Today's Daily Lesson comes from 1 Timothy chapter 1 verses 15 and 16:
15 The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. 16 But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.
When I was in high school, our youth leader set out an empty chair during Bible study and had us pray that the worst kid in our school might come and occupy it.
Fair warning: if you are going to pray that kind of prayer be ready because it will be answered!
Paul was the worst of worst sinners: A sinner who thought he was a saint. A Pharisaic nationalist. A racial purist and xenophobe. A religious ideologue. A persecutor of the church. They don't get any worse than that.
Tell me, is there a chair open in your Bible study for a guy like Paul?
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