The Whole Truth

Acts.18:9 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, be not afraid,but speak, and hold not thy peace:

It is only with the truth that man can be saved. We have been chosen by God to go out into a dying world and bear fruit, and fruit that will last. But many have fallen down on the job because they are afraid to tell the truth. It seems the world has us so concerned about not judging each other, that we have even stopped letting people know when they are doing wrong. There is a difference in me telling you that you are going the wrong direction and condeming you to Hell.
We have been instructed by Christ to tell a dying world the good news of salvation, and there are some things in this good news that people are not going to want to hear. After all nobody likes to be told they are wrong even if they know they are wrong. The wages of sin is still death, and it needs to be told. The unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God, and it needs to be told. No we are not called to say who is or is not righteous, we are just to proclaim the word of God and let the Holy Spirit convict the hearts and minds of the guilty and lead them to the gift of repentance. How can we truly profess to love Christ and let one He died for go astray without letting them know they are going the wrong direction. Let us in love and humility share the truths of the gospel and become more interested in winning souls than making friends.

In our story today Paul was going about teaching the word of God, and Jesus told Him not to fear, that He would be with him and He wouldn't allow any to hurt Him. We to have this same promise, go share the truth of Gods word without fear. Jesus is with us and no weapon form against us shall prosper, and if God leads us to the work He will equip with all we need to complete the task at hand. Just stand on the truth, the whole truth.