Scandalous Grace - Part2

The churches today have a lot of rules being imposed or pushed through the congregation minus the grace of God. The church, instead of a place of comfort and understanding, a place where people can openly confess their sins, seems like a place for persecution. Now, the Republican witnessed the plea of an immoral. Now let us examine this man, a tax collector, who ripped off his fellowmen and worst he worked for the occupied power so the Jews during that time will call him a traitor. But notice, he was standing off in the shadows just wanting to settle his sin to God. This tax collector, standing afar off would not raise his eyes to heaven, beat his breast and said “God be merciful to me for I am a sinner.” Rather than telling God what a great asset he was to be around, this man went to God recognizing his need, recognizing he needs forgiveness.