CHURCH IS A LIFEBOAT

 

The church is a lifeboat, not a pleasure boat. From the captain to the cook it needs all hands on deck for soul-saving. The church that does not seek the lost is “lost” itself. Some excuse themselves by saying that in today’s pluralistic societies the Christian half can never penetrate the other half. Why not? That is not God’s idea or command. When He spoke through Isaiah He said: "When the enemy comes in, like a flood the Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him." (Isaiah 59:19) The standard of the Cross will always be lifted up against the enemy. Our job is to preach the Cross and Christ crucified. The voice of God is as clear today as it was on the day when Jesus spoke to the eleven and said “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15). Blessings, REINHARD BONNKE.

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