Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst.
Summary: Paul’s “saying” is simple, but that doesn’t mean it is easy to say.
I have a confession to make — I’ve been reading this passage wrong my whole life.
In our last meditation, we just discussed why a saying is “a saying.” It is for a reason. When you and I say it ourselves, we are affirming the truth of the saying.
Continue reading “1 Timothy 1:15b – The Worst of Sinners”
So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in him.
I was watching a murder mystery on television the other night. At the end of the story, we discover the antagonist is an older woman who was spurned by her younger lover. She had killed the young man and ten years later killed three more times to protect her secret. When caught, she reveals that the reason she killed him was that he was unfaithful. “He was so depraved!” she complained. I marveled at the fact that her character could not see her own depravity.
Continue reading “Depravity – John 12: 10-11”