2Cor. 4:2 - 'We refuse to wear masks and play games. We don't maneuver
and manipulate behind the scenes. And we don't twist God's Word to suit
ourselves. Rather, we keep everything we do and say out in the open,
the whole truth on display, so that those who want to can see and judge
for themselves in the presence of God.'
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This is my favorite passage in the whole bible. I love it because it*dispels the lie that people try to use to enter the world and promote*the world to win souls. You see, there are many Christians that feel*like they have to compromise to reach the world. They feel like they*have to record with sinful recording artists or unite themselves with*demonic organizations in order to reach the sinner. There has even a*mega conference in Atlanta, with many thousands of saints, that*merged sinful secular artists with Christians in efforts to attract a*crowd for ministry and money! What is going on? Well, the bible clearly tells us*that this is not how you handle the gospel of Jesus. Jesus is the draw,*not man! Man can come up with all kinds of ways to draw the sinner, but*they don't work because there is only one way, and that is to preach*Jesus! God said in the Word that no man cometh to the father unless his*spirit draws them. But now man is trying to be the Spirit and think of*ways to "attract" the sinner. But I got news for the Christians that*feel that they have to promote sinful people and join up with the world*to reach the world. It doesn't work! God never used sin to reach the*lost. He never used sinful people to work for him. Jesus never promoted*sin in order to draw a crowd. When people heard that "HE" was coming,*they came because he was truth. He did not invite them there by telling*people "Julius Caesar is gonna be here" and then when they came to see*Julius Caesar, he would surprise them with the Gospel of the Kingdom??*That would only further promote Julius Caesar. And even worse than*that, it will tell the world that Jesus was down with Julius and*supports his lifestyle!
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Okay, I know you are saying, "Didn't Paul say, I become all things to*all men?" Yes, but he was talking about fulfilling a need before he*preached to them. Like, if they were hungry, he would feed them. If*they spoke a different language, he learn the language to talk to them.*He was not saying that if they listened to music that glorified sex and*violence, he would book that artist to draw a crowd for him to preach*the Gospel to. It is man's own desire to get money and fame*that drives this agenda, not God! Okay, I know you*are saying, "The bible says that the wise man wins the soul right?"*Sure, but not in that context. That scripture is talking about bearing*fruit! It's saying that if you bear fruit, you are a good tree and your*fruit will win others. And if you win others, you are wise. It's not*saying that you have to think of ways or conjure up schemes to reach*the lost! It's not saying that you trick people into coming to a*function by promoting sinful people and then spring the Gospel on them*once you get them there! It's not saying that you hide your agenda so*that people think you are of the World, but then, you try to preach the*Gospel to them on the sly! Jesus never promoted himself, but he went*among the sinners and publicans to preach. He did not promote himself*to get them to come, but he went to them! Actually, he did just the*opposite and told people to tell NO ONE of what he was doing! He did*not use sinful people to draw people to where he was, he just preached*the Gospel and God did the drawing. If he was here today, I just do not*believe that Jesus would invite secular promoters and sinful recording*artists to draw a crowd for him to preach to. He was the draw! But many*times we get so caught up in making our name great and our pockets fat,*that we begin to do things in the name of ministry, but they really are*for our own personal promotion! People of God, can't you see the lights*flashing and the end coming? Well, Paul said in the end, men would*begin to love themselves! He said they would begin to promote*themselves in the name of God. They would promote their agenda to be*famous and go after the weak minded or carnal Christians (silly women*as Paul put it)! Don't be deceived saints of God. If it's not in the*Word, then it's the doctrine of man!
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and manipulate behind the scenes. And we don't twist God's Word to suit
ourselves. Rather, we keep everything we do and say out in the open,
the whole truth on display, so that those who want to can see and judge
for themselves in the presence of God.'
*
This is my favorite passage in the whole bible. I love it because it*dispels the lie that people try to use to enter the world and promote*the world to win souls. You see, there are many Christians that feel*like they have to compromise to reach the world. They feel like they*have to record with sinful recording artists or unite themselves with*demonic organizations in order to reach the sinner. There has even a*mega conference in Atlanta, with many thousands of saints, that*merged sinful secular artists with Christians in efforts to attract a*crowd for ministry and money! What is going on? Well, the bible clearly tells us*that this is not how you handle the gospel of Jesus. Jesus is the draw,*not man! Man can come up with all kinds of ways to draw the sinner, but*they don't work because there is only one way, and that is to preach*Jesus! God said in the Word that no man cometh to the father unless his*spirit draws them. But now man is trying to be the Spirit and think of*ways to "attract" the sinner. But I got news for the Christians that*feel that they have to promote sinful people and join up with the world*to reach the world. It doesn't work! God never used sin to reach the*lost. He never used sinful people to work for him. Jesus never promoted*sin in order to draw a crowd. When people heard that "HE" was coming,*they came because he was truth. He did not invite them there by telling*people "Julius Caesar is gonna be here" and then when they came to see*Julius Caesar, he would surprise them with the Gospel of the Kingdom??*That would only further promote Julius Caesar. And even worse than*that, it will tell the world that Jesus was down with Julius and*supports his lifestyle!
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Okay, I know you are saying, "Didn't Paul say, I become all things to*all men?" Yes, but he was talking about fulfilling a need before he*preached to them. Like, if they were hungry, he would feed them. If*they spoke a different language, he learn the language to talk to them.*He was not saying that if they listened to music that glorified sex and*violence, he would book that artist to draw a crowd for him to preach*the Gospel to. It is man's own desire to get money and fame*that drives this agenda, not God! Okay, I know you*are saying, "The bible says that the wise man wins the soul right?"*Sure, but not in that context. That scripture is talking about bearing*fruit! It's saying that if you bear fruit, you are a good tree and your*fruit will win others. And if you win others, you are wise. It's not*saying that you have to think of ways or conjure up schemes to reach*the lost! It's not saying that you trick people into coming to a*function by promoting sinful people and then spring the Gospel on them*once you get them there! It's not saying that you hide your agenda so*that people think you are of the World, but then, you try to preach the*Gospel to them on the sly! Jesus never promoted himself, but he went*among the sinners and publicans to preach. He did not promote himself*to get them to come, but he went to them! Actually, he did just the*opposite and told people to tell NO ONE of what he was doing! He did*not use sinful people to draw people to where he was, he just preached*the Gospel and God did the drawing. If he was here today, I just do not*believe that Jesus would invite secular promoters and sinful recording*artists to draw a crowd for him to preach to. He was the draw! But many*times we get so caught up in making our name great and our pockets fat,*that we begin to do things in the name of ministry, but they really are*for our own personal promotion! People of God, can't you see the lights*flashing and the end coming? Well, Paul said in the end, men would*begin to love themselves! He said they would begin to promote*themselves in the name of God. They would promote their agenda to be*famous and go after the weak minded or carnal Christians (silly women*as Paul put it)! Don't be deceived saints of God. If it's not in the*Word, then it's the doctrine of man!
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