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NASB | 1 John 2:2 and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 2:2 And He [that same Jesus] is the propitiation for our sins [the atoning sacrifice that holds back the wrath of God that would otherwise be directed at us because of our sinful nature--our worldliness, our lifestyle]; and not for ours alone, but also for [the sins of all believers throughout] the whole world. |
Subject: How do we preach the Gospel? |
Bible Note: Colin By living the victorious life before them. Christian's should stand out in a crowd, not because they are always preaching Jesus Christ, not because they have crosses around their neck, not because they act holier than thou. Christians should stand out in a crowd first because we are the light of the world, and secondly we have the Holy Spirit at work in our lives, and thirdly because the fruit of the Spirit is manifested and present in our lives. That one reason along will get you noticed. People will notice when, you treat people with love and respect, when you look out for them before you look out for yourself, when you prefer them to yourself, when you love them when they hate you. That gets noticed. The first thing Christians seem to want to do is get into someone’s face and say, “your going to hell” or put religious icons all over the place and say, “hey look at me.” When people get into trouble we sit there with our “knowing” look nodding our head going tsk tsk if you only knew Jesus. That turns people off! What we need to do is jump in with both feet and do everything we can to help them out of their trouble. Just loving on them and telling them they are going to make it. That is what people listens to. Think about it your down in the mud and there is a guy dressed in his whitest whites is standing there telling you how to get out, are you going to listen? People want someone that will reach down and pull them up and give them a boost, encourage them, love on them. Then they will listen to what you have to say. EdB |