WHICH GROUP ARE YOU IN?
By Pastor Greg Hooker
Over the years of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with people, I’ve concluded there are three basic groups of individuals:
1) THOSE WHO REJECT THE GOSPEL
These are “spiritual zombies” rambling on their blind journey to eternal retribution in Hell. This group, among others, includes atheists, agnostics, followers of false prophets and workers of darkness. They choose not the truth that is able to break their chains of sin and set them free.
Over time their rejecting hearts become hardened and their minds seared and unable to determine right from wrong. Thus God eventually turns them over to reprobate minds to follow their evil deeds.
2) THOSE WHO RECEIVE THE GOSPEL
Through simple child-like faith in the risen Savior, this group is already sealed by the Holy Spirit and have been seated in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. This group accepts the Gospel just as they are without one plea. They are delighted in the freedom for which Christ has made them free from sin and the law.
They embrace grace and love to serve Christ - not out of duty to the law - but out of love and devotion for the Law Giver. To them, there is no license to sin, God forbid! They recognize the law as a tutor, or “School Master” teaching and leading them to the forgiving grace of God.
3) THOSE WHO ARGUE THE GOSPEL
Sadly, this group is often miserable, clinging to their own religious philosophies and denominational dogmas. They would rather remain faithful to the belief systems of their church, rather than the teachings of the Holy Scriptures.
They are afraid of what others may think of them if they should break from long-held traditions of their forefathers. Blindly they follow their hand-me-down tales and traditions from Momma and Papa, instead of searching the Scriptures to determine the truth.
What about you, dear reader? Which group are you in?
By Pastor Greg Hooker
Over the years of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with people, I’ve concluded there are three basic groups of individuals:
1) THOSE WHO REJECT THE GOSPEL
These are “spiritual zombies” rambling on their blind journey to eternal retribution in Hell. This group, among others, includes atheists, agnostics, followers of false prophets and workers of darkness. They choose not the truth that is able to break their chains of sin and set them free.
Over time their rejecting hearts become hardened and their minds seared and unable to determine right from wrong. Thus God eventually turns them over to reprobate minds to follow their evil deeds.
2) THOSE WHO RECEIVE THE GOSPEL
Through simple child-like faith in the risen Savior, this group is already sealed by the Holy Spirit and have been seated in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. This group accepts the Gospel just as they are without one plea. They are delighted in the freedom for which Christ has made them free from sin and the law.
They embrace grace and love to serve Christ - not out of duty to the law - but out of love and devotion for the Law Giver. To them, there is no license to sin, God forbid! They recognize the law as a tutor, or “School Master” teaching and leading them to the forgiving grace of God.
3) THOSE WHO ARGUE THE GOSPEL
Sadly, this group is often miserable, clinging to their own religious philosophies and denominational dogmas. They would rather remain faithful to the belief systems of their church, rather than the teachings of the Holy Scriptures.
They are afraid of what others may think of them if they should break from long-held traditions of their forefathers. Blindly they follow their hand-me-down tales and traditions from Momma and Papa, instead of searching the Scriptures to determine the truth.
What about you, dear reader? Which group are you in?