To know the sin

The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners,
1Ti 1:15

It probably should be a long and elaborated text, in order to express what is on my mind. The shortage of time and the patience of the readers, however, forces me to make it concise and short.
My thoughts linger in the vicinity of sin and its aspects in the life of somebody just about to be saved. Yes, I realize it is a strange approach, but I need to ponder on that, as the evidence in our lives confirms, the more sin we had known before, the more powerful the saving force of God is in our lives.
Or, in other words - or really the words of Jesus - those who are being saved are sinners. This is a powerful truth, and the one with many implications.
When I look at a supposedly innocent young person, and am about to introduce this person to the Gospel, I often crack the surface, but the very core of the heart remains untouched, because the heart has not yet defined itself as sinful and wicked. In fact, I am not surprised, because our culture raises us in the conviction that we are holy and good, and that the depravity is an ongoing process - the older you get, the more cynical you become.
So we fall into this trap of reasoning and consider children and youngsters as innocent, more or less. It takes time and, very often, a personal fall from the self-proclaimed pedestal, to understand our own pitiful condition. To know our own sin. To stand naked and stripped of any pretence before the Holy God... To be poor in spirit, thirsty and hungry, to see Christ as your only source of richness...


Blessed are those who are saved young and straight from their childhood's innocence... They need even more protection and care, as they have not been living in sin... Or so it seems...
Blessed are those who are saved from the edge of despair and tragedy, whom the Lord put through some serious moments in order to show His Glory to them and to others...
Blessed are we all, who believed and received Grace and Mercy.