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NASB | Luke 5:31 And Jesus answered and said to them, "It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 5:31 And Jesus replied to them, "It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but [only] those who are sick. |
Subject: Should "lost" people come to church? |
Bible Note: Edd, thank you for your response. Again, I feel quite misunderstood. I believe that BY ALL MEANS we should be proclaiming to the uttermost parts of the earth the GOOD NEWS of Jesus Christ. I in no way meant to imply that we should neglect the "sick" or keep the salvation experience all to ourselves with no thought to those OUT THERE who desperately need him as well [though isn't that what we do alot...remain safe within our own four walls content with the mindset that "if they want christ they can come in here and get him"?]. Yes, I am in wholehearted agreement with your statement that "The babes in Christ are in the Church/members body of Christ as well." A "babe in Christ" is one who I would consider to have already been "born again" and therefore is indeed a Christian. In my opinion, when believers meet together for "church services" the focus should be on GROWING our own relationships with Christ and discipling those who are still babes so that they can eventually be fed with the MEAT that they need to be strong instead of expecting them to survive on MILK for the rest of their lives while we spend our time together with them focusing on someone ELSE [unbeliever] who may or may not have even come to the meeting of believers. |