We are made right in God’s sight when we trust in Jesus Christ to take away our sins. And we all can be saved in this same way, no matter who we are or what we have done.
Romans 3.22
Jesus, God’s Son, was known for hanging out with a tough crowd. He made friends with people who drank too much alcohol.(Mt 11.19) He talked with a woman people didn’t like because she had been married to many husbands.(Jn 4.1-30) He spent time with a tax collector who had cheated a lot of people.(Lk 19.1-10)
So it’s no surprise that God welcomes all people who admit their sin and accept his forgiveness, no matter what they have done. Jesus said that his goal is to save people who know they need his help.(Mk 2.17) No matter who we are or what we have done, he wants us to remember one truth. All of us have messed up, so all of us need forgiveness.
Whether we look ‘good’ or ‘bad’ to the people around us, all of our sins require the same solution. If you were God, what would say to us sinners. Would you say “You’re so terrible that I won’t let you near me.” “Your sins are too big to forgive.” Or some understandable natural human response. But there’s “I love you so much I planned a way for you to be near me.” “My love for you is bigger than anything had you have done.””My Son, Jesus, died for every one of your sins” where he could say of those nailing him there, “Father forgive them, they don’t know what they’re doing.”
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