Believe it or not, I have never preached this??? VIP
"To him that knoweth to do good and doeth it not, to him it is sin! " Jas. 417.
It is so easy to emphasize what Christians ought not to do and get very negative. The worse is what we ought to do that we don't do. I am sure you do not go out cursing and carousing. That is not the worse siin.
Here is the worse sin in America. Our new president had a key word, "CHANGE." Everyone wanted change. The absolute truth is we Christians are the only ones who can bring essential and eternal change. "If any man be in Christ he is a NEW creature, old things are passed away, all things are become new." 2 Cor 5:17.
THE SIN of Christians! We are not are not giving the prescription for essential and eternal change. The GOSPEL is the power of God unto salvation, eternal change.
The essences of what to tell people and what I tell to everyone I can is, "God loves you and sent His Son, the Lord Jesus to suffer and die for our sins, paid our debt in full, was buried, rose again and was seen alive by hundreds of people. The whole issue is , did He pay our debt of sin or didn't He. God said He did, Will you believe Him and trust what Jesus did to save you and get you to heaven? Could you tell Him in a word of prayer, you do believe Him and want to receive the Lord Jesus as YOUR savior right now? Let's pray together, and you tell them what to pray, just what you have said again. Then help them how to have assurance they are saved based on what God said. YOU and I both "know to good" is to tell lost people how to be saved. And for this cause, not doing it, "many are sick and weak and many sleep" 1 Cor 10:30. To not do so is SIN of the worse kind for that is the only thing that will really change people forever. Right? Lets begin a new wave of the 50 million born again people to share the gospel seriously with every person we meet and have that few mintues to give them the gospel and change our world to the glory of God.
I love YOU. ABC Sumner
PRAY HARD for Celeste. She has been very ill and weak for a week. Saw the Dr. today and will again tomorrow for results of tests. This is serious. THANKS for praying
Pray Thursday. Big decisions about Email ministry. You will want to know and be in on it.
