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To: married21

indeed...

Now the tax collectors and “sinners” were all gathering around to hear him. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

Then Jesus told them this parable: “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over *ONE* sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.”

~ Luke 15: 1-7


18 posted on 12/23/2009 6:05:18 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege ("When I survey the wondrous cross...")
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To: CondoleezzaProtege
Yes, I frankly think that most of the "sinners" will not be saved by this ministry, but God does not count heads. He is happy if only a few are saved, and will reward those who made the effort to save them.

Many of those involved in the sex industry were abused themselves. If they do not deserve mercy, who does?

20 posted on 12/23/2009 6:14:04 PM PST by hellbender
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