Imagine those people. My leg hurts. I've got this red inflammation. I'd rather just hack my Then look at the bronze serpent that's hoisted up. Wouldn't that be the intuitive response? Oh, I've got this swelling in my belly because the serpent bit me there. Okay, we'll look at the bronze serpent because then you'll live. This preoccupation with sin over the Savior has the the the appearance of of some godliness, but it's wretched. If you're looking more at your sin than the Savior, and I'm not saying don't reflect, don't confess, don't examine yourself. I mean, we're going to see that or we see that in 1 Corinthians 11. Let a man examine himself and so, you know, eat the bread and take the take the cup. I'm not saying none. There's a problem when people are more consumed with their own sin than the Savior who saves them from that sin. Does that make sense? These guys are agonizing. They're in pain. They're they're throbbing. They got inflammation. They're they're, you know, doing the death rattle. They're about to choke and die. And all they say is, "My my pain, my pain, my inflammation, my hurt, my You know what, buddy? Look at the bronze serpent that's been lifted up and then you'll live. That's what our message to sinners ought always to
