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|                    B I B L E   B U L L E T I N          Number 5 |
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|                    The World's Greatest Sinner                   |
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|  Are there sins that are too great for God to forgive?  The      |
|  answer is "no."  In fact, the worst sinner of "all-time" has    |
|  already been forgiven.  His name is the Apostle Paul.           |
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|  Paul claimed that, "Christ Jesus came into the world to save    |
|  sinners -- of whom I am the worst" (1 Timothy 1:15).  Paul      |
|  testified of his life prior to his conversion that, "I was once |
|  a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man...I put many of |
|  the saints [Christians] in prison, and when they were put to    |
|  death, I cast my vote against them" (1 Timothy 1:13; Acts       |
|  26:10).  He was responsible for the mass murder of men and      |
|  women as he sought to destroy Christianity (Acts 8:3; 26:10).   |
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|  Jesus chose to save Paul because he was the worst sinner who    |
|  would ever live in order to display him as an example of His    |
|  unlimited patience with sinful men (1 Timothy 1:16).  If Paul   |
|  was not the worst sinner then Jesus' example would be invalid.  |
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|  Because the worst sinner has been saved there is hope for us    |
|  all.  No matter what our sin is, (i.e., Abortion, Murder,       |
|  Drunkenness, Homosexuality, Divorce, Slander, Lying, Stealing,  |
|  Pride, etc.), Jesus proved His willingness to save us and       |
|  cleanse us of all sins. We need only to bow before Jesus Christ |
|  and confess our sins to receive the same forgiveness Paul did.  |
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