John Piper writes: I will tell you what a tragedy is. I will show you how to waste your life. Consider this story from the 1998 Readers Digest: A couple took early retirement from their jobs in the Northeast 5 years ago when he was 59 and she was 51. Now they live in Punta
“I would sooner bring one sinner to Jesus Christ than unravel all the mysteries of the divine Word, for salvation is the one thing we are to live for.”
“If sinners will be damned, at least let them leap to Hell over our bodies.” “And if they will perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees, imploring them to stay. If Hell must be filled, at least let it be filled with the teeth of our exertions, and let not one go
John Wesley would train up those who thought they were called to preach the Gospel. He would teach them, train them and then send them out. When they came back he would ask them two questions: “Did anyone get saved?” If they answered yes, he would keep them in his ministry. If they answered no,
“A believer is ready to serve everybody wherever he can. He cannot but profess the gospel before men, even though he foresees that he can reap nothing but ridicule and scorn for it; yes, he is ready also to give his life for the gospel.”
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