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May 7
Wednesday


MY KIND
OF PEOPLE

READ:
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
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Such were some of
you. But you were
washed, but you were
sanctified, but you
were justified in the
name of the Lord Jesus
__1 Corinthians 6:11
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Years ago in a worship service, pastor Ray Stedman stepped to the pulpit and read the text for the day: "Don't fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes or practice homosexuality, or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people__none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God. Some of you were once like that" (1 Cor. 6:9-11 NLT).

Then he looked up, a bemused smile on his face, and said, "I'm curious: How many of you have one or more of these sins in your background? If so, will you stand?"

There was a young man there who had never been in a church before. He had recently been saved at a Billy Graham crusade and came with fear and trembling to church that Sunday, not knowing what he would find. He later told me that when he heard the pastor's question, he looked around to see if anyone would stand. At first no one did, but then most of the congregation was on their feet. He said to himself, "These are my kind of people!"

We can all find ourselves in Paul's list in 1 Corinthians. but when we confess our sin and accept the gift of eternal life paid for by the death of Jesus, we become a new creation saved by grace (Rom. 6:23, 2 Cor. 5:17). __David Roper

``````````````````````He touched me, oh, He touched me,```````````````````````
``````````````````````And oh, the joy that floods my soul!```````````````````````
``````````````````````Something happened and now I know``````````````````````
```````````````He touched me and made me whole. __Gaither````````````````````
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Nothing in my hand I bring,
simply to Thy cross I cling.

*************************Today's Bible Reading __ 1 Corinthians 6:9-11*************************

9 Do you not know that the
unrighteous will not inherit
the kingdom of God? Do
not be deceived. Neither
fornicators, nor idolaters,
not adulterers, nor
homosexuals, nor
sodomites, 10 nor thieves,
nor covetous, nor
drunkards, nor revilers, nor
extortioners will inherit the
kingdom of God. 11 And
such were some of you. But
you were washed, but you
were sanctified, but you
were justified in the name
of the Lord Jesus and by
the Spirit of our God.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
The key word in today's passage is the word but (three times in
verse 11). After listing the characteristics of those who will not
"inherit the kingdom of God" (vv.9-10), Paul says, "such were
some of you," and then he adds the word but (v.11). Despite the
Corinthians' past, they had been washed, sanctified, and justified.
No sinner is beyond receiving forgiveness through the blood of
Jesus. Paul himself (the writer of the letters to the Corinthian
church) says that he "was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor,
and an insolent man," but "the grace of our Lord was exceedingly
abundant" (1 Tim. 13-14).