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NASB | Mark 16:15 And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 16:15 And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. |
Bible Question: What are your favorite bible verses that motivate you to win souls? |
Bible Answer: 2 Rom 10:15 says “How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, ‘HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO BRING GOOD NEWS OF GOOD THINGS!’" Many people approach soul winning in a brass, hard nose way. I do not see Jesus winning folks that way. The only people with whom Jesus was harsh were the unrepentant, holier-than-thou Pharisees, Sadducees, and perverters of truth. He would rather we would lovingly stumble through an accurate presentation of the gospel than to harshly and brazenly turn someone away with it. He calls and does not force anyone to Himself. Neither does Paul. He was very brash and hard as an enemy of Christians, but as a believer this verse indicates he softens his tone. He says we must go tell and calls our feet BEAUTIFUL. Do the people we encounter smell a pleasant aroma when we leave? Do they feel the love of Christ once they know us and know Jesus loves them because we have loved them? I know the Romans road, and graduated from the fastest growing evangelical University in the US, but I am an ambassador for Jesus Christ. I am here to win people for Him. There are people who will reject Him. They may appear to reject me, but ultimately they are rejecting Him and his Word. I never want them to reject Christ because I did not love them with the love of Christ or because I had poor discernment and pushed them away. People are looking for something to fill the God-shaped void in their soul. It is my responsibility no matter my age to help them find which part of John 14:6 Jesus can fill. Are they lost? Yes. They need the WAY. Do they believe lies? Yes. He is the Truth. Are they dying in their sin? Yes. He is Life eternal. Let us show them the Way, the Truth and the Life. There is no other way to get to heaven except through Jesus. A spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down much easier. |