Articles
We Love the Souls of Everyone
“This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to
be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth” (1 Timothy 2:3-4).
Because we love the souls of men and want them to go to heaven, we preach the gospel
of Jesus Christ. Paul knew this burden and said, “I am under obligation both to Greeks and to
barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. So, I am eager to preach the gospel to you also
who are in Rome. For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to
everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek” (Romans 1:14-16).
Because we love the souls of men, we are not afraid to speak out against sin. We know
that passions of the flesh “Wage war against the soul” (1 Peter 2:11).
Because we love the souls of men, we preach the need to follow Jesus. Jesus is the way,
the truth, and the life. “No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6).
Because we love the souls of men, we point people to what is best. The Lord Jesus came
to bring us an abundant life (John 10:10). His yoke is easy, and His burden is light (Matthew
11:28-30). He is the Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace
(Isaiah 9:6). He is “our wisdom and our righteousness and sanctification and redemption” (1
Cor. 1:30). We can do no better than to preach Jesus and Him crucified to every soul in every
place who will hear.
~ Phil Sanders,
Author of A Faith Built on Sand and Adrift
via Azalea City church of Christ,
Semmes, AL
