“The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.”

I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me because he judged me faithful and appointed me to his service, even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a man of violence. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. But I received mercy so that I could be an example to those who would come to believe in Him for eternal life. 1 Timothy 1