“The vast company of unsaved people do not realize the seriousness of their lost estate; nor do they become alarmed even when the most direct warning and appeal is given to them. There is over them a spell of indifference and neglect toward the things that would secure for them any right relation to God. Their sinfulness before God and their imperative need of a Savior are strangely disregarded.
The faithful minister soon learns, to his sorrow, that his most careful presentation of truth and earnest appeal produces no effect upon them, and the question naturally arises: ‘How, then, can these people be reached with the Gospel?’
One of the greatest foes to modern evangelism is described in the following passage:”
“And even if our Gospel is veiled, it is veiled in them that are perishing: in whom the God of this age has blinded the thoughts of the unbelieving, that the illumination of the Gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of god, should not dawn upon them.” [1]
“Satan’s doctrine has always been one of moral perfection secured by self-effort or personal works. His program is in complete contrast to the true principle of saving faith, through which one depends on God alone for all needed transformation.”
“Christ has become the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believes.” [2]
“Saving faith may thus be defined as a voluntary turning from all hope and grounds based on self-merit, and assuming an attitude of expectancy toward God, trusting Him to do a perfect saving work based only on the merit of Christ. It is clear from the Scriptures that the Gospel of the substitutionary sacrifice of Christ is the only possible ground of salvation and escape from the power of Satan unto God.”
Are your regarding the absolute vitalness of being saved by God? That only God can save you! If not, may the Holy Spirit take off the blinders and help you to see that faith in Christ is your only hope of eternity with God.
[1] 2 Corinthians 4:3-4
[2] Romans 10:4
Other quotes from: “True Evangelism — Winning Souls by Prayer” Lewis Sperry Chafer, pp. 53-56
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