As you know, a forgiven sinner would be somebody who was forgiven, but is still in bondage to sin. God’s Word makes it clear that we not only have had our sins forgiven, but we have also been set free from the power of sin. A saint is a person who is holy, and we are given the righteousness of God through the work Jesus did on the cross:
2 Corinthians 5:21, “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”
Unlike forgiven sinners, we have not only been forgiven our sins, but also set free from the bondage of sin:
Romans 6:18, “Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.”
John 8:36, “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”
