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Know the Bible. You can't share the gospel if
you don't know it, right? Makes sense.
A while ago, I asked all of you on a community page - I asked you this question:
How many times have you read through the entire Bible?
Three percent of you said more than ten times. Another three percent said more than five times.
Eight percent said more than two times. And sixteen percent said only once.
And a whopping 70 percent said zero. Not even once.
You know, that is why today so many Christians out there believe false prophets.
False teachers. Because they don't know God's Word.
You know, you can read through this in one year.
We need to read and study God's word a lot more. How is it that we can study book after book
at school - at university - and read the news every day.
Things on Google every day. But we don't spend enough time with God's Word.
[2 Timothy 4:2]
[1 Peter 3:15]
If someone asks you right now, Hey, I want to hear the gospel.
I don't understand this. What is this all about?
This Jesus that you keep talking about.
On the cross. Explain this to me.
Will you be able to explain it to them, the gospel?
Will it be biblically correct? Or will it just be some nice
words for itching ears? Just to make them happy?
Of course, we should share the gospel in love, right?
But you can't sacrifice the truth to try and make it sound better.
So of course you should share the gospel in love. But if it's not also in truth,
it's not gonna change anything. Because only the truth can set people free.
[John 8:31-32]
You know, there's a lot of churches out there A lot of pastors and a lot of Christians
Who want to preach the gospel but they don't preach the full gospel because
they focus more on motivational messages. Things that sound good,
That is more acceptable to people. To itching ears, than focusing on sound doctrine.
[Titus 2:1]
[Romans 16:17]
Look, if you want to share the gospel you can't change the Bible to fit in with modern times.
No.
You need to preach the gospel as it is. You need to preach God's word.
Because if you don't preach God's word, it's your own words.
[2 Timothy 3:16-17]
Did you hear that? That the man of God may be complete,
Equipped for every good work. So don't ever add things to the
Bible or take things out of the Bible. Don't try to fit it in with today's world
Because if you do,
then it's not God's word anymore. Only God's word can change people spiritually.
Show them the truth of their own sinful nature and the truth of God.
[Hebrews 4:12-13]
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