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Don't Even Bother Coming Forward
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I was always amazed at the sheer number of people who came forward to receive Christ at Billy Graham's crusades. I was especially amazed by the masses of people who came forward after Billy concluded a tough message with words similar to, "If you aren't willing to give Jesus your best and go where He wants you to go and do what He wants you to do (This is a definition of what following Jesus is about.), don't even bother coming forward."
Like Jesus addressed the hordes of people who followed Him around, Billy told his crowd to count the cost of following Jesus before they made their decisions to become Christians.
Luke 14:25–35 reveals, "And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them, If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace. So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned? It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."
If you aren't willing to put your best efforts into following Jesus, your efforts will be useless to Jesus—it would even ruin a dung hill (manure). If your plans are to believe in Jesus so you will go to heaven, but you aren't willing to follow Him for the rest of your life (live a lifestyle similar to the one explained in chapter 39 of this book - www.areyousureyouaresaved.com), you are wasting your time. A similar section is taught in Revelation 3:15–22, which means if you are lukewarm (halfhearted and not fully giving Jesus your best), Jesus will spew you out of His mouth. In other words, when people don't put 100% into following Jesus, it makes Him sick to His stomach. I promise you, this is not a good position to be in. Revelation 3:19 means if you are bothered and upset because you haven’t been putting your best effort into imitating Jesus, that means Jesus is rebuking and chastising you because He loves you, and you may belong to Him and may be saved (See chapter 10 of this book - www.areyousureyouaresaved.com for more information.). You just need to repent of this sin (Ask God to forgive you for being lukewarm, and “from that moment on” try your best to follow Jesus (live a lifestyle similar to the one explained in chapter 39 of this book - www.areyousureyouaresaved.com)), but if you aren’t bothered and upset because you are lukewarm and aren’t willing to follow Jesus “from this moment on”, you don’t really belong to Him. You need to be willing to begin following Jesus after you pray or make a decision to become a Christian. Luke 14:25–35 is directed at people who are thinking about getting saved, and Revelation 3:15–22 is directed at people who have already prayed or made decisions to become Christians. They either need to repent because they haven't put their best efforts into following Jesus, or they need to pray or make decisions again to become Christians if they aren't bothered by the fact that they have been halfhearted in living the Christian lifestyle.
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