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An Interesting Conversation

I was in Walmart with my wife Wednesday night looking around, when one of the workers asked about a coat I was wearing. One thing lead to another, and he asked me what brought me from Florida to Idaho, so I told him :^ ). He then proceeded to tell me that he goes to the Assemblies of God (AoG) in our town.

I would never say that all of our charismatic/pentacostal friends are lost. I do have a concern for those who stay in those churches that speak the false gibberish tongues, espeicially after God's word has been presented to them in depth about it. But with this man it is more than because he goes to an AoG church (at least they are not 'oneness' like the Jesus Name Tabernacle in town). In all that he shared with me, I don't think he mentioned Christ once, let alone being appreciative specifically that the Lord saved and forgave him. Now he did mention the word "saved" once when talking about someone else he knew. He said he was raised catholic and pretty much became an atheist until his wife (one wonder while they were even married but perhaps she was an unbeliever when they first got married) kept on inviting him to church, and he went. He said he "got hooked." he also said in our conversation that he doesn't like churches that preach on sin and hell, and that he liked his church because they keep it positive (hmm). Well, the situation was not conducive for me to say much as we was working and talking at the same time. I did give him my card, and told him that we are a "Word" centered church that preached expositionally, therefore dealing with the text that is before us that Lord's Day.

Again, neither I or anyone else is better than that man. But when God saves a person, they know why and how they are saved, through the Person and finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ, and are so appreciative of such. I don't think there is room for a "saved Christian" to not want to hear about sin, repentence, and Hell for those who don't, and only want to hear about positive preaching (wanting teachers that tickle their ears? [2Tim. 4:1-4]). My hope and prayer is that God may be pleased, if it is His will, to open this man's spiritual eyes to the truth of His holiness, man's wretchedness, and his need for the Savior and Lord of Glory!

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