J.A. Matteson
The Apostle Peter noted that love covers a multitude of sins. It is by the redemptive work of grace that sinners come under conviction for sin, "I am the least of the Apostles...." (1 Cor. 15:9). God is love, and the sweetness of conviction and the subsequent awareness of forgiveness manifests a profound sense of gratitude. Yet grace is exceedingly abundant in its extent and application, none are beyond its reach. How is it that a persecutor of the Way becomes a champion of it? Does a man, unassisted by grace, come to his senses by considering its claims and evidence, therefore declaring, "Why did I not see it before?" The Pelagian's think so. Yet Paul was not musing the evidences in order to embrace them; rather, he sat upon a beast of burden enroute to Damascus contemplating the misery to befall his first victim. What happened to Paul? God intervened, and when He shows up a man is never the same. Let us give thanks for His grace in calling us into His marvelous light in which we stand.
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