What About You?

One of the most common questions people have is "what about the natives in Africa? If they haven't heard the gospel then how can God judge them fairly?"

That's a legitimate question but there is actually a more important question to ask first, what about you? Have you heard the gospel of Jesus Christ?

Jesus made an interesting observation to this point in Luke 13. Some folks were asking Jesus about an event they had heard of where Pontius Pilate had mixed the blood of some Galileans with their pagan sacrifices.

Jesus said, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish."

We worry about the others that have not heard and it keeps us from realizing our peril. The human condition is terminal, and not just physically, but spiritually. We are in need of a rescuer and the only one that has arisen that actually proved he was up to the job was Jesus.

Worry about yourself first, then worry about the Africans (like we do).

Pastor Tom