Jesus Saviour of Mankind
The apostle Paul wrote,
“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8
I believe passionately that Jesus Christ is the Saviour of mankind. I believe as C. S. Lewis put it,
"He died not for men, but for each man. If each man had been the only man made, He would have done no less." C.S. Lewis.
I believe the soul purpose of the Church is to show the world around them the way to heaven. To evangelize and teach those new converts what it is to be followers of Christ Jesus.
Jesus made this clear when he said,
“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.” Matthew 28:18-20.
I do not believe it is the job of a Christian to judge anyone. Jesus said,
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged.
For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."Matthew 7:1,2.
The apostle Paul stating,
“What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.” 1 Corinthians 5:12,13.
I believe that even when we judge those within the church it should only be to discern whether or not they are teaching sound doctrine. We have no right to say where a person will spend eternity. That is God’s job because only God knows why a person is the way they are.
The American evangelist Tony Campolo said,
"We ought to get out of the judging business. We should leave it up to God to determine who belongs in one arena or another when it comes to eternity. What we are obligated to do is to tell people about Jesus, and that's what I do.”Tony Campolo
Another American evangelist Billy Graham said,
Please think about it.
The apostle Paul wrote,
“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8
I believe passionately that Jesus Christ is the Saviour of mankind. I believe as C. S. Lewis put it,
"He died not for men, but for each man. If each man had been the only man made, He would have done no less." C.S. Lewis.
I believe the soul purpose of the Church is to show the world around them the way to heaven. To evangelize and teach those new converts what it is to be followers of Christ Jesus.
Jesus made this clear when he said,
“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.” Matthew 28:18-20.
I do not believe it is the job of a Christian to judge anyone. Jesus said,
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged.
For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."Matthew 7:1,2.
The apostle Paul stating,
“What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.” 1 Corinthians 5:12,13.
I believe that even when we judge those within the church it should only be to discern whether or not they are teaching sound doctrine. We have no right to say where a person will spend eternity. That is God’s job because only God knows why a person is the way they are.
The American evangelist Tony Campolo said,
"We ought to get out of the judging business. We should leave it up to God to determine who belongs in one arena or another when it comes to eternity. What we are obligated to do is to tell people about Jesus, and that's what I do.”Tony Campolo
Another American evangelist Billy Graham said,
“It is the Holy Spirits Job to Convict,
God's job to judge
and my job to love,”
Billy Graham.
We as Christians should remember this.Please think about it.
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