Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Christianity is for Sinners

One of the many things which distinguishes the Christian faith from all the other religions of the world is that Christianity is essentially and fundamentally a sinner's religion. When the angel announced to Joseph the approaching birth of Jesus Christ, he did so in these words, "And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins" (Matthew 1:21). The apostle Paul wrote in 1 Timothy 1:15, "This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief." And also in Romans 5:6 "You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly". The Lord Jesus Christ himself says in Luke 5:31-32, "Those who are well do not need a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance." Have you faced the realistic problem of your own personal sin? by Albert N. Martin

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