he said he was the chief of sinners—from the least of the apostles to the chief of sinners over his lifetime. The longer he lived, the more Paul’s eyes were opened to his need for the grace of God. It’s not that he sinned more; indeed, I’m sure he sinned less. He just became more and more aware of his own sinful nature and how much he needed the grace of God. In Romans 3:10–18 Paul strung together a series of quotes from the Old Testament that was sufficient to cover every person alive—there is no