The Everlasting Covenant

The Difference between a Sinner and a Christian

The question will very naturally arise, “What then is the difference between a sinner and a Christian, if Christ is in all men?” It is a very pertinent question, and is easily answered. The difference is simply one of faith. “The just shall live by faith.” ⁴ “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.” ⁵ “If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” ¹ It makes all the difference in the world, whether Christ is in a man simply as His life is in the brutes, or whether He dwells in the heart by faith. EVCO 248.4