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"The time has come for judgment to begin at the
house of God . . ." - 1 Peter 4:17
The Christian servant must never forget that salvation is God’s idea, not man’s;
therefore, it has an unfathomable depth. Salvation is the great thought of God,
not an experience. Experience is simply the door through which salvation comes
into the conscious level of our life so that we are aware of what has taken
place on a much deeper level. Never preach the experience— preach the great
thought of God behind the experience. When we preach, we are not simply
proclaiming how people can be saved from hell and be made moral and pure; we are
conveying good news about God.
In the teachings of Jesus Christ the element of judgment is always brought out—
it is the sign of the love of God. Never sympathize with someone who finds it
difficult to get to God; God is not to blame. It is not for us to figure out the
reason for the difficulty, but only to present the truth of God so that the
Spirit of God will reveal what is wrong. The greatest test of the quality of our
preaching is whether or not it brings everyone to judgment. When the truth is
preached, the Spirit of God brings each person face to face with God Himself.
If Jesus ever commanded us to do something that He was unable to equip us to
accomplish, He would be a liar. And if we make our own inability a stumbling
block or an excuse not to be obedient, it means that we are telling God that
there is something which He has not yet taken into account. Every element of our
own self-reliance must be put to death by the power of God. The moment we
recognize our complete weakness and our dependence upon Him will be the very
moment that the Spirit of God will exhibit His power.
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