Day 29 - 40 Days of Focus: Evangelism
The Cost of the Social Gospel
As the old saying goes, “Talk is cheap.” If someone is in pain, under stress or feeling lost we can say to them, “Jesus loves you and so do I,” but what will that communicate? The Social Gospel requires much more from us than our words. To get involved in bringing hope and healing to those who are hurting or to advocate for those who are abused takes a tremendous amount of energy. It is that very burden that communicates so clearly that we love others as Christ loves us. What would it cost to create a house for girls trapped in sex slavery or a discipleship house for fatherless young men? What would it cost to care for widows and orphans? What would it cost to offer divorce recovery, parenting classes, finance classes, addiction recovery, exercise classes and the list goes on? Maybe a better question is, what are we willing to sacrifice?
As the old saying goes, “Talk is cheap.” If someone is in pain, under stress or feeling lost we can say to them, “Jesus loves you and so do I,” but what will that communicate? The Social Gospel requires much more from us than our words. To get involved in bringing hope and healing to those who are hurting or to advocate for those who are abused takes a tremendous amount of energy. It is that very burden that communicates so clearly that we love others as Christ loves us. What would it cost to create a house for girls trapped in sex slavery or a discipleship house for fatherless young men? What would it cost to care for widows and orphans? What would it cost to offer divorce recovery, parenting classes, finance classes, addiction recovery, exercise classes and the list goes on? Maybe a better question is, what are we willing to sacrifice?
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