...that prayer can't handle. But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:   In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. (2 Corinthians 4:3-4) This morning I woke up with my spirit heavy concerning the salvation of a loved one. All my days over the last 8 years has begun with intercession for them, but today my heart was exceptionally heavy. I lay in my bed crying out to God, my pillow heavy by the weight of my tears. It’s been so long I have pleaded with God for their salvation. Why has God not heard my prayers, why has he ignored my cries, my tears? I got up from the bed, and opened my bible, and turned on my computer hoping maybe God would speak to me concerning my loved one, maybe I would get the break through that I desired and my loved one would come to God. But after reading every scripture I could find on the ...

Today while teaching the youth church I was asked what about the people that never heard the Gospel. I thought that this was much too important a question to answer off the cuff so this is my response to their question. Understanding Grace. Whenever we talk about the love of Christ, salvation through Christ alone, we are accosted with this very question. “ What about those people that have never heard of Christ? ” For most Christians this is a very difficult question to reply to. It disarms us in our ignorance, and insinuates that God the creator of the universe is unjust for not reaching the rest of the world, and unfair for punishing some that have not accepted the offer of salvation through Christ, while giving no way for them to accept the offer of salvation. What they are really saying is " God is not fair when He sends innocent people to hell for not knowing Christ ". However, fairness is not what we really want, because if we wanted fairness then all of ...