"This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners of whom I any chief."
There are many sayings in this world that are not faithful! Here is a faithful saying, and worthy of being accepted by everyone―"Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners." The Apostle Paul could add:
"Of whom I am chief." If you know that you are a sinner, you may know that you can be saved. You may know that you are saved, and thus enjoy "the salvation of God which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.”
In a city of Nova Scotia, during the war, a street preacher read this verse but, quoting it a little differently, said: "If I make a mistake in the reading of it, please, anyone, correct me." He then read it, "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to help sinners to save themselves.”
"Now," he said, "don't you think that is just what is written in this Word?" Not one contradicted him, and this is the reason: it is exactly what most people believe! They think that if one lives a good life, and follows Christ's example, he has a good chance of being saved!
But, "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners," and He never turned aside from His purpose. On the cross of Calvary He cried, "It is finished." Now all the world could go free, and any sinner who will come to Him as a sinner, and accept Him as Savior, may know, on the authority of the Word of God, that whosoever comes to Him "He will in no wise cast out.”
But if He had come only as an example for us, what a mockery it would be! How could we―sinners, unholy, unrighteous―follow the example of a sinless, holy, righteous man? Impossible! It would only be a mockery!
How good it is to learn from the chief of sinners, that he was saved, and is now in the glory with his Lord. You, too, may be saved. There is no excuse, for here we have the faithful saying, worthy of being accepted by everyone "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners." So, has He saved you?
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