The Worst of Sinners

There actually is a distinction made in scripture very clearly. There are levels of punishment, which strongly implies that there are degrees or levels of sin. And if we're really pointing out other people's sins, it's actually just showing how self righteous we are. So I make the case that Paul is saying, I am of primary importance. God had mercy on me as a sinner. He has had through through the death of Jesus Christ had mercy on sinners of whom I am ofprimary importance. We can study that and say, yes, Paul was a prototype for us of the salvation of our Lord Jesus Christ.