Our Responsibility in Sharing the
Gospel
We are living in a day when a
large part of the Church that is under the banner of
being Christian is drawing back from the pureness of
the gospel message. Have you recognized the need for a
Remnant Church that will stay true to her Lord Jesus
and His Word? The Lord is looking for those who will
remain loyal to Him and His Word regardless of
circumstances. Are you willing to deny all that is not
of the Lord and His Word within the Church and yield to
His Spirit to help bring forth the Church He so
desires?
The Holy Spirit is always ready to
teach willing disciples. May we humble ourselves and
allow Him to teach us God’s truth. It very well
could be that He will call us to lay aside some of our
favorite spiritual ideas and opinions. If so, it
definitely will work out for the glory of Christ and
the spiritual growth of His body.
Much of the Church needs to be
reminded that all have sinned and fallen short of the
glory of God (Rom. 3:23), and the only way to be redeemed is
with the precious blood of Christ (1 Pet. 1:18-19). It seems that a part of the Church
also needs a reminder that Jesus Christ is the only way
to be reconciled to the Father. We have been given a
great responsibility to go and share this message, and
we must, ourselves, fully believe what we are commanded
to share.
One question that often comes to
Christians is, “What about those people around
the world who never hear of Jesus?” It’s a
difficult question to answer, but God is sovereign, and
we can trust that He will take care of that situation
if it arises. One insight is given in Romans Chapter
Two. The principle is set forth that if there happen to
be any who do not have the opportunity to hear, they
will be judged by conscience and nature. That brings us
back to our responsibility in sharing the gospel.
Let’s unite as a Remnant Church and set a goal
that every person on the earth, now and in the future,
will have a laborer share the gospel with them (Matt. 9:38). It seems a worthy goal and the Word
assures us that all things are possible to those who
will believe.
Let’s look a little closer
at our responsibility. We will address first some
things that are not our responsibility. It is not our
responsibility to compromise the gospel; we are never
to change the Word of God. It is not our responsibility
to lead people to believe that there are other ways to
the Father or to say that other gods are equal to or
synonymous with God the Father. We are also not to say
that those who serve other gods will go to the Father.
Instead, we are to share, with love and boldness, that
the only way to God the Father is through Jesus Christ
the Son. We are commanded to start where we are and go
out and share with all people that the only way to be
redeemed is by the precious blood of Jesus Christ. We
are to be “light bearers” for Jesus. We are
to be disciples who bloom and produce fruit for our
Savior and Lord. It is our responsibility to know our
Savior and His Word, to know how to minister the true
God to the religious and the philosophers as Paul did
on Mars’ Hill.
May our spirits be provoked within
us because of those, both in and out of the Church, who
are given over to idols (Acts 17:16). Let’s lay aside every weight
that has hindered us from uniting and from following
and obeying our Lord Jesus. Pray for utterance to be
given and for boldness to go and share the mystery of
the gospel. Those who believe will be saved, and our
Lord promises to be with us and to confirm our word
with the accompanying signs.
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For an audiotape titled “Our
Responsibility” write or call:
Pastor R. Wayne Wilson
New Covenant Church of Jesus
Christ
3147 Klondike Road, SW, Conyers,
GA 30094 USA
770-760-1101
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