When the gospel is at stake, everything is at stake.
Sin is not simply making bad choices or mistakes. Sin is having the desire in our hearts to do the will of the enemy of God.
We are not sinners because we sin. We sin because we are sinners.
If ever there were a time there was nothing, there would be nothing now.
Once we are reconciled to God, the estrangement is over, the hostilities have ended, and the peace is sealed for eternity.
For a Christian to be a Christian, he must first be a sinner. Being a sinner is a prerequisite for being a church member. The Christian church is one of the few organizations in the world that requires a public acknowledgement of sin as a condition for membership.