I keep remembering the adage, "It is better to be a Christian than not to be a Christian." I guess it's not confirmed in me, sadly. The world tells us all paths are equal. Let people do their own thing. Alternative lifestyle is a buzzword these days. But it is not true! Allowing people to stay in their sinful ways without at least offering them a better alternative is wrong. It is wrong headed to think we do not have something to offer. WE HAVE THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE. Let us rejoice.
And let us offer it to those of our friends who have not accepted Christ. They are worse off. God will use them after they decide to accept him. It is not for us to make them little clones of us. Heaven forbid. But if they do accept Jesus they will be better off in so many ways. They will be more blessed in this life and have the promise of a place in God's kingdom afterward.
I was reminded of this in reading 1 Peter 4:18. Peter is quoting Proverbs 11:31. "And it is with difficulty that that the righteous one is save, what will become of the godless man and the sinner?"
Do you feel that it is with difficulty that you are saved? I do. I know my flesh, my emotions still struggle. I still squirm.
But remember we are righteous, not because we are perfect but because we are saved. It is not because we always act correctly or perfectly Godly. But we are found innocent by the basis of Jesus' testimony. He has already promised us our reward.
1 Peter 1:17, the verse before, says "Judgment will begin with the household of God." It will begin with us first. We are the easy cases, we will be dealt with first. Then those "who do not obey the gospel of God" i.e. those who do not believe. It will be judged against them.
So we need to share the good news as we are able, as we find opportunity. Pray for the opportunity.
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