I agree. So was Nicodemus and possibly Joseph of Arimathea.
indeed with Jesus it doesn’t matter who you were or are when you meet him
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Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;
And I thank
Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.”
1 Timothy 1:1, 12-16 KJV
What matters is do we believe in him truly ? Do we recognize he is the lord ? Will we humble ourselves in his presence and listen to what he came to say ?
anyone can be saved from a Pharisee like Paul to a well Know sinful woman who repents from a prostitute to a sorcerer from a Roman soldier at the cross to a thief hanging next to Jesus but maybe most importantly fornus today anything we are today …..if we turn to the lord by his true and everlasting gospel he’s more than willing to save us from the condemnation
“For this is good and acceptable in the sight of
God our Saviour; who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.”
1 Timothy 2:3-4 KJV
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The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but
is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”
2 Peter 3:9