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Dear Lord, would you please come back soon!? I don't know. Like now! Does this sound familiar to fellow believers? I would not be surprised if a thought like that was once or more than once on my radar.
I know I had and sometimes still have some thoughts like that. Am I crazy? I am sure the evil one would like me to think like that. However, thankfully the Holy Spirit reminds me I am not crazy. I am just human. A human that may end up having a thought like that.
The bad thing about that is this. First off, those kinds of thoughts should never be on my mind! Why is that? Well, I am not God! Nor, will I ever be!
See, God the Father already knows when He is coming back to this Earth to call and collect His elect. See, even Jesus, God the son doesn't even know when that day is. Only God the Father.
I heard that God is not coming back until everyone hears the gospel. So, to reiterate Pastor Greg's word? He said something like THIS. " If you end up in hell, you have no one to blame for that but yourself.
Perhaps, you the listener are a fellow believer that just thought, " Oh doesn't God say in the Bible somewhere that He would like all of us to tell everyone we know about Jesus Christ?" And, to that, I say this. I believe you must be thinking about the great commission verse. This one right? Matthew 16: 18-20- Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Yes, that is definitely 1 out of many versus the Lord would like us to follow.
Now, what about unbelievers? Well, as a believer, I can share the gospel with, unbelievers. But, choosing to believe? That is all up to you! I mean even God who is God can probably rearrange some wires in one's brain and force them to believe chooses not to do that. He made who he wanted with working minds of their own. Pastor Greg was pretty blunt and spoke the truth. ( Hurtful it may be, when he said " If you go to hell you to have no one to blame for that by yourself!"
I know I had and sometimes still have some thoughts like that. Am I crazy? I am sure the evil one would like me to think like that. However, thankfully the Holy Spirit reminds me I am not crazy. I am just human. A human that may end up having a thought like that.
The bad thing about that is this. First off, those kinds of thoughts should never be on my mind! Why is that? Well, I am not God! Nor, will I ever be!
See, God the Father already knows when He is coming back to this Earth to call and collect His elect. See, even Jesus, God the son doesn't even know when that day is. Only God the Father.
I heard that God is not coming back until everyone hears the gospel. So, to reiterate Pastor Greg's word? He said something like THIS. " If you end up in hell, you have no one to blame for that but yourself.
Perhaps, you the listener are a fellow believer that just thought, " Oh doesn't God say in the Bible somewhere that He would like all of us to tell everyone we know about Jesus Christ?" And, to that, I say this. I believe you must be thinking about the great commission verse. This one right? Matthew 16: 18-20- Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Yes, that is definitely 1 out of many versus the Lord would like us to follow.
Now, what about unbelievers? Well, as a believer, I can share the gospel with, unbelievers. But, choosing to believe? That is all up to you! I mean even God who is God can probably rearrange some wires in one's brain and force them to believe chooses not to do that. He made who he wanted with working minds of their own. Pastor Greg was pretty blunt and spoke the truth. ( Hurtful it may be, when he said " If you go to hell you to have no one to blame for that by yourself!"
1 Peter 3:15
But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,
Romans 1:12
That is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine.
Colossians 4:5-6
Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
2 Timothy 1:8
Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God
Crystal Lewis - People Get Ready
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