Our Responsibility in Sharing the Gospel

We are living in a day when a large part of the Church that is under the banner of being Christian is drawing back from the pureness of the gospel message. Have you recognized the need for a Remnant Church that will stay true to her Lord Jesus and His Word? The Lord is looking for those who will remain loyal to Him and His Word regardless of circumstances. Are you willing to deny all that is not of the Lord and His Word within the Church and yield to His Spirit to help bring forth the Church He so desires?

The Holy Spirit is always ready to teach willing disciples. May we humble ourselves and allow Him to teach us God’s truth. It very well could be that He will call us to lay aside some of our favorite spiritual ideas and opinions. If so, it definitely will work out for the glory of Christ and the spiritual growth of His body.

Much of the Church needs to be reminded that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23), and the only way to be redeemed is with the precious blood of Christ (1 Pet. 1:18-19). It seems that a part of the Church also needs a reminder that Jesus Christ is the only way to be reconciled to the Father. We have been given a great responsibility to go and share this message, and we must, ourselves, fully believe what we are commanded to share.

One question that often comes to Christians is, “What about those people around the world who never hear of Jesus?” It’s a difficult question to answer, but God is sovereign, and we can trust that He will take care of that situation if it arises. One insight is given in Romans Chapter Two. The principle is set forth that if there happen to be any who do not have the opportunity to hear, they will be judged by conscience and nature. That brings us back to our responsibility in sharing the gospel. Let’s unite as a Remnant Church and set a goal that every person on the earth, now and in the future, will have a laborer share the gospel with them (Matt. 9:38). It seems a worthy goal and the Word assures us that all things are possible to those who will believe.

Let’s look a little closer at our responsibility. We will address first some things that are not our responsibility. It is not our responsibility to compromise the gospel; we are never to change the Word of God. It is not our responsibility to lead people to believe that there are other ways to the Father or to say that other gods are equal to or synonymous with God the Father. We are also not to say that those who serve other gods will go to the Father. Instead, we are to share, with love and boldness, that the only way to God the Father is through Jesus Christ the Son. We are commanded to start where we are and go out and share with all people that the only way to be redeemed is by the precious blood of Jesus Christ. We are to be “light bearers” for Jesus. We are to be disciples who bloom and produce fruit for our Savior and Lord. It is our responsibility to know our Savior and His Word, to know how to minister the true God to the religious and the philosophers as Paul did on Mars’ Hill.

May our spirits be provoked within us because of those, both in and out of the Church, who are given over to idols (Acts 17:16). Let’s lay aside every weight that has hindered us from uniting and from following and obeying our Lord Jesus. Pray for utterance to be given and for boldness to go and share the mystery of the gospel. Those who believe will be saved, and our Lord promises to be with us and to confirm our word with the accompanying signs.