Second Sunday after Pentecost

Say It Out Loud! God Loves Sinners

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They never forgot their past. 
 

Moses never forgot how he killed a man in a fit of anger. Paul never forgot how he had persecuted the Church of God. Matthew never forgot how, as a tax collector for the Roman Empire, he was considered a traitor to his people.
 

But God forgot their past. 
 

He forgave all their sins, and he called them to proclaim his mercy. Christians are sinners whom God has mercifully called. Only mercy can explain why Jesus brings people to faith and promises them salvation. Only grace can explain how he calls us to serve as we are able, even in the ministry of the gospel. God loves sinners.