To express the notion to the unbelieving world that 'Christ was a friend of sinners,' to assign this holy privilege to those who are yet at enmity with Him, is indeed to 'give what is holy to the dogs'
Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. / But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.Matthew 5:42...
exactness as to our Lord Jesus Christ; he is a "friend", not of angels only, but of men; more especially of his church and people; of sinful men, of publicans and sinners; as appears by his calling them to repentance, by his receiving them, and by his coming into the world to ...
it says “So then, with endurance, let’s also run the race that is laid out in front of us, since we have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us.” What does that phrase mean to you?
34 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.'Notice how he conceded to what people claimed about him: "But wisdom is proved right by her deeds"? What but butt-wisdom is there when people see ...