What if you have already messed up? Am I still worthy of a wife? Because I know I am filthy and not deserving.

By yourself, you are completely and totally unworthy. You're an unworthy sinner. But through Christ your sins have been forgiven. Christianity isn't a religion about rules, guilt, and shame. It's about a God who came down to earth to redeem and forgive mankind. Though we were undeserving of His grace, He sent His son Jesus to the earth to die for your sin. Your sin was put on Him. He paid the price on the cross, and conquered death through the resurrection. We have access to this forgiveness by turning from our sin and putting our faith in Christ.

If you've put your faith in Christ, you don't need to carry the weight and guilt of your sin. Christ has already carried that burden. If you continue to carry that burden, you're saying that Christ died for nothing. When God sees you, He doesn't see a sinner, He sees a saint. You need to see yourself the same way God sees you.

Of course, this isn't license to sin. If you think the forgiveness of Christ means you can do whatever you want, you clearly haven't turned from your sin or repented. In that case, you seriously need to consider whether you've truly put your faith in Christ.

With that said, consider what the Bible has to say about people who have put their faith in Christ.

You Have Been Declared Righteous and Innocent

Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

The Greek word which is translated "justified" is dikaioō. It is a legal term which literal means you have been declared righteous. It is the modern day equivalent of being put on trial, and being found completely innocent. I actually wrote an 8 page paper on the word dikaioō. You can read it here.

There is No Condemnation for You

Romans 8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,

You are a Saint

Romans 1:7 to all who are beloved of God in Rome, called as saints:

1 Corinthians 2 To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling...

Colossians 1:2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are at Colossae

Your Sin Will Never be Held Against You

Romans 4: 7"Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. 8 Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him."

You are Clothed in Righteousness

Isaiah 61:10
I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Psalm 132:9
May your priests be clothed with righteousness; may your saints sing for joy."

Your Sin has been Completely Removed

Psalm 103:12
as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

1 Corinthians 6:11 (notice the verbs are past tense)
And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Romans 10:4
Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.

Philippians 3:9
and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith.

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