Monday, February 6, 2017

31 Jan 2017 - You've Got To Tell Somebody





…separated to the gospel of God… —Romans 1:1



{CHAMBERS}  “Our calling is not primarily to be holy men and women, but to be proclaimers of the gospel of God. The one all-important thing is that the gospel of God should be recognized as the abiding reality. Reality is not human goodness, or holiness, or heaven, or hell— it is redemption. The need to perceive this is the most vital need of the Christian worker today. […] we have to get used to the revelation that redemption is the only reality. Personal holiness is an effect of redemption, not the cause of it. If we place our faith in human goodness we will go under when testing comes.”



{ELGIN}  I think most Christians are focused on themselves and their immediate family when it comes to salvation.  Striving for personal holiness through self-effort and sin avoidance.  Certainly salvation for our children and family is important to us, but frankly it’s not more important than the salvation of your neighbor to God.  We may spend every night reading stories to our children and never say a word to the couple next door.  It is not about knocking on the door and giving them a tract, but speaking to them when the Lord gives you opportunity.  Proclaiming the Gospel in word and deed. 



When Jesus said it is not the outside of the cup that makes it unclean (Matthew 23:25-26).  He was speaking about redemption and the holiness that is birthed from it. The Pharisees thought that appearing to be righteous was the way to being righteousness.  That only comes through faith in Jesus.  You want the world to change?  It won’t until Jesus returns.  You want to change lives?  Tell people about the One who can and will.  You might even tell your neighbor.

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