Pastor John,
I was talking to the Lord this morning. I believe this was Him, so I wrote it down, below.
“Your judgment of this world is in how you live your life; it is not in words.”
Jesus didn’t come to condemn the world; they were already condemned. He came to save souls.
We are not here to condemn the world; they are already in that condition without a word being said. We are free to use any means to help a soul escape damnation, just as Paul declared: “To a Jew, I am a Jew, to a Gentile I am a Gentile, if by any means I may win their heart to Christ.”
We are free to do good!
God can’t use you until you are willing to do anything.
Jerry
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Hi Jerry.
Thanks. It is true that our lives are what most should condemn the world, not so much our mouths. That is what the Bible said about Noah. He condemned the world by building the ark (Heb. 11:7). He felt free to do the will of God, and look at the result!
Seeing that God uses everybody, even Satan, to accomplish His purposes, I would rephrase your last sentence to say this: “God can’t use you to the fullest degree until you are free enough from superstition to do anything He says.”
Religious fear is superstition, and it stymies our growth in Christ. But the truth sets us free from all such things so that we may do the will of God gladly, whatever it is.
Thanks again.
Pastor John