I am participating in a 'discussion' on an internet forum, where the argument is made that the words you use to refer to yourself define who you are. I don't believe that anymore. Not quite sure when that belief went away, but I realize just how capable we are of lying to ourselves.
I often think of myself as better than others because of something I know or something I do better than them. Half of the time, I am kidding myself because I fail to take something else into consideration, like the amount of time I've had to learn or practice those things, compared to whomever I'm comparing myself to. The other half of the time, I am merely imagining myself as being better when I have no real reason to think that way.
What does it matter if I refer to myself as a "sinner saved by grace" or a "saint", if my reason for hope and justification resides solely in Jesus Christ? I am defined by the truth of my situation, not the words I use to describe it.
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