if you're intent on using this catchy phrase, at to the lowest degree say it this way: "When God looks at me for legal purposes, He sees Jesus, non my sins. But hither together with directly He sees my sins together with helps me overcome them." 
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On a like subject: We Must Define "Forget" Correctly. This 1-minute devotion talks most the Scriptures that say God "forgets" our sins. 

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Beware Of Hyper-Grace Teachings

If yous haven’t heard the advert hyper-grace, you’ve in all likelihood heard some of its errors.

It’s a “feel-good-about-yourself” didactics amongst these beliefs:(1)

1. God forgives my sins, past, introduce too future, then I don’t postulate to repent.

2. When God looks at me, He sees Christ’s righteousness, non my sins.

3. All sins are the same inwards God’s eyes, then who are nosotros to gauge the homosexual whatsoever differently than the gossip?

4. In fact, it’s non our house to gauge anyone.

5. God has no commands for Christians because nosotros aren’t nether the law.

6. The Holy Spirit encourages Christians. He doesn’t convict them of sin.

7. God’s dearest has absolutely no conditions.

These simulated statements are repeated then oftentimes that genuine Christians are accepting them. 

The exclusively means to protect ourselves from these or whatsoever other simulated didactics is to carefully written report God’s Word.

Grace isn’t grace unless it is accompanied past times truth (John 1:17). 

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(1) Not all hyper-grace teachers back upwardly all of these seven doctrines. They may mix too match.  

See below what Scripture says:   

1. Repentance is commanded inwards Scripture, too non but at the betoken of salvation (A Common Misunderstanding near Love too the Bible Love Notes Repentance Archive.

2. We function into sky based on Christ’s righteousness, but hither on earth, our all-knowing God sees our sins, rebukes us, calls us to repent, disciplines, too instructs us (Does He Only See Jesus?

3. Sins are equal inwards certainly ways too unequal inwards others. God does non hold off at a child’s irresponsibility the same means He looks at rape. See Does God View All Sins the Same for multiple Scripture references refuting this hyper-grace belief.

4. See the Misunderstandings About Judgment Archive, peculiarly the Scripture-packed postal service called How, Who, too What to Judge According to Scripture.

5. Christians must live on serious too responsible near their maturity inwards Christ (Works is Not a Dirty Word.

6. The Holy Spirit convicts us of sin too grieves when nosotros sin (Can You Grieve Him?

7. Salvation is the greatest human activeness of God’s dearest too it has an undeniable condition. It is given exclusively to those who believe (God’s Love is Better than Unconditional.

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More Half-Truths Many Christians Believe (#21-24)

This is purpose of the serial "Half-Truths Many Christians Believe."

Half-truth #21: Building self-esteem is essential for our well-being.

Scripture says dying to self is essential to our well-being. Self-esteem philosophy says esteeming ourselves is essential to our well-being. Who volition nosotros believe? These links explicate more:
6 Ways the Self-Esteem Movement Contradicts Scripture
The Pharisees Had High Self-Esteem
Moses to the Rescue

Half-truth #22: God wants me "happy."

Even though they are sometimes used interchangeably, there's a huge divergence betwixt joy in addition to worldly happiness. These links explicate why God doesn't hope worldly happiness:
Trojan Horse Lie: Happiness
The Unique Foundation of Christian Happiness

Half-truth #23: When God looks at me, He entirely sees Jesus. 

You would intend this was a Scripture the agency it is quoted. Jesus is our illustration when nosotros human face upward God's in conclusion sentence in addition to He covers our sins amongst His blood, only hither in addition to straightaway God sees us every bit nosotros are in addition to nosotros should hold upward grateful that He does. These links explicate more:
When God Sees Us, He Sees Us Sins in addition to All
He Sees Our Sins

Half-truth #24: God heals everyone who has faith.

People who promote this truth produce then against the evidence of Scripture in addition to against the evidence of Christian life. And when the evidence proves them wrong, they blame the sick for a lack of faith. These links explicate more:
Heavenly Promises Versus Earthly Promises
A Message About Healing inward 1 Timothy 5:23
Misunderstandings About the Stripes of Jesus
Does Faith Heal?