Reaching out to the people

[gingercat]

Hi you all,

I feel kind of embarassed to post so soon again after announcing not to post again :

I have been reading the posts as one of the lurkers every day and have urge to post again.

It is very difficult to reach out to people who feel they have everything they need and no need of God in wealthy countries.

My brother is an acoholic and when I talked to him about Jesus, he blurted out that he respects Jesus' teachings but he does not join Him.

He understands that following Jesus involves sacrifice and would change his lifestyle; in other words he is plain lazy and doesn't want to be a giving person.

We have to be very clever talking to those kind of people. We have to find their blind spot. We cannot pursuade people if we are not wholeheartedly committed to God and Jesus.

Jesus tells us to make disciples of all nations. We should not give them impression that all we need is a one-time confession and we are ok and saved. When we give this kind of impression we are recruiting many kinds of pretenders, and it is evil because this kind of faith does nothing but work against God and Jesus.

BTW, when I was a non-believer I used to call my brother a lazy bum but I stopped those kind of behavior; that's why at least he has been giving me listening ears. :wink:

 

[gingercat]

Hello? anyone?

 

[Sothenes]

I hear it is very hard to preach Jesus on the main line so that is why sometimes only rich Christians can reach rich people.

It isn't about need. In poor countries people will just come to the missionaries because they are just handing out food or assistance and they play the game that they are listening when they are just pretending.

It is about becoming like a child and humbling yourself before God, believing in Him and repenting as a result of your sin.

People are afraid of coming to the light because their deeds are evil and they are afraid of being exposed or they just want to say,'no' to God because they don't want to give up their sin or they want to be the master of their own ship.

Romans 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

Romans 1:23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

Romans 1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

Romans 1:25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.