The Truth of the Gospel

My hope and prayer is that in all things I would glorify Christ. Whether that be at work or at home, with friends or with family, with the saved or with the lost. I wonder sometimes, while hanging out with the "saved," if we have forgotten the truth of the gospel. Why do I think such things? Because an estimate says that only 2% of Christians actively share their faith. The most disturbing part of this, is the fact that the very reason we are here, the reason God has set us apart, is to make disciples. In order to make disciples, we must first share the gospel. Anyone who knows me knows how I feel about the old expression "Share the gospel... Use words if necessary." There is no truth to this statement. If you can show me one person who saw a Christian live a good, loving life and because of that life they one day decided to pray the prayer of salvation (whatever that is... don't get me started there) then I may change my mind. However the truth of the matter is that without words you have not shared the gospel. I do believe that after sharing the gospel in words you must live it out. I'm sure people will disagree with me, but the fact is that I happen to really believe that my life is a vapor and I'm not promised tomorrow let alone the very next breath. I guess somewhere along the way we have lost a since of urgency, because the average lifespan is 75 years (that is just a guess, but you get the point). We have to take every advantage to share the truth with others. We don't know that we will have another chance to make an impact on their life. There is no guarantee of another chance to share the gospel with that person, I don't care if you have worked at that job for 10 minutes or 10 years... We are not promised tomorrow. Share the truth of the gospel and do it with sincerity and love.

This is my new blog!

So I'm starting a new blog. I figured it can't hurt to share.