I Do It All
For The Sake Of The Gospel
For though I am free with respect to
all, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I might win more of them. To
the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I
became as one under the law (though I myself am not under the law) so that I
might win those under the law. To those outside the law I became as one outside
the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law) so that
I might win those outside the law. To the weak I became weak, so that I might
win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that I might by all means
save some. I do it all for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its
blessings.
As Christians we use the words grace,
saved and repentance. Not everyone knows what those words mean, however.
The apostle Paul was willing to be
flexible in his ministry in order to reach as many people possible with the
gospel of Christ. That might have even included the words he used as he
explained the good news of Jesus’ death and resurrection.
Explaining our faith in
easy-to-understand terms may help someone to grasp the meaning of being born
again – transformed by Jesus’ love and forgiveness.
If we have
God’s Word in our mind,
He can put the right words in our mouth.
Our Daily
Bread – August 27, 2007