Good Cop, Bad Cop

How many times have you watched a "police drama" on television only to find yourself face-to-face with the ol' "good cop-bad cop" routine? Well, it's an oldie but moldy for TV, but it still has a place in modern Christianity.

"And of some have compassion, making a difference: And others save with fear, pulling [them] out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh." Jude 1:22:23

When we Christians are sent out to deliver the witness of Jesus Christ, we are given the choice of how that message is presented.

Here, we are shown that it is perfectly legit to be compassionate with our yet unregeneraged friends. We can present the Gospel with kindness, sensitivity and care. Love can be a driving force in our goal to plant the seeds of hope that are from the Word of God.

However, we often forget that we can use the other side, too. It is perfectly OK to scare folks with the honest truth of what the unsaved have to look forward to in the afterlife. Separation, fear, pain...all eternity in a lake of fire, tortured and tormented with out end. If this is what the Holy Spirit leads you to use as the way to present the Word of God, then by all means, do NOT resist!

In either case, or any variation between the two, just remember one thing:

"So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase." 1 Cor. 3:7

A Christian does NOT save people. That is God and God alone that does that. We merely stand as a witness to What God the Son has done. If we try to "win a soul" by our actions, we are deluding ourselves. We present. Jesus saves.

Grace and Peace....