ABC News NightLine program last night ran a report entitled, "Atheist Summer Camp Is Heaven on Earth for Nonbelievers"

Click on the link below to read article on program,

 http://abcnews.go.com/US/atheist-summer-camp-heaven-earth-nonbelievers/story?id=17067039

If you had one of these children or adults approach you, what would you say to them?

This is not an easy thing to do, but we must share the truth of the Gospel of Christ to all.

What is your view of the article? 

Sorry for the delay in the blog, but my wife had been very ill. Thank the Lord that she is doing much better.

So here we go....

“Some want to live within the sound, Of Church or Chapel bell; I want to run a rescue shop Within a yard of hell.”

—C.T. Studd

The Christian’s responsibility is not to win but to witness.

In witnessing, “I know” is better than “I think.”

If an indifferent Christian could spend just five minutes in hell, he would come forth as a flaming evangelist seeking the lost.

In evangelism the contents of the message and the method of presenting it are to adhere to the highest standard of integrity.

Too often we gossip the bad things and ignore the good things. Christians need to gossip the gospel.

The difference between evangelism and missions is largely one of geography.

The harvest is at our doorstep as well as in fields across the ocean.

We have the only remedy for the world’s ills. What a shame that we share it in dribbles when we should do so in a flood.*

*Hobbs, H. H. (1990). My favorite illustrations (85). Nashville, TN: Broadman Press.

What are your thoughts on this author? Are we or you being a true light in the darkness?

Do We Need to Open Our Mouth

I have heard many a preacher say, from either the pulpit, radio this quote from Francis of Assis "Preach the Gospel as much as possible, and when necessary use words". This has been used so many times to justify the great emphasis of social programs of all types in our churches. There is a more modern version of this philosophy or approach to outreaches aka evangelism, "People have heard enough messages, they want to see a message". While this may have it's place since in the book of James it saids, "²⁰ But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?" (James 2:20 KJV)

In the context and content of the Scriptures it is a mandate that we who proclaim to be Christians should tend to the needs of the poor.  "Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world." (James 1:27 NET)

These manifestations to tend to the needs of humanity are from an inward conviction that comes from God. But, to only to attend to the outwards needs and not address the inward need of the unsaved. We have not completed the the command of the Lord, we must speak the message of the Gospel of Christ.

¹³ For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.¹⁴ How are they to call on one they have not believed in? And how are they to believe in one they have not heard of? And how are they to hear without someone preaching to them? ¹⁵ And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How timely is the arrival of those who proclaim the good news.” ¹⁶ But not all have obeyed the good news, for Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?” ¹⁷ Consequently faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the preached word of Christ. (Romans 10:13-17 NET)

If all we do is give someone a bowl of food and say, "Jesus loves you". Is this enough? Have we fully presented the Gospel of Christ?