Daniel 12:2-3, “And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.”
Daniel 12:3 was Pastor Jack Hyles favorite life's verse. In the priceless photo below you can see Pastor Jack Hyles (1926-2001) and Pastor Lee Roberson (1909-2007) hugging. At the bottom of the photo you'll see their signatures along with each of their life's Bible verses. Pastor Lee Roberson's favorite Scripture passage was Romans 8:28, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” ...
And Pastor Jack Hyles' favorite Scripture passage is Daniel 12:3, “And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.” That is so precious!
Dear reader, the Bible tells us how to have a very bright future. You simply need to become a soulwinner. We know that only God can give the increase. 1st Corinthians 3:3-9, “I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.” You may plant the seed of truth of the Gospel, and then I may come along later and lead that person to Christ, but the Bible teaches that we will receive an equal award. Why? Because God gives the increase! I don't know about you, but that greatly excites and encourages me! God is going to reward me for the labor I've done to get people saved, even if I didn't have the privilege of leading them to Jesus Christ.
I encourage you friend to become a soulwinner. The lost world is literally dying for the truth of the Gospel. You may be the only Jesus that someone knows. You may be their only source of light (truth). This is what the Bible means in Hebrews 4:14, “Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:” If you live in open sin and hide your candle for Jesus, other people will not see Christ in you. They will go to Heaven someday if they never see the light of Jesus in you and me! Matthew 5:14, “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.” Is your light shining dear friend?
This little light of mine
I’m going to let it shine
Oh, this little light of mine
I’m going to let it shine
One of the most controversial preachers of our generation is Pastor Steven L. Anderson. Now, I don't agree with all his teachings or methods, but I stand with Brother Anderson as one of the greatest soulwinners of this generation. I look beyond Pastor Anderson's faults and I see a sincere man who is passionate about preaching the Gospel and winning souls to Jesus. I won't debate with you over all the reasons why we shouldn't support him, fine. But why not learn all we can from him about soulwinning, since he has proven himself a soulwinner!
I made an entire website dedicated to teaching people about soulwinning. Do you know why they that turn many to righteousness shall shine as the brightness of the stars forever? It is because all the people we lead to Jesus will be forever grateful to us for taking the time to witness the Gospel to them. It is God's imputed righteousness that saves!!! Philippians 3:9, “And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:”
Oh how beautiful are the feet of soulwinners! Romans 10:15, “And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!” Why does the Bible say “feet” instead of our tongue or mouth? It is because the most eloquent tongue and skilled orator in the world is useless if the feet are too scared or lazy to bring the Gospel to the lost!
1st Corinthians 9:16, “For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!” That “woe” applies to you and me friend, and especially to any paid pastor! I have never received one penny for my online ministry since 2002. Yet the Lord is using my humble labors to win thousands of people to Christ. There are pastors all across America who take home $75,000 a year (that's the average salary of a pastor in the U.S.) and yet never win a soul to Christ!
You cannot win anyone to Christ if you have the Gospel wrong! You cannot preach the truth if you don't have the truth. That excludes over 95% of preachers today!!! Jesus said the way unto life is “narrow” and “few” there be that find it for good reason. The Devil's greatest weapon is to con people into living the Christian life without ever being born-again. The churches today are filled with sincere people, who are living the Christian life as did the people in Matthew 7:21-23, but they will too hear the same horrifying words someone in eternity from Christ: “I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity” (Matthew 7:23b).
Dear friend, you cannot win anyone to Christ until you KNOW that you are saved for sure. I receive many emails from confused people, who have been lied to by preachers, told that they cannot know they are saved until their life has changed. Nowhere in the Bible are we told such nonsense! If you are resting completely in Jesus Christ as your only way to Heaven, resting in His death, burial and resurrection to wash away your sins, then YOU ARE FOREVER SAVED!!!
If you have that confidence dear friend, as I do, then GO TELL THE WORLD how Jesus saved you, so they can be saved too (Matthew 28:19-20). That is all soulwinning is, telling other people how Jesus saved you, so they can also be saved. They that turn many to God's righteousness, which is by faith alone in Jesus Christ, will shine as the brightness of the stars forever! You have God's promise of it in Daniel 12:3.
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