{"id":3142,"date":"2011-09-30T11:03:33","date_gmt":"2011-09-30T11:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=3142"},"modified":"2011-09-30T11:15:35","modified_gmt":"2011-09-30T11:15:35","slug":"what-would-jesus-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=3142","title":{"rendered":"What Would Jesus Do?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When we think of any action we might take in life, that is a key questions we should ask ourselves, what would Jesus do? \u00a0When it comes to where we should find ourselves and who we should associate with, I would ask what “did” Jesus do. \u00a0A study of the New Testament reveals that Jesus related to everyone. \u00a0He had a close group of friends, His disciples. \u00a0He taught to large crowds that certainly had people from all walks of life and persuasions. \u00a0He was highly criticized by the leaders of the church because He sat down and ate with tax collectors and prostitutes.<\/p>\n

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Why didn’t Jesus just hang out with those that were receiving His message? \u00a0Jesus didn’t come to start a club, He came to save the lost. \u00a0A doctor doesn’t visit the well, he visit the sick. \u00a0I know we are not Jesus, be He called us to become more like Himself. \u00a0That begs the question, are we to go out into the world and try to help the very worst in our society? \u00a0Yes. \u00a0We cannot hope to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with the world if we run away from the lost. \u00a0We are not of this world, but we are definitely in it. \u00a0How can we protect ourselves from all that is lost about this world while getting so close to it? \u00a0May I offer a few suggestions;<\/p>\n

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1. \u00a0Stay in the Word. \u00a0Reading of the scripture equips us with faith, wisdom, and His knowledge so that we can know what He did, and what we must do, to reach out to a lost world. \u00a0The perfect example of how to reach out and share His love was modeled by Him for us.<\/p>\n

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2. \u00a0Always remember that; \u00a0 John 3:16-17 \u00a0\u00a016<\/sup> \u201cFor God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. 17<\/sup> God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him. \u00a0We will never reach those hurting and lost by condemnation. \u00a0Jesus loved them to himself, we must do the same.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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3. \u00a0 Have a refuge of fellowship for your \u00a0own protection. \u00a0I’ve often heard Christians say, I believer but I don’t go to church. \u00a0Seeking and maintaining fellowship with other believers is your life line to what are your core beliefs. \u00a0Out in the world attempting to reach the lost, you will need the support, prayer, and comfort of those that join you in that effort to find and present God’s love to those most in need.<\/p>\n

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5. \u00a0We must, again, become like little children, and have an unquestioning faith in our Saviour.<\/p>\n

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It is our mission as those saved by His grace, compassion, and love to reach out to a world in need and offer the same.<\/p>\n

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the pilgrim<\/p>\n

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* Portrait of Jesus by a child, from the book Jesus in Art.<\/p>\n

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