We were old sinners - but when we came to Christ we are not sinners anymore.

The line expresses a common evangelical teaching about identity after conversion: through faith in Christ, a person is no longer defined by past wrongdoing but by a new status (forgiven, redeemed, made righteous). It emphasizes a shift from a “sinner” self-conception to a “new creation” identity, encouraging believers to stop rehearsing guilt and to live with confidence and moral purpose. The phrasing also reflects a pastoral, motivational aim—reframing how listeners speak about themselves—though different Christian traditions nuance this claim (some stressing ongoing sinfulness alongside forgiveness).