What a great quote! It goes perfectly with my sermon for tomorrow.
"Birds of a feather flock together," as the saying goes. How strange, then, to see Jesus, the sinless one, eating and speaking with sinners and others who were detested by "respectful" citizens. Yet, that is exactly what Jesus did and he made it very clear that the reason he came was to reconcile everyone to the Father. (Not By Bread Alone: Daily Reflections For Lent).
"Birds of a feather flock together," as the saying goes. How strange, then, to see Jesus, the sinless one, eating and speaking with sinners and others who were detested by "respectful" citizens. Yet, that is exactly what Jesus did and he made it very clear that the reason he came was to reconcile everyone to the Father. (Not By Bread Alone: Daily Reflections For Lent).
Who is a God like you,
who pardons sin and forgives the transgression
of the remnant of his inheritance?
You do not stay angry forever
but delight to show mercy.
You will again have compassion on us;
you will tread our sins underfoot
and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.
who pardons sin and forgives the transgression
of the remnant of his inheritance?
You do not stay angry forever
but delight to show mercy.
You will again have compassion on us;
you will tread our sins underfoot
and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.
- Micah 7:18-19
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
- Luke 15:1-2
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