Love is our Purpose

Ok, so my message is univerasally well known. Jesus' sacrifice is actually a simple thing to convey, if infinitely complicated to understand. The question becomes can I convey that message in a way people can understand? I think so. I'm familiar enough with the material and possess an intimate knowledge of both the language and details of the details of of how salvation works.

Discussions of sin become essential. How do you discuss such a thing without sounding condemning and arrogant? I believe the answer lies in passion and enthusiasm for the answer. Why would I bother sharing Jesus with someone unless I

1)beilieve they are going to Hell without Him
2)I care whether they go to Hell or not and
3)I KNOW there is no other path for them to be saved

Matthew 6:13 & 14 tells us that finding our way to Hell is easy, while few can find the way to the gate that leads to Heaven. Do I care? Do I care enough to do anything about it? Could I walk away from a drowning man? I don't think so. Why then am I not constantly preaching the message of salvation to be found in Jesus?

If I want to truly serve Jesus and obey Him, giving myself in love for others is absolutely essential. If only a few are able find the small gate that leads to Heaven, how can I deny my responsibility to show them the way? I simply cannot and continue to call myself a Christian. Sharing my faith is not an option. I believe sharing the truth of Jesus is a symptom of true faith.

If I love Jesus, and serve the Lord My God (the greatest commandment) and, as a result, love my neighbor as called to in Matthew 22:37-40, how can I not truly desire for them to know Jesus?

John 14:6 "Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'"

Anyone who has not embraced Him has NO hope of avoiding Hell. The only possible passage to God is through Jesus. My love, as obedience to Jesus requires me to share with ANYONE who is doomed without Him.

Very often I find myself frustrated by those around me. I find it's not easy for me to like other people. They are so unlike me. I value my God and try to live my life by His values. There is little of that in the people around me. Yet, the greatest value my God has is love. He loves these people. I love Him, and as a result am called upon to love them. It is my greatest challenge at times, yet I feel deep within me the burning need to save them from an eternity without my God. An eternity of pain and death. I pray I find the way.