Who is the worst sinner of all time? Names like Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, Idi Amin, and Saddam Hussein come to mind. Who can forget Judas Iscariot? He has to be high on the list. Without these verses, would any of us put the Apostle Paul on that list? Paul put himself at the top because he knew what he used to do. He had hounded Christians to death until Christ arrested him on the road to Damascus.
Good news: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Jesus himself said, “Go and learn what this means. I desire mercy and not sacrifice. I have not come into the world to save the righteous, but sinners.” In fact, Jesus chose Paul to show that he can save any one and everyone who believes and receives eternal life.
Doesn’t this make you want to sing? Paul burst out in doxology to his glorious eternal, immortal invisible King, the only God. All the glory and honor go to him. And we sing, “Jesus, what a friend for sinners . . .” There is room at the cross for us. I don’t know where you and I rank in the list of all time sinners. Praise God we have a once and for all time Savior. John Newton said, “There are two things I know for sure: I am a great sinner and Jesus Christ is a great Savior.”
