Earlier today on Twitter, Lutheran layperson Steve Martin (not the comedian) quoted Paul's words in Romans 5:6: "You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly."
Then, Steve writes, "If you happen to be ungodly then He died for you."
I had to respond, "That would be me: ungodly by nature, saved by grace through Spirit-given faith in Christ."
When, as an atheist, I observed the way the God we meet in Jesus was not just real, but also living and active in the lives of ordinary people in what was then my wife's home church, I was moved.
When I realized that He died and rose and was still calling and reaching out in love to someone like me who was so ungodly as to reject His very existence, I was overwhelmed.
I thank God that Christ died for the ungodly. That's the only reason I have hope in the midst of this world and hope for the world to come.
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His love is overwhelming isn’t it Mark.
Some might say that He is irresistible. You and I would.
Thanks for being a bold underline of His steadfast promises to real sinners, Mark.
God bless you, my friend.
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