Bilney's Joy in One Sentence
Illustration★★★Bilney, who suffered martyrdom in 1531, wrote: “I met with these words of the Apostle, ‘This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners, whereof I am the chief.’ O most sweet and comfortable sentence to my soul! This one sentence, through God’s instruction and inward working, did so exbilarate my heart, which before was wounded by the guilt of m sins, and almost in despair, that Retcttn iam found marvelous comfort and quietness in my soul, so that my bruised bones did leap for joy.”
The point
Martyr Thomas Bilney describes the overwhelming comfort he found in Paul's words that "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief," easing his guilt-stricken soul.
Scripture
1 Timothy 1:15
Tone
Comforting · Redemptive
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