A chance to share the gospel…priceless
Anyway, back to the point in hand. This year’s mission was branded, “Priceless” to see the website with all the info go here (it really was well put together). The buzz phrase they were banding around in advertising it was, “It may be free but it wasn’t cheap” (a big golden star whoever lets me know where they stole that from, it’s far too clever for the Oxbridge rejects that congregate at Warwick).
Something different happened this year, we got payed to be A.M’s. Payed? It was after all only a token amount, but why on earth should we get payed? (For the record I didn’t raise this at the time, I took the money and ran). After my very first conversation with someone about the gospel I thought to myself, “I should be paying them to allow me this opportunity to obey and serve God!”
Pile on top of this Lewis’ reasonably inspiring story of the girl on the bus, it got me thinking, could we ever put a price on sharing the gospel with someone? How about a price on getting along side and already christian whose struggling at Uni and encouraging them to fight the fight and stand up for Jesus? How about getting along side a fired up Christian and spurring them on to not just a Uni life with Jesus, but the rest of their lives serving Him, becoming increasingly satisfied in him?
The week really was priceless, for me, for the CU, for the people who heard the gospel for the first, second, hundredth time! And why? Because the gospel is priceless!!! And any work done in that framework must be priceless too!
It actually was an warwick guy who thought it up! cheers for coming..
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Mate, I know what you mean. I am in Aberystwyth with my wife this week and (I hope they’ll pay me..) it is an amazing opportunity. It really is priceless to be able to chat to someone after a lunch bar, or over a meal about Jesus. Brilliant!
It’s a tough one, so here’s Paul’s answer: Paul chose to make tents (or leather goods depending on how you choose to translate it!) rather then be paid for sharing the gospel (2 Cor. 11:7). But that was rather than be paid for sharing the gospel with those who he was sharing the gospel with to avoid any accusation of false motivation. None of us can deny that it would be wrong to expect payment for the gospel from unbelievers! Paul, when sharing the gospel with the Corinthians for example, did recieve support from those who already where Christians (2 Cor. 11:8-9). Paul did in fact say that “The Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the gospel” (1 Cor. 9:14).
Either way, yes it is priceless sharing the gospel with un believers. Speaking of which, I’m playing scrabble against a woman in her 50s from Toronto, Canada who is reluctant to engage with me spiritually and likes to keep that side of her very much to herself. But after about five games and plenty of inconsequential chit chat she’s asked me “where did things go well in the history of Christianity?” What do you reply to that? Any suggestions? Rather than take up comment space with unrelated matters, feel free to email me: jonnyraine@gmail.com or facebook me (but not on my wall or she might read it)! And do so soon!
Jonny R, tough one? Wouldn’t have thought so! My point was this, we should consider all opportunities to share the gospel as priceless.
Now, if you want to discuss how much vicars should get paid, start your own post!
Alright, alright. Calm down! I just saw a bit of stick and went for it. How was I to know I’d get the wrong end!