You have heard it and possibly even used it in your life, the ABC's of salvation a.k.a. the "Roman's Road." Truly I remember coming up to people on the street or sharing it with a student, friend, etc. Although this is true and the ABC's work in leading someone to Christ, there is so MUCH MORE!
Living in a post bible belt culture, there is longing for so much more than just Admitting, Believing, and Confessing. We serve a huge God that created the world and universe in which we exist. He is hugely creative in all His works, including that of salvation. In this culture in which we exits there is longing for so much more than just ABC's but that which includes all the alphabet of coming back to God through Jesus. In simplifying the message, in turn have we simplified the view of who God is? The early followers grasped the depth of their journey with God...
Check out the following challenge in a letter Paul writes to an church in a town called Ephesus:
"...may (you) have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Some questions concerning that of the ABC's of salvation that a PBBC (post bible belt culture) is asking:
1. What is the purpose of this coming back to God through this Jesus?
2. What is so different in your "Christian" spin in comparison to that "religions."
3. So, if I say a prayer and admit these things above, then I will be in a "heaven" with God someday??? (Sounds kinda weird!)
As you can see from real life questions from above, we must be ones that have strength to comprehend the love of Christ. In comprehending, we can share, in sharing they can understand, in understanding they can believe!
Part 2 comes tomorrow!
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