Spiritual Warfare » Christian Mission - Restoration, Preservation, and Salvation
Jesus Christ makes all things new.
Scripture References
- "You are the salt of the earth..." (Mat 5:13a NKJV)
- "Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is neither fit for the land nor for the dunghill, but men throw it out." (Luke 14:34-35 NKJV)
- Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. (Gal 6:1-2 NKJV)
- Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back, let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins. (James 5:19-20 NKJV)
- Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers. (1 Tim 4:16 NIV)
- And on some have compassion, making a distinction; but others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh. (Jude 22-23 NKJV)
- I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. (1 Cor 9:22 NKJV)
- ...God sent me before you to preserve a posterity for you in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. So now it was not you who sent me here, but God... (Gen 45:7-8 NKJV)
- And they shall rebuild the old ruins, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations. (Isa 61:4 NKJV)
Commentary
Our God is a God of second chances. Make that 490 plus chances. When's the last time you offered one?
Sergeant's Notes:
After WWII, the nation-building efforts in Germany and Japan, in large part, laid the foundation for the prosperity of the western economy for the next fifty years.
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