Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners
Robert Walker
1 Timothy 1:12-17
On the museum wall of the concentration camp at Dachau is a large and moving photograph of a mother and her little girl standing in line for the gas chamber. The child, who is walking in front of her mother, does not know where she's going. The mother, following behind, looks knowingly but is helpless to stop the tragedy.
In her helplessness, she performs the only act of love left to her. She places her hands over the child's eyes so she will at least not see the horror to come. When people come to the museum, most don't whisk by this photo hurriedly.
Instead, they pause and almost feel the pain. Deep inside, they say to themselves, ''O God, don't let that be all there is.
Friend the best is yet to come. Let's look at the life of the greatest Christian that ever lived. The Love of Christ enable him to experience so much more.
I. First Of All Paul Saw Himself As A Sinner
And of all sinners '' the chief or as J.B. Phillips translates it '' the worst. '' I wonder do we see ourselves as sinners.
I read about a noted author who was not a believer but attended a revival meeting out of curiosity. When the invitation time came a man approached him and encouraged to go forward confess faith in Christ.
The author refused. The man asked, ''Don't you want God to forgive you of your sins?'' The author replied, ''No, I like my sins.'' I think this may be true for some people today.
They are having too much fun to give up their sin. And some sin may well be ''fun'' to some people. Before people can be saved, there must be a recognition of sin.
People need to be broken over their sin before they will ever look up, bow down, confess Christ, surrender to Him and be saved from their sins. There should be both recognition of sin and repentance from sin.
But many people don't think they've sinned. Why? Because they've never been taught. They've never heard it preached like ...
Robert Walker
1 Timothy 1:12-17
On the museum wall of the concentration camp at Dachau is a large and moving photograph of a mother and her little girl standing in line for the gas chamber. The child, who is walking in front of her mother, does not know where she's going. The mother, following behind, looks knowingly but is helpless to stop the tragedy.
In her helplessness, she performs the only act of love left to her. She places her hands over the child's eyes so she will at least not see the horror to come. When people come to the museum, most don't whisk by this photo hurriedly.
Instead, they pause and almost feel the pain. Deep inside, they say to themselves, ''O God, don't let that be all there is.
Friend the best is yet to come. Let's look at the life of the greatest Christian that ever lived. The Love of Christ enable him to experience so much more.
I. First Of All Paul Saw Himself As A Sinner
And of all sinners '' the chief or as J.B. Phillips translates it '' the worst. '' I wonder do we see ourselves as sinners.
I read about a noted author who was not a believer but attended a revival meeting out of curiosity. When the invitation time came a man approached him and encouraged to go forward confess faith in Christ.
The author refused. The man asked, ''Don't you want God to forgive you of your sins?'' The author replied, ''No, I like my sins.'' I think this may be true for some people today.
They are having too much fun to give up their sin. And some sin may well be ''fun'' to some people. Before people can be saved, there must be a recognition of sin.
People need to be broken over their sin before they will ever look up, bow down, confess Christ, surrender to Him and be saved from their sins. There should be both recognition of sin and repentance from sin.
But many people don't think they've sinned. Why? Because they've never been taught. They've never heard it preached like ...
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