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A few years ago now I was talking to a Christian brother, and I knew this brother used to go
out and do things like street preaching, evangelism, sharing his testimony for Jesus, but it didn't
seem like he was doing that anymore and I asked him, WHY? He told me that it seems everyone
in the United States, in this Country, in this town, everyone has already heard the
gospel, so it is kind of pointless. This is what he told me. But I want to tell you something
about this that I have realized. Everyone in the United States may have heard the gospel.
Virtually everyone seems like they have heard the gospel of Jesus, they have heard SOME
gospel of Jesus and they have heard SOME testimony from the Bible, but almost unanimously it
has been the false phony gospel. It has been the gospel of easy grace. This is the gospel
almost, virtually, EVERYONE has believed EVEN IF THEY AREN'T REALLY FOLLOWING IT: They believe
that as long as you have said a prayer and asked Jesus for forgiveness, as long as you
are trying, even if you are still sinning, you will be saved and get to heaven. That
is what they believe. They believe in the easy grace gospel. They know how to quote
Paul that "...we are saved by grace so no one can boast", And they think that if you
try to actually follow Jesus, then that would be a "Salvation by WORKS gospel..." They discourage
anyone from actually living holy or anyone preaching holiness. It is a sad thing that
so many people have heard the false gospel. I don't know how many people have heard the
true gospel. I don't know how many people in the world have heard the gospel of Jesus
of repentance. I don't know how many people in this country, or in California or in my
town have heard the TRUE gospel of JESUS CHRIST, that HE SPEAKS TO US, AND HE IS CALLING ALL
PEOPLE TO REPENT AND TO RECONCILE THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM. He love us, but most people do not
love Jesus back. They love their sin more and they have bought into the easy grace gospel
lie. I preach Jesus because I love Jesus and I hope more people will come to love Jesus
because HE IS THE WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE and NO ONE comes to the FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH
HIM. He loves us, but unless you love HIM back and really repent, then you will not
be saved. Make SURE that you really love Jesus and are reconciled with HIM. May the grace
of Jesus be with you.