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1 | Where to find Bread | Luke 3:18 | DocTrinsograce | 243257 | ||
"A good way to talk to others about Jesus is the way a beggar tells another beggar where to find bread. Patience and compassion should mark our presentation of the Gospel. It's important to keep in mind that we were once dead in our trespasses and sins and have no basis for boasting. It is only because of God's love and great mercy that we are made alive in Christ -- saved by grace. Paul writes, 'For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God' (Ephesians 2:8). Keeping this forefront in our minds enables us to approach the task of evangelism with the proper sense of humility. "It's also important to understand that our part is to share the Gospel with clarity and conviction and God’s part is to open blind eyes and soften hard hearts. 'Evangelism is man’s work, but the giving of the faith is God's' (J.I. Packer). A good rule of thumb is to pray, rely on the Holy Spirit to guide the discussion, and then pray more." --Alistair Begg (2016) |
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2 | Where to find Bread | Luke 3:18 | EdB | 243262 | ||
I assure you that when one beggar tells another beggar where to find food it isn't with patience. It is done with excitement! When a person is first freed of sin he doesn't use patience to tell others he wants everyone in the world to be free. Most old church "saints" stand back and shaking their head at his exuberance, watering his parade until they finally get him as "patient" as them. Throughout the Gospels we never once see an Apostle being told to be patient after they were filled with the Holy Spirit. In fact just opposite they preached when patience would have been wisdom to man. No when a beggar finds food he shares his find with other with excitment and celebration. The greatest evangelist I know we're given a view and sense of hell. They rush into the world and tell any that will listen they have found the escape route. They are the type as they say "you would have shoot them to shut them up." They don't look for reward, pay, fame they want to tell others that Jesus is the way. They never use patience to do that. |
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