Who Am I?
Published by Olwin Gosal in 2025 · 31 August 2025
My friends in Christ, what is the biggest problem facing all humans in this world? Some would answer relationship problems, financial problems, or work problems. Today, let's learn that there is a much bigger and more serious problem than all of those above. And only God can solve this problem.
Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
But God shows His love to us, who are we that God shows His love to us? Are we worthy of love? The Bible explains so clearly about who and what human life really is. God created humans very special, but what happened after Adam and Eve fell into sin. The severance of human connection with God who is their creator, the destruction of life, humans live in all evil, rebelling against God and not thinking about doing the will of God who created them. Genesis 5:6 NIV The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. Psalms 51:5 Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
The first thing that is very important is the full awareness that we are sinners who actually deserve to be punished, deserve to be destroyed because of sin. There is nothing we can be proud of, we have absolutely no ability to escape from the bondage of sin and the power of darkness. Romans 5:8 'But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.'
When God shows His love to us, it is entirely God's own decision and will, with absolutely no human intervention. God does this not because we have done good, not because humans have loved God and followed His will—no! It is said that God did this while humans were still sinful, actively rebelling against God, moving away from God, and ignoring God as the Great Creator.
Are we now aware that we are sinners? When someone realizes they are a sinner, it is a great gift from God. Why? Because it is the first step in realizing they need help to be free from sin. Sin is truly the greatest problem in the world, and only God can solve it.
The second thing we should consider is that God demonstrates His love. This is the foundation of faith and Christian teaching. God first seeks out sinful humans. This is very different from any other religious teaching, which teaches that humans can draw near to God through their good deeds and even be saved through their piety.
It says, “Because Christ died for us, this is a clear proof of God’s love that gave His Son to suffer and die for the sake of humans who oppose Him. This is the greatest love for a broken, destroyed world. John 15:13' Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 1 Peter 3:18 (NIV) 'For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit.
Only God’s love, which is expressed in Christ, can solve sin! Therefore, no one can be free from sin if they do not have Christ in their life. Even though to this day there are still many people who underestimate, blaspheme, and do not believe in Christ and His work.
It says, "While we were still sinners, it means that there was a time when humans were indeed dominated by sin, but when they experienced God's love in Christ Jesus, they certainly experienced change, restoration, and justification. My friends, we may have been Christians for a long time, even born into Christian families. But what is the basis for our being Christians today? Could it be that we think I have to have a religion like everyone else in general? This means being Christian is merely an identity and worship becomes merely a routine.
Today, God reminds us that we should become Christians by accepting and believing in God's amazing love, which He showed us while we were still sinners. And remember, it is God's love that transforms our lives. It changes everything, transforming our status from sinners to justified and sanctified ones, changing our purpose in life, our motivation in life, and our way of life.