1 Timothy 1:15 New Living Translation
“This is a
trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: ‘Christ Jesus came into the
world to save sinners’—and I am the worst of them all.”
The Apostle Paul is writing to Timothy, his “true son in the faith”. The
nature of Paul’s letter was to encourage and instruct the young leader, who had
served as a leader in the church at Ephesus. Judaizers were infiltrating the
church, pushing gentile converts to follow Jewish customs and practices. Such
peripheral issues were not to be given credence. Gentiles were being asked to
practice Judaism at man’s request, not God’s.
In Paul’s letter he accentuated the fact that Jesus came to save sinners.
Jesus himself said: “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do. I have
come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they
are sinners.” When Christ came he came for a very
specific purpose, to minister to all those who know they were leading a
sinful life. These were the people in need of attention. Those who believe they
were just fine spiritually speaking find it difficult to envision themselves as
sinners in need of saving. People are really no different today.
This Advent Season is a time of reflection on whom the infant born in
Bethlehem truly was and who we are in relation to him. Have you faced your
sinful past head on and received forgiveness from God thru the blood of Christ
or are you stuck in the delusion that mere belief is more than enough to secure
your place in your eternal home? Christ came for a reason; he came to die for
the sins of man. Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing!
Resource:
The Life Application Study Bible.
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