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Reach Out!
by
Karen Pansler-Lam, J.D.
Will you reach out to those condemned to eternal damnation? Will
you reach out with true compassion to those whose daily lives are consumed with
misery and shame?
Jesus clearly proclaims the only true way to build the Church is to preach the Gospel. “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15). The Church is the body of Christ. Only those who are born again belong to the Church, or the body of Christ. Sinners
who attend church are not true believers.
Consequently, sinners are not part of the body of Christ.
Jesus boldly proclaims to sinners: “Ye must be born again”
(John 3:7). Sinners
are lost souls who need salvation. Entertainment,
free breakfast, and other tricks and gimmicks used by churches will not
save lost souls. Sinners may
attend church because of these gimmicks, but attending church does not
save them. No one will enter the gates of heaven because of church
attendance. Nonetheless, the modern pastor wants sinners to feel good when they come to church. So, modern preachers refuse to preach against sin. Sadly, many men and women attending church are enslaved to a daily life of sin: booze, cigarettes, drugs, pornography, vanity, greed, laziness, and other sins contrary to the Law of God. The
truth is that no matter how often the sinner attends church or how often
the sinner professes to be a Christian, he is a slave of sin.
And a slave of
sin is not a child of God. A slave of sin is a child of the devil: “He
that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the
beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might
destroy the works of the devil. Whosoever
is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he
cannot sin, because he is born of God” (I John 3: 8, 9). My
dear friend, we must reach out and preach the gospel message of salvation
and deliverance to all slaves of sin.
We
must bring lost souls to Christ. For
this reason, I have written the message “Deliverance: There is Power in
the Blood" to be
printed and distributed for evangelism. Do
you truly care about those in bondage to sin?
Will
you reach out to those condemned to eternal damnation? Will
you reach out with true compassion to those whose daily lives are consumed with
misery and shame? When
Jesus saw the multitudes, He was moved with true compassion. The Good
Shepherd saw the flock scattered and neglected and uncared for.
The spiritual false shepherds of Israel were feeding themselves,
and not the flock. They did not heal the sick, bind up the broken, or seek
the lost. False shepherds
have a false compassion. But
The Good Shepherd, moved with true compassion, said to His disciples: “The
harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore
the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his
harvest” (Matthew 9:37, 38). My
dear friend, we are all called to be home or foreign missionaries.
We are all called to obey the Great Commission and spread
the Gospel abroad and at home – even in our hometown.
If
you have true compassion for the homeless begging on the street corner,
you won’t give him money to buy booze, drugs, and cigarettes. You
won’t financially support his sins! This is false compassion! If you have true compassion,
you’ll witness to him! Unquestionably,
if you have true compassion for all who are children of the devil,
you’ll preach to them the gospel message of repentance and salvation -
the true hope of deliverance. “Ye
must be born again.”
My dear friend, will you join me in singing the old missionary hymn “Speak, My Lord”? (You may access musical accompaniment to the song @ http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/s/p/speakmyl.htm
Hear the Lord of harvest sweetly calling, Refrain Speak, my Lord, speak, my
Lord, When the coal of fire touched the prophet, Refrain Millions now in sin and shame are dying, Refrain Soon the time for reaping will be over; Refrain My
dear friend, will you reach out in true compassion to those around you who
are dying in sin and shame? Will
you heed the Master’s call and answer, “Lord, here am I; send me”?
July 2010 Liberty Advocate http://www.libertyadvocate.com
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