I have been pondering something one of our pastors talked about this past week. He was talking about evangelism, the church as a whole and our roles as individuals in leading the lost to Christ. He made a powerful statement that I think deserves a blog post.

He basically said that there is nothing sadder then when Christians only have Christian friends.

Many times we want to put ourselves in a safe box where only the Christians can come into. We do not want to contaminate our lives, children and homes with … dare I say … the heathens??? Hmmm. Sad, but in many cases true…even for me.

We don’t want to “catch” anything or be too influenced. Yet, if we really dig into the Word we see very clearly that Jesus basically only hung out with the lost. I mean even His disciples were lost in a way.

I want to challenge every person reading this…even those who consider themselves to be self proclaimed Jesus Freaks…

Get some unsaved friends.

Have them over for dinner.

Let them BE who they are.

Be a real friend, and then, maybe, just maybe, they will be open to hearing about Jesus Christ. Am I saying sin? Certainly not! However, we must be relevant to reach this generation. We must get off of our pious pedestals and remember that we are CALLED to reach the lost…NOT change them or judge them. We are called to LOVE. Love does not judge or expect anything. Love just does.

We need to get busy people! Jesus is coming soon! He needs a ready Bride!

If we were HALF as passionate as the muslims, we would not be living in the type of culture we are. Why? Because we have something no other religion has…Love and Acceptance and a way to eternal life with Jesus Christ….Sadly, though, Christians have made themselves a laughing stock…

You see, we can’t convert the lost if we are living in a box. We can’t free them from the bonds of sin if we never sit down with them and love them as they are…After all, isn’t that how Jesus loves us? And wasn’t HE our example?

Hmmm…something to chew on, eh?

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