Monday, February 11, 2008
halo :D
this is Hak Soon.
i dunno why suddenly i feel this urge to post.
hehehe.
today im gona share with u how persecuters turn to christ.
Most of you guys will be thinking, some of your friends who persecutes christ, will never get save or have little faith that they will be saved and in the end did not reach out to them.
Actually, have u ever wondered why do they hate christ so much, and ironically, we love Jesus so much.
This what i found out.
1) Some church send people to share the gospels. However, when they(gentiles/athetist/other religionist) rejects them, the gospels was forced down their throat. In the end they got irritated.
Luke 10: 6 And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on it; if not, it will return to you.If they want to listen, then u share with them, if not, dun irritate them. Let peace return to you =)2) Some Christians insults other people's religion, causing them to angry. Some are very sensitive to their own religion as it is a family tradition and it is part of them. Even though all this are pagan rituals, we still need to spare a thought for them. Can u imagine? u have been doing this thing for like 3 generations already, and someone comes over and insults, would u be angry?
U would be angry is because it is now part of u. This is what happen to one of my friend and in the end, he almost turn to satanism to actually try to make the christians "angry" What i suggest is that u make them feel what is different about us and them and slowly he will open up to u. =)
3) Some just do not believe in religion. They tend to look more on the logical side and think logically, they will never ever believe until they actually see it.
So are the persecuters are not able to recieve salvation by faith?
Of course not.
Acts 9:1 Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
Saul is one of the characters in the bible who persecutes christians. Sounds like someone you know? XD
Acts 9:3-4As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and
suddenly a
light shone around him from heaven. Then he fell to the ground, and
heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”
THIS is the evidence of Jesus. Some persecuters who thinks logically will actually make them think why did it happen? I was once like that. Until i saw the power of God during one of the service. When pastor kong lay hands on the people and they fall under the power, i never forget the experience. It makes me felt that God is real, and i cannot deny the power from heaven. Another experience is during the mike connell service. The deliverance makes me feel that God is real, and so is satan, which means good and evil exist in the spiritual realm.
Saul was actually blinded after an encounter with the Lord. All the more, he felt the presence and the power of God
But our God is a merciful God!
Acts 9:11-12 So the Lord said to him
(Ananias), “Arise and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus, for behold, he is praying. And in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him, so that he might receive his sight.”
But what surprised me is this verse.
Acts9:15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a
chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel.
somebody say WOW.
a chosen vessel.
WOW.
Someone, who kills and murders christian is a CHOSEN by God.
True enough, he became the apostle paul, written many many books in the bible.
If u dun believe me, go count how many books written by him in the new testaments.
i think he written more than most of the 12 disciples of Jesus.
so it does not mean that persecuters FOREVER won't recieve salvation by faith.
Who knows, he may be the next senior pastor of a church or even be a missionary, jus by reaching out to him. You never know. :D
God likes to turn things around when things look hopeless.
somebody say Amen.
:D
-haksoon-
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