My brothers and sisters, I myself am convinced that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and are able to teach each other. But I’ve written to you in a sort of daring way, partly to remind you of what you already know. I’m writing to you in this way because of the grace that was given to me by God. It helps me to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I’m working as a priest of God’s gospel so that the offering of the Gentiles can be acceptable and made holy by the Holy Spirit. So in Christ Jesus I brag about things that have to do with God. I don’t dare speak about anything except what Christ has done through me to bring about the obedience of the Gentiles. He did it by what I’ve said and what I’ve done, by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of God’s Spirit. So I’ve completed the circuit of preaching Christ’s gospel from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum. In this way, I have a goal to preach the gospel where they haven’t heard of Christ yet, so that I won’t be building on someone else’s foundation. Instead, as it’s written, Those who hadn’t been told about him will see, and those who hadn’t heard will understand.
(Romans 15:14-21, CEB)
“In this way, I have a goal to preach the gospel where they haven’t heard of Christ yet…” Does such a place exist?
Possibly. Notice Paul does not say he wants to take Christ to the people he goes to; he says he wants to preach the gospel where they have not heard it. There is no place you can go that Christ is not already there; that does not mean that all have heard the gospel.
How do we preach the gospel and speak of what Christ has done so all will come to hear and know they are loved by the creator of the universe?
I have a goal to preach the gospel in all I do and say. So all will know they are loved my God.
Love like Jesus. Preach in everything you do.
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