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NASB | Mark 2:17 And hearing this, Jesus *said to them, "It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 2:17 When Jesus heard this, He said to them, "Those who are healthy have no need of a physician, but [only] those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners [who recognize their sin and humbly seek forgiveness]." |
Bible Question: I have a co-worker and a friend that suffers from depression. I know what she is going through because I was there my self before I found Jesus. I tell her when she's feeling down or having bad thoughts to pray and ask God to help her through it. I have even given her my phone number and told her to call me anytime she needs someone to talk to. I pray for her all the time. She told me one time that she can't pray to God because she's a bad person and she feels He wouldn't want to help her. I've told her many times that God loves all his children and He will never let her down. All she has to do is open her heart to him. I'm afraid for her because she has tried suicide. Is there anything else I can do to help her realize she's loved without scaring her away? |
Bible Answer: Vicalan: Give her the verse above and point out to her that the very reason Jesus came to earth was to die for the sins of bad people. Point out to her from Romans 3:10-18 that we all start out as bad people. Use Romans 3:23-24 to show her about God's free gift, as well as passages like Ephesians 2:8-9 and Titus 3:5. Stress that God's forgiveness comes IN SPITE OF our sinfulness rather than because of our goodness (Romans 5:6-8 are good verses here). Share these verses with her. Discuss them with her. Let her read them herself. Never underestimate how God can use His Bible to impact the lives of the hurting. It seems that your friend already has a pretty good awareness of her sin; without denying her sinfulness, point out the love and mercy of God toward all those who put their trust in Christ's death and resurrection as payment for their own sins. What an opportunity you have to speak the truth of God to someone who really needs to hear it! Please let us know how it goes. --Joe! |
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