So that’s our story today. A bad guy, stripped of the evil oppressing him, becomes a good guy by the word of the one true hero. But that’s not all. Let’s not miss the secret here. How does Jesus forgive this man so easily? How does he forgive us? Because, let’s not forget, we are all like that man. Without Jesus, we are alone. We are dirty. We are addicted to and controlled by our natural desires, feeling shackled and unable to change. We hurt other people, and ourselves. We live in the land of death, without hope. And yet, Jesus can forgive us and transform us just like he did that man. But how?
