The Church Sign

There was a large sign on the front door of a church:

Attention! Behind these doors we worship regularly with liars, thieves, gossips, backbiters, people with troubled marriages, alcoholics, and drug takers. We welcome hypocritical, jealous, envious, coveting, materialistic sinners of all sizes, shapes and colors.

You had to walk up to the door to read the next part of the message which was in smaller type:

But the good news is that we all have something in common. We believe that the church, the body of Christ, is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints. The Lord, who is our rest, reaches out to save us and brings us together as a community of the saints. We gather here to worship Him, to plan how we might be better agents and ambassadors of change in a darkened world that needs good news. You are welcome to join us, but be warned that we take Christianity seriously.

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