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I was passing out tracts in front of Starbucks on Grand Ave in Grover Beach CA. Mark was one of the first people I talked to. After breaking the ice with a "Million Dollar" gospel tract, Mark and I talked about death and the after-life.
It is refreshing to meet someone like Mark. In that he was pretty humble already. Using the Ten Commandments to bring about the knowledge of sin (Rom 7:7) helped but Mark seemed to have a good understanding about his personal sin - although maybe not the extent of it (Romans 7:13) before a Holy, righteous, and just God. Mark, like the rest of us, in his sin is, "exceedingly sinful."
In that light, Judgement and Hell became reasonable. It was easy to share this truth with him – because it makes sense. And I pray that the Law acted as the "schoolmaster" (Galatians 3:24) to bring Mark to Christ.
The glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ shines like the brightest of lights. When one stops to contemplate the wickedness that has proceeded from our hearts from birth, the multitude of sins, what we really deserve (the deepest part of Hell for eternity), when we begin to get a glimpse of the holiness of God, and the substitutionary death of the God-man Jesus, this seemingly "foolish" message truly is GOOD NEWS.
Lord God of all heaven and earth, Father, please, please save Mark. His need for salvation is great – even beyond his understanding. For Your honor Father be glorified in the Mark’s salvation. Lord, he will suffer greatly in this life and in the life to come without you – spare His soul. The finished work of Jesus Christ is sufficient even for Mark’s sin – forgive him Father. Amen.
In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 1 John 4:9-10
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