When the goal is the
Gospel…
Denominational
barriers don’t matter.
When the goal is the
Gospel…
Incoming
funds don’t matter.
When the goal is the
Gospel…
Spiritual
gifts don’t matter.
When the goal is the
Gospel…
Statistics
don’t matter.
When the goal is the
Gospel…
Nothing
else matters!
When the goal is the
Gospel…
It
doesn’t matter if you have hymns or contemporary music.
When the goal is the
Gospel…
It
doesn’t matter if you’re an Arminianist or Calvinist.
When the goal is the
Gospel…
It
doesn’t matter if you believe in pre-trib or post-trib.
When the goal is the
Gospel…
It
doesn’t matter if you’re sitting in chairs or pews.
When the goal is the
Gospel…
Nothing
else matters!
-Ryan Muniak
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, we have a problem. We focus
on so many issues that divide the body of Christ, while neglecting the most
important issue. I was guilty of this too and needed to seek God and repent of
my sin. Our goal as Christians should be the same as Jesus, “to seek and to save
the lost” (Luke 19:10, ESV). Why do we get so caught up in secondary matters,
minor issues, and things that won’t matter in Heaven?
When we focus our attention to the fact that people are
heading for an eternity in Hell, nothing else seems to matter. If you were in a
burning building and you saw firefighters outside debating on different methods
of storing hoses, you would be in shock! You would think, “Who cares about that
right now? I’m dying! SAVE ME!”
What can we do about it? The next time you feel the need to
fight with a brother or sister, focus on the Gospel. When you want to stop
attending a church because of minor differences, focus on the Gospel. If you
just can’t stand someone, focus on the Gospel. Make the goal the Gospel in
everything you do and the problems that seemed so important no longer matter.
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