Not long ago–while engaged in a quiet conversation with a non-believer about Christianity–the non-believer’s various puzzled looks and incredulity prompted a thought which has steadfastly resisted all attempts at removing it from one’s head.
It’s like the lost are speaking another language; an UNKNOWN language: a language completely different than the one spoken by the believer–it is like the believer is trying to communicate with someone who does not understand what the believer is saying.
After much thought–and a few trips back to memory lane to a time when one was VERY MUCH a heathen-ized member of the world’s population–it was decided that: YES, the believer IS speaking a COMPLETELY different language than the non-believer.
It’s not like the non-believer has not ever heard this language spoken before.
He has.
He just does not, in the least, understand it.
And the little he does understand, he disbelieves.
The believer KNOWS–through many infallible proofs which the non-believer does NOT have access to–that when unbelievers breathe their last in this life and pass on to the next, then their eyes will, at last, be opened to what REALLY constitutes reality.
But, it is almost impossible to pass this information along to the non-believer.
EVEN IF the non-believer is sympathetic to the believer’s point-of-view, he most likely feels the believer is suffering from some sort of temporary case of insanity: that the believer MEANS well, but is just another person who means well but is somewhat annoying.
And the non-believer is focused like a laser beam on THIS LIFE–NOT the next–because it is all that he believes: the non-believer places GREAT faith in that which he can see, hear, taste, smell and touch.
Once given a bit of thought, this is completely understandable. This world is all the non-believer knows: every day he can hear, taste and see the world around him.
He CANNOT see the kingdom of heaven because he does not believe.
The non-believer is FIRMLY focused on this world and on NOW; on tomorrow and the day after and next week. What is happening around him is the MOST IMPORTANT things to him because it is what he REACTS to, to ensure that he lives his life as comfortably as possible.
And there is NOTHING to ensure one’s comfort in this world like agreement with the prince of this world–Satan: the devil.
The believer is talking about ETERNAL SALVATION, THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, JESUS CHRIST and the like. These are all ABSTRACT terms which mean very little to the non-believer. Even if the non-believer is one of the church folk and CLAIMS to believe, these concepts the believer brings up are methodically examined mentally–and almost just as quickly and methodically, rejected.
It’s not that the unbeliever cannot understand what these words mean: the non-believer does NOT understand how these concepts apply to his life. Therefore, when the believer is saying something to him, the unbeliever see the lips moving, but he really doesn’t hear anything of consequence.
BUT, the believer has ONE powerful tool–should he decide to use it.
The gospel of Jesus Christ, which is the power of God unto salvation.
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16
So, even if the non-believer does not immediately show signs of belief–and even if he does–once he has heard the gospel of Jesus Christ, he has a chance to LATER accept, believe and be saved.
Regardless of what else may be said in that conversation, IF the gospel of Jesus Christ is not utilized by the believer, the non-believer will remain a non-believer.
NOT because the believer did not make good points.
NOT because the believer was not convincing enough.
NOT because the believer did not present a good enough case for converting.
But basically: because the believer is speaking a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT language than the one spoken by the non-believer. The non-believer can’t understand what was being said to him in this strange language the believer is speaking.
For the one who believes, it is important NOT to speak some unknown language of the lost.
For the one who believes, it is IMPORTANT to speak God’s language: the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST
“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-8
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16
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[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: February 22, 2021.]
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