Lost

Some people want their sins and they do not want to give them up. That is the condition of many people before salvation and it sadly is the condition that some find themselves in even after they know the Lord. What should our response be to the lost who appear to be perfectly happy being lost? We are not to leave them alone. Someone who has an addiction is usually not able to think clearly. become involved in adultery or sexual sins is probably not thinking clearly. is involved in sin most likely has a flaw in their thinking processes How should we intervene? Do you recall how Nathan confronted David with the truth about his adultery with Bathsheba and murder of Uriah (2 Samuel 12). In Matthew 18 and Jude 1 we are given instructions about how to proceed. We should actively work in the lives of the lost and pray for them, We must not give up on them! Matthew 18:15-17.Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that 'by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.' And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector.

1 Corinthians 5:4-5

In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you are gathered together, along with my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus

Jude 1:22-23
Be merciful to those who doubt; snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear-hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh

(0318) 12 May 2007