In 1676 On Nantucket Island, located in the English colony of Massachusetts, local authorities hired William Bunker to establish the first prison in the America colonies. Ever since then lawyers have been hired to help keep people out of jails or get them freed when they are in jails. Yet, according to the Washington Post a record 7 million people -- one in every 32 U.S. adults -- were behind bars, on probation or on parole by the end of 2005.
However, far more people are in prison than that. Every day we encounter people who are prisoners. The Bible says in Romans 6:16 "Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?" Nearly everyone we meet today is in need of a lawyer to set them free. The good news is that Jesus is our advocate (lawyer). He has arranged the payment for the sin crime of all people. He took the penalty for our sin on the cross. As a believer you can have the joy of sharing that grace with others. As scripture says in Matthew 5:16, "Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
However, far more people are in prison than that. Every day we encounter people who are prisoners. The Bible says in Romans 6:16 "Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?" Nearly everyone we meet today is in need of a lawyer to set them free. The good news is that Jesus is our advocate (lawyer). He has arranged the payment for the sin crime of all people. He took the penalty for our sin on the cross. As a believer you can have the joy of sharing that grace with others. As scripture says in Matthew 5:16, "Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
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