01/12/24 USING OUR TOOLS

01/12/24 USING OUR TOOLS

A great tool for reaching people with the gospel and teaching people Biblical truths is through computing and internet and social media. Some folks have employed it for good and many more have employed it for evil purposes.

There are great numbers of Christians who have ignored the opportunity. Most have not ignored it because they were involved and committed to other ministry endeavors, but because it would take time, energy, commitment, which they would rather waste.

Look at this passage.
Matthew 28:18-20
18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

"Go ye," obviously includes personal participation, which often means physical interaction with other people. But it also includes communications through writing (letters, tracts, books, articles, magazines), performing arts (singing, dramatics), fine arts (drawing, painting, sculpting), electronics (radio, cinema, television, internet, social media, recording audio or video). There is also the support ministries that make these ministries possible.

With all of the opportunities available and with the great need throughout the world and with the rising attacks on Christians and Christian ministry, there is no excuse for anyone who enjoys a modicum of health and strength to be unemployed in reaching and teaching the world, either as the primary communicator or in a support ministry.

"Christians" are saying, "be ye warmed and fed," but are doing their own thing or doing nothing (both of which is doing the wrong thing). People waste their time by doing nothing or doing the wrong thing or doing the right thing in the wrong way.

This passage is God's sending order, the New Testament is God's instruction manual for accomplishing His work and the local church is His body at work.