Are you the worst?
There are people who are bigger sinners than me. i don't lust as much, get angry at my kids as much, mistreat my wife as much, etc, etc, etc, as others. I don't need God as much as others, they need God's guidance, so let the Word apply to them.
There is a struggle that a lot of us Christ followers have, and quite possibly is the reason we are not as passionate about Jesus as we should be. Maybe that is the reason we do not share Christ's love like we should, because we do not spend time RECEIVING love from Him, Allowing Him to Transform us, so we can have something to share.
Paul Acknowledges that HE is the worst of all sinners. And we may agree, he was pretty bad. Jesus taught us about the beam and the mote, and I think it applies here. When we can point at someone else's piece of sawdust, no one looks at out 4 X 4 as much. It is easier to "fix" other peoples sin, and let ours go. In the mean time, no one is affected by the power of Jesus love.
There is a struggle that a lot of us Christ followers have, and quite possibly is the reason we are not as passionate about Jesus as we should be. Maybe that is the reason we do not share Christ's love like we should, because we do not spend time RECEIVING love from Him, Allowing Him to Transform us, so we can have something to share.
Paul Acknowledges that HE is the worst of all sinners. And we may agree, he was pretty bad. Jesus taught us about the beam and the mote, and I think it applies here. When we can point at someone else's piece of sawdust, no one looks at out 4 X 4 as much. It is easier to "fix" other peoples sin, and let ours go. In the mean time, no one is affected by the power of Jesus love.
