“WE DON’T PREACH AGAINST SIN”
I know there are people who say we should preach against sin, but that’s wrong. Anybody who is preaching against sin right now is not sure of himself. Jesus didn’t say preach against sin, rather he said “Preach the gospel”. Yes! It is the gospel that brings men out of sin. Roman 1:16 says the gospel is the power of God unto salvation. So you see? We are to preach the gospel, and what is the gospel? The gospel is the availability of the righteousness of God. What did Jesus say, “The son of man is not come to condemn the world” that is it.
He didn’t come to tell them of their sins, they already know about their sins, they’re so frustrated with their sins, and there are so many of them who wanna come out of it,but the only problem is, they don’t know the way out. So Jesus said preach the gospel, what’s the gospel,the Goodnews. Let them know there’s a way out for them, let them know God loves and cherish them the way they are. The gospel is all about showing men the love and goodness of the father. Rom 2:4 says “Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering;not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? You see that?
The goodness of God leads men to repentance not the judgement of God. Noah preached the judgment and only his family changed, same with lot and his family. But a whole nation changed when Paul preached the gospel. Your ministry is not to preach Gods judgment,but His goodness. You can’t scare people with the judgment, but you extend the love of Christ towards them. Though hell is more than real yet we don’t scare them with hell. We let them know that there’s no need going to hell, because Jesus himself went to hell for our sake, so that we shouldn’t go there anymore. We let them know that Jesus already took our sins upon himself and has given to us His righteousness to live by. So focus on sharing the gospel that will make one grow… what will sustain and control the individual…not in fear but in love …our relationship with God should be build on His truth and not in our fear… Just as Jesus came to do so should we..
Isaiah 61 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Exaltation of the Afflicted
61 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
Because the Lord has anointed and commissioned me
To bring good news to the humble and afflicted;
He has sent me to bind up [the wounds of] the brokenhearted,
To proclaim release [from confinement and condemnation] to the [physical and spiritual] captives
And freedom to prisoners,
2
To proclaim [a]the favorable year of the Lord,
[b]And the day of vengeance and retribution of our God,
To comfort all who mourn,
3
To grant to those who mourn in Zion the following:
To give them a [c]turban instead of dust [on their heads, a sign of mourning],
The oil of joy instead of mourning,
The garment [expressive] of praise instead of a disheartened spirit.
So they will be called the trees of righteousness [strong and magnificent, distinguished for integrity, justice, and right standing with God],
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.
