Sandwiches AND Salvation We believers are quite good about “sharing the love of Christ” in material ways, but when it comes to sharing the gospel, we often fumble the ball. We’re great at handing out sandwiches but not so great at handing out the vastly more important good news of salvation. Now the old adage is true: people don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. But often the “spiritual” part of our efforts is missing entirely, and I wonder just how much good they actually do. The gospel is what distinguishes the Church from good, charitable organizations; without the hope of eternal life Christ offers, eternal benefit for the recipient is diminished or extinguished. As Jesus once asked His disciples, “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?” (Matthew 16:26). Is ministering to the physical needs of a lost and dying world important? Absolutely. Will such good works attract people to our Savior? Certainly. But often only if we help them make the connection.---Paul Tatham
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 17:51:58 +0000
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