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Are You Speaking In The Tongues Of The Devil?

Friday night before we started open air preaching, a woman and man walked by us. Trevor and Elly’s daughters tried to hand them tracks. The woman said no thank you twice, but in a mean tone. Trevor spoke up and said, “Jesus came to save sinners Ma’am and you are qualified. I am qualified. We are all qualified.” Then he mentioned that we need to trust Jesus to save us. The couple got about a half a block away and the woman turned around and said, “You are judging. You are being judgmental. Only God can judge me.” At that point I spoke up and said, “You’re right, God is going to judge you and that’s why we are out here warning you to flee from the wrath to come.”

I know some people think that we are too confrontational or too provocative, but we intend to be a little provocative. Too many people are spiritually sleep walking through life. Some people need to be jolted out of their comfort zone. Judgment Day is real and it will not be a joyful day for those who die outside of Jesus Christ. Toward the end of the night the same couple came walking past me. I was on the other side of the street at that point. I recognized them, but offered them tracts anyway. The man who didn’t say a word the first time around, looked right at me and said, “Are you speaking in the tongues of the devil?”

Unpardonable Sin

I hate to admit it, but I got in the flesh over this one. The man riled me up. I told the man that he’s treading on dangerous ground. The religious leaders attributed Jesus’ miracles to the devil and Jesus said that was the unpardonable sin. I pleaded with the man to repent immediately and trust Jesus. The woman kept yelling back, “God bless you” and “God loves you.” I was loudly rebuking the man when a young couple walked toward me. I explained to them what the man had said and the young man said that he understood. Th young man wouldn’t take a tract, but the young woman did.

Trevor and I both brought messages and we both had mockers But there was a man in a convertible that drove by while we were open air preaching and he hollered “Amen!” Elly and her daughters held signs and handed out Gospel tracts and Matthew joined us and he too handed out tracts and held Trevor’s sign while Trevor was preaching.

Hopefully Heaven

I got a chance to talk to the homeless guy Jason. He took a tract and I asked him what happens after we die. He said, “Hopefully Heaven.” So I asked him how we get there and he said by being good. I gently pointed out that the Bible actually says the opposite, that none of us are good. That’s why we need Jesus. Christ Jesus is our only hope and we must come to him through repentance and faith. We actually have to realize that we are not good and turn to the One who is good.

(These updates are given to encourage Christians to share the Gospel with others. You do not have to be confrontational or provocative, but, please tell others about our Lord and Savior if you are a child of God)