Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing

“And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.” (1 Corinthians 2:1-3)

A friend of mine is fond of saying, "The main thing, is to keep the main thing, the main thing."

So true.

And so critically important, in these dark days in our nation and world. 

In a time when we, as the Body of Christ on earth, should be focused with a sense of urgency on sharing the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ with a lost and hurting world, instead, so many of us are debating peripheral issues, causing division amongst ourselves, by, as Paul said; "striving about words to no profit." (See 2 Timothy 2:14)

My friends, this ought not to be. And for my part in this, I apologize and repent of allowing myself to get sidetracked from time to time.

Now, that's not to say that some of these other issues are unimportant. But in the Big Picture, we as ambassadors of Christ must stay focused on the main thing; on Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.

Debating what's going on in Washington D.C, the timing of the Rapture, or the current gun control controversy, is not going to save the souls of people who are eternally perishing.

The Apostle Paul wrote to the Church in Ephesus:

“See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.” (Ephesians 5:15-17).  I think that says it all. 

What is the "will of the Lord?"

It's not allowing ourselves to become divided over non-essential issues. And especially not at a time in history when the days are as evil as they are right now. So much is at stake. So many are still perishing.

So, we're to be wise, and walk circumspectly; or uprightly; diligently, in purity. 

And Paul writes that we are to "redeem the time." In the original Greek language of the New Testament, the word redeem means:

“To buy up, that is, ransom; figuratively to rescue from loss.” (Strong's Concordance)

To rescue from loss.

Isn't that what Jesus came to this earth to accomplish?  He said:

“The Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” (Luke 19:10)

Jesus Christ—the Son of God—stepped out of Heaven, became flesh (see John 1:14) and came down to rescue a lost and dying world, because God so loved us all. (See John 3:16).

He came to give His life as a ransom for the world—for all who will believe on Him for salvation, and receive Him as Savior and Lord. (See John 1:12)

Jesus came 2,000 years ago to redeem the time—to redeem the world. To ransom and rescue lost souls.

And now He sends us out into that lost world to proclaim the good news of who He is and what He accomplished for you and me, 2,000 years ago on a Cross, just outside of the city of Jerusalem.

Jesus said:

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.” (John 3:16-20)

God gave us the Good News of salvation to all those who will believe on and trust in Jesus Christ for salvation, and the bad news of eternal condemnation for all those who willfully reject Him.

This is, and will continue to be, the recurring theme in my blog because this is the main thing. Jesus Christ and Him crucified for the sins of man is The Main Thing.

And without Him—we're all hopelessly lost forever.

Jesus came and gave His life as a ransom for the penalty of your sins.

Will you believe that?

—God is Love and Love Never Fails.