Do you ever feel like this as a Christian? I know I do. There must be a good reason that Jesus prayed for believers to be unified (John 17). Although there are probably many ways the universal church could be more unified, I don’t see how anything could be more important than agreeing on the gospel message itself. Most gospel presentations include a lot of the same elements, which is encouraging. But there is one particular element that is rarely ever the same.
A few years ago, my wife and I were part of an outreach effort in a booth at a fair. People were given a dollar to take a survey and a volunteer would use it as a chance to witness to the person. But, as time went on, we could hear volunteers at other tables selling their product for a very different price than we were. So what is the going price for a salvation these days? If we could all agree on that, I think we would be more clear and effective in our gospel presentations.
But, unfortunately, it isn’t that simple. People have many differing views on this issue, based on their theological grid. I believe we all basically have the same objective: get people saved and get them to live godly lives. But our strategies are far from the same. How can we get the boat off the sandbar with differing strategies? Do we need to take a fresh look at the Scriptures, attempting to free ourselves from theological biases and church traditions? Maybe.
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