With Jack Bailey
Scripture 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, NIV Quote Jesus loves sinners. In the human race, who else in there to love? ~Ya’akov Jesus does not condone sin,…
Scripture He praises himself so much that he can’t see his sin or hate it. ~Psalms 36:2, NIRV Quote Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself this question: “What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?” ~Marcus Aurelius It took me almost 20 years to…
Scripture My guilt overwhelms me–it is too heavy to bear. ~Psalms 38:4 Quote “It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.” ~Oscar Wilde ‘Heavy’ is an oft used adjective in the Old Testament…heavy hand, heavy taxes, heavy burdens, heavy loses, heavy blow, heavy load, heavy yoke but more times than not in…
Scripture For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not. ~Romans 7:18, NASB Quote No one can really appreciate God’s grace until they see the depth and darkness of their depravity. ~Ya’akov The NASB translates the…
Scripture My wounds are ugly. They stink. I’ve been foolish. I have sinned. ~Psalms 38:5, NIrV Quote Guilt is to the spirit what pain is to the body. ~Image Quotes The essence of sin is selfishness that leads to rebellion: we want things our way. Isaiah describes our condition well in chapter 53, “All of…
Scripture So the Lord God banished them from the Garden of Eden, and he sent Adam out to cultivate the ground from which he had been made. ~Genesis 3:23, NLT Quote The consequences of sin are always greater than assumed. ~Ya’akov Adam and Eve got evicted from Eden; they were literally put out. Not only did…
Scripture Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases Him. ~Philippians 2:12-13, NLT Quote Sin is a parasite. ~F.B. Meyer There is a sense in which salvation is finished, another sense…
Scripture They act as if my people’s wounds were only scratches. “All is well,’ they say, when all is not well. ~Jeremiah 6:14, GNT Quote Honesty is the first step toward recovery. ~Ya’akov How many times has someone ask you, “How are you doing?” And you said “just fine,” when in truth you were not…