Jesus Saves Sinners

“Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.” – 1 Timothy 1:15

Growing up in the projects of St. Louis, Marcus Gray never felt safe. Even his own family couldn’t protect him. 1His father was a drug addict and his mother was schizophrenic.
“So I had the responsibility of really overseeing my mom. There would be times where she wouldn’t even recognize me. She could, curse me out or call me names or, you know, just start treating me as if I’m her enemy or something like that. My dad would be gone days on end, blowing time, you know, getting high. Everything was just unstable.”

Marcus spent a lot of time with his grandmother, the only safe haven from the chaos. Despite his grandmother’s influence, Marcus began to rebel, and started picking fights with other students at school and he was expelled from high school.
But Marcus’ girlfriend invited him to church instead. The preacher’s words moved him. “What I was overwhelmed with from the Gospel message that day was Jesus loves you. Jesus loves you. And I was so overwhelmed with this love, you know, Jesus’ love, and I remember thinking like, he does love a bad person. And it sounded exactly like the things that my grandmother would tell me.”

Marcus prayed to become a Christian that day.

Today, Marcus is married to Crystal and pursuing a degree in biblical counseling. He’s also known as the hip-hop music artist “Flame.” His mission is to reach out to others through Christ-centered music.

Jesus has triumphed over the world. Praise the Lord that He came into the world to save sinners.

“For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” – John 3:17