Subject: Rapper turned pastor and now t'd rapper |
Bible Note: Hi, Gab! Your testimony is strong and uplifting! Jesus warned the disciples that the world would hate them on account of Him (John 15:18-20)--since the world did not receive Jesus, all of Jesus' disciples would receive the same treatment... yet, there were those who listened and believe and through the disciples there are those who listen and believe! I understood from your testimony that Satan blinded you for a while... that while you knew that Jesus was the answer, you still wanted to hold on to the old Gab (the popular guy with the "friends" and the "girls" and the "parties!")... it was when you committed to Christ that you realized how wrong you were... you realized that He would vomit you out of His mouth (Revelation 3:16)... you realized that you were doing a disservice to both the Lord and His Body and to yourself! Your commitment to stick it out is what Jesus refers to as those who "stand" or "overcome..." those who are His true disciples! The worst lot for a Christian to preach to or evangelize are his/her previous "friends..." these are the people who, with the now Believer, enjoyed rejecting Christ and reveling in all the unrightous acts with witch they defiled themselves and God! The strongest evangelization that we can do is STAY THE COURSE! We can convict more of our past "friends" by maintaining our devotion and commitment to the Lord than all the preaching and sharing of Scripture with them... of course, as we continue our life in the Lord, they will become convicted of their own failures and through our gentle ministering to them the Holy Spirit may be able to awaken in them the Truth: Jesus is the Resurrection and Life! As far as the pastor... you cannot be responsible for him! You cannot account for his actions any more than I can... those who come to you protesting of hypocracy on the part of Christians you will do well in reminding them that it is the man who fails not Christ! It is our stubbornness that keeps us from submitting to our wills to God! And it is our doublemindedness that causes us to walk in the Lord for a time, only to reject Him when our whim is not satisfied! Remind them also that not all are able to lead and instruct in the Lord... that a servant of Christ is not subject to only one station in the Lord... many are called to be healers, listeners, laborers, preachers, and yes, even wonderers... Remind them that being Christian is a life-time commitment and that many who begin their life in the Lord are as confused and as frightened as when they only knew the things of the world! I will be praying for you and for this ex-servant of Christ! God Bless! Angel |