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by Jacob Herald
or I am the least of the apostles and
salvation through Jesus, he became a changed man
do not even deserve to be called an
and made it his goal to spread the gospel. In many
apostle, because I persecuted the
ways, it is thanks to Paul that we have the modern-
church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No,
day structure of the church. In these Scriptures, Paul recognizes who he used
I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the
to be. However, he states that by the grace of God,
grace of God that was with me. Whether, then, it is I
he has become who he is today. He worked harder
or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you
than the rest of the apostles—many of whom had not
believed” (1 Corinthians 15:9-11).
delved as deep into sin as Paul himself—to build up the Kingdom of God. One can only speculate that this was Paul’s way of repaying Christ for the joy that salvation had brought him. We have all gone through many changes, and we are not who we used to be. God has a plan for each of our lives, and it is time we get back to the basics of our relationship with Christ. By the grace of God, we are saved, and that means something. We are not defined by our pasts, by our mistakes, or by our regrets. We are defined as children of God—saved
Change is all around. It is evident in everything that we do, from the young growing up to the dent you accidentally put in your car (or someone else’s).
through His son Jesus Christ, born again, and ready to do something amazing. In short, you are not as bad as you think you are.
Things change all the time, and it is important to
God’s mercy will always extend to you, no matter
recognize the changes that God has brought within
how deep into sin you go. We have been given a new
our own lives. In 1 Corinthians 15:9-11, we find part
start, so let us make the best of it!
of a Scripture written by Paul. Paul was a bad man, persecuted the church. However, when Paul found
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About The Author
for, before his salvation through Christ, Paul directly
Jacob Herald is a Christian constantly seeking to grow in the Lord. He is a member of Herald Family Ministries, an evangelistic family who travels the U.S. working for the Lord through preaching, singing, and outreach, and has found his calling as a writer and speaker for Christ.
