Jeremiah TiptonFounder in president of David Hernandez ministries

Are You God's Child if You Sin?

15 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this sermon excerpt, the speaker addresses believers who equate personal struggle with sin to evidence that they are not children of God. He counters this self‑condemnation by asserting that the very presence of a struggle indicates the Holy Spirit’s activity within the believer. If the Spirit were absent, a person would simply continue sinning without inner conflict. The speaker emphasizes that frustration over sin and a genuine desire to break free from the old nature are proof that the Holy Spirit is at work, affirming the listener’s identity as a child of God.

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Many of you look at the fact that you're struggling and you condemn yourselves and you say, well, I must not be God's child. I see it the opposite way. If you didn't have the Holy Spirit, you wouldn't be struggling with sin. You would just be sinning. The fact that there's a struggle is proof that he lives in you. The fact that there's this frustration is proof that he's working on your heart. The fact that there's this desire to be free of that old nature is proof that the Holy Spirit is working in your heart.