Go out into all the world!!

Somehow, somewhere sharing the gospel has become something we only do in close and intimate circumstances. The idea of people turning away from us because we share the truth has become something that we will not allow. Many speak of "loving" someone to Christ, and while this is a great theory we ourselves can not draw anyone to Christ. We can give them the tools so to speak but ultimately Christ will draw those he has chosen. However, Jesus himself said to us to tell everyone of the good news.

"He(Jesus) said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned." Mark 16:15-16

What exactly is the good news of the gospel. Can it be good news if we don't know what the good involves? If you are walking along the street with nothing to harm you in your proximity and I come along and swoop you away will you be thankful that I have "rescued" you from this unapparent danger? Actually, you would probably be rather annoyed with me for messing up your perfectly good walk along the street and you would not see the good I did. Many approach the gospel like this, they tell of Christ's offer of salvation but they forget to tell the person what it is that they would be saved from. Even in the very message of our obligation to share the good news Jesus proclaims the consequence of condemnation. Yet in our world today to use a word such as condemnation is said to be a threatening message or a scare tactic. The gospel is indeed good news but it will never be seen as such unless we know what is so good about it, the good is that we are saved from damnation, we are no longer viewed by God as sinful wrath-stricken creatures but we are His Children whom he loves, we are taken from no relationship with God into adoption into His family. That IS good news and should be shared at all not just with those we've developed deep personal relationships with.

I have decided that it is pointless for me to have 400 + friends on facebook and to never tell them of salvation in Christ. I urge you to do the same, don't fear their removing you from their friend list because if Christ is indeed working in their heart your message can be that of eternal joy for them.

Sonya