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1 Timothy 1:12-015

If you remember the last passage Paul is giving a warning against false teachers. And he goes through a whole list of different sins that people partake in.

But in verses 12-15 He goes on I believe to make sure that the reader doesn’t forget where Paul himself came from and I believe the reader as well.

Paul basically marveled that God would take a man who had been a blasphemous prideful oponend of Christianity and put him into ministry. And the interesting thing is that the thankfulness that he showed here, is a continuing gratitude. charin echo.

Jesus took Paul a blasphemor, persecutor and insolent opponent of Christainity and judged him faithful and gave him mercy. Because of that Paul had a view of other people that yeah they are all sinners, but when it comes to sinning, he is the worst one. He called himself the foremost sinner, in other translations the chief of sinners. That’s an interesting attitude to have because a lot of Christians, and dare I say leaders lack this attitude.

I think this serves two purposes One. To make sure that no matter the hardship that we endure as Pastors, that we must continuously be thankful that God has taken us and put us into a place of ministry. And two since we deal with sinful people on a daily basis. But we must never forget that we too are and were sinful people. It would do us well to have the atittude that we are the chief of sinners.

I remember when I used to work at Sam Ash, I was constantly talking to my coworkers about Christ. But thinking back, I always had a bit of a judgemental attitude. I remember that one of the girls there one day told me. So this is how you go to heaven YES, and you’re going to heaven, YES. Well then I don’t want to go there.

I’ve always loved the way Paul preached the Gospel to everyone. He would basically start at the beginning of time itself and go all the way through the Bible up to the point of his conversion.

It’s here that God gives Paul strength