“Sin is part of the Christian identity and the Christian identity is scandalous”
A) The text of the speech by J.M.Bergoglio:
“« I would even say that sin is part of our identity: we are sinners, but sinners with faith in Jesus Christ». ” ……. «It is God that gives us the gift of identity» and «the Problem is to be faithful to this Christian identity and to let the Holy Spirit, which is guarantee and pledge in our hearts, carry us forward in life». … Instead behind it all, «there is the scandal: this Christian identity is scandalous»” (Homily, Casa Santa Marta, June 9, 2015)
B) References to Scriptures:
“Whoever lives sinfully belongs to the devil, since the devil has been a sinner from the beginning. This was the purpose of the appearing of the Son of God, to undo the work of the devil. No one who is a child of God sins because God’s seed remains in him. Nor can he sin, because he is a child of God” (1Jo 3:8-9)
C) Comment:
The Christian identity does not contain sin.
Who is born and reborn in God is called to holiness.
Sin does not belong to the identity of authentic Christians.
The face of true Christians is that of Jesus, the Christ, He who is Holy and has descended among people to make them saints.
Sin belongs to the identity of the children of the devil, and on their faces is seen the face of their father, the sinner of sinners, the one who embodies sin, the evil one, satan.
