I think one of the reasons our court system wants to remove The 10 Commandments is because The 10 Commandments reminds us we are sinners.
The word "influence" means the power to change or affect someone.
When Jesus Christ forgives you of sin, He never brings it back up.
We ought to love the sinner and hate OUR sin.
You have to believe in them now. Christ believed in you when there was nothing to believe in.
God received from me something He didn't have on His own. My sin. I received something from God I didn't have on my own. His righteousness.