“4Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? 5And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.' 7I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.” (Luke 15:4-7) We are all morally depraved and deserve to perish in hell but Jesus’ death on the cross allows us a different rout; therefore, we must share the good news to those who may not have access to this knowledge, or to those who have different beliefs.
Before doing anything mentioned above, we must love the people. Loving is crucial when doing missionary work for without it, we are hypocrites. If we profess about the love of God and do not love, we may be just as good as the Pharisees. The Pharisees did not love the people; therefore, they did they have any interest in saving them. The Pharisees wanted the acknowledgment and the pedestal to stand on. My point is, although our attitude may not be the same as the Pharisees, without love, we shouldn’t be out there teaching the Word of God.
2 comments:
From a Christian perspective I totally agree with your post. I think someone who is viewing this blog and this project from a non-Christian view would say that there are things more important than "so called" salvation. If you believe in salvation then you believe that this life is temporal, making everything in it, including culture, merely a passing vision. If you don't believe in eternity, then the only thing you have to hold on to is today and the things of this world. In that way, it seems ridiculous to go into a culture and change them for "salvation." But for Christians, ultimately, eternity is what matters, not whether we preserve culture, because in the end, culture is going to change and disappear anyway...So basically what I am saying is that based on one's perception, they are going to have radically different viewpoints about the preservation of culture.
This is really random, but the ironic thing about your post is that you and I both have the same quote from the bible. God gives us a mission and a task, we should fulfill that task. And like the lost sheep each and everyone is important. Amazing way to expand upon the christian faith. Your challenge to the reader brings hope and restitude to others. I believe that you truly see this world how it is. God bless.
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