DO YOU CARE ABOUT THE LOST?

Colossians 1:22-23

v22 Because Christ died on a cross, you can now be friends with God. Christ takes you to God because you are now free from sin. God cannot blame you. He cannot say that you are guilty of sin.

v23 THIS HAPPENS IF YOU CONTINUE TO BELIEVE AND TO TRUST CHRIST. You must know what you believe. And you must continue to believe it firmly. You heard the good news about the gospel. You expected God to do what he promised. So, do not move away from what you believe. People have preached the message of the gospel to everyone in the world.

At first, I only quoted verse 22. Verse 22 tells the Christian what we have because "Christ died on a cross"...... We not only can be "friends with God", but "are now free from sin". However there is a big "IF" in verse 23!

In verse 23, the Apostle Paul warns Christians not to be swayed by false teachers. Who is a false teacher? I would say it is one whose speech and actions contradict the Bible. False teachers can be your everyday Christian. How? Well, I can only speak for myself. Remember the old saying, "actions speak louder than words"? Most of the time, my actions are spent entertaining the "things of this world". So, what is my life portraying to the lost around me? Shamefully, I am telling them I do not care about their souls. What am I telling God when I fail to tell the message of the gospel to the lost world? I believe this is a question every Christian should ask themself. As for me, all I can say is "God forgive me".