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“It’s not the gospel of salvation, it’s
the gospel of the kingdom.” That’s what someone said recently in a conversation. The thought arrested me and I have been pondering the meaning and impact of this statement since.
In context, my friend was reacting to
the idea of helping the homeless without the agenda of evangelism. I couldn’t agree more that this is the heart of God. People should never be treated like projects or statistics but should be valued regardless of their potential conversion. For too long, the western Christian culture has reduced evangelism to a formula such as the
church, usually take this process, call it salvation, and make it the ultimate goal
in regards to those outside the church.
We must get people saved becomes our battle cry. What we mean is we must get people to pray the prayer. I was saved through such an evangelism program and I became masterful in using that program to get others saved. If I wore a belt, it would’ve had notches on it. Numbers took precedence over relationship.
The “gospel of the salvation” is not that. It is not a one time encounter, the right words repeated in prayer, or a religion of morality. It’s not building a bigger church or daily adding to your numbers to prove your success. It’s not feigning interest in someone as you calculate how you can share your “testimony” to convince them of their need for Jesus. I know from experience this reduces value for others while it becomes a measure of your own value. In essence, it simply becomes a different form of performance to establish your own worth in God’s eyes.
So it must be the “gospel of the kingdom,” right? WRONG! Not if by that you mean that you are presenting God’s kingdom when you act loving, treat people with dignity, and withhold judgement
of their choices. These qualities do not require Jesus nor do they essentially draw people to him. (Can you say Bill Gates, Ghandi or the Dalai Lama?) Perhaps
you mean that you exhibit the kingdom through healing, prophetic encounters, or various miracles. Even though such things
are not possible without Jesus, they are not necessarily representative of him either. That whole “people as statistics” raises
its ugly head once again. We can be such doofs!
I guess if I have to pin my faith down (and I do because this article becomes pointless if I don’t) I would have to say that it’s not the gospel of salvation nor of the kingdom but it’s the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Through Jesus, people encountered the kingdom. They were healed and received miracles. They were loved and treated with dignity. Lepers were touched, food was multiplied, women were honored and the religious were corrected. The kingdom was at hand!
Through Jesus people were saved. Let’s face it, Jesus died for a reason and it wasn’t because of the political climate of the day.
He died to remove the barrier that kept us from living in God’s ongoing presence. He died to extend an invitation to us for restoration to relationship. And he was raised to life proving this gospel is for now not the hereafter.
This is where evangelism comes in. In the second chapter of Acts, people cry
out to Peter, “what must we do to be saved?” His instruction “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name
of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.” Pretty clear that a response to God was involved. I think we must exhibit the gospel of the kingdom but also profess the
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following: • Our
unworthiness or wretched moral failure.
• The undeserved kindness of Jesus.
• The transfer of accountability through the negotiation of a
repeated prayer. • The
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admonition to live in accordance with a set of moral guidelines based largely upon the Mosaic Covenant.
I know I’ve oversimplified the process but if you look at the bare bones of most evangelism programs, you will find these to be key steps in leading someone to conversion. Unfortunately we, as the
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Sentinel staff report
Dinuba Police Department arrests in the last week.
-Cela Marie Reed, 39, a transient of Dinuba was booked on May 13 on suspicion of being in contempt of a restraining order, a misdemeanor.
According to police, she was found to be in violation of a court issued restraining order while calling the protected person from across the street, within 50 yards. She was arrested in the 700 block of Second Avenue, where she was booked and later released with a promise to appear in court.
-Gregorio Zamora, III, 35, of Dinuba was booked on May 15 on suspicion of being in possession of burglary tools, a misdemeanor.
Police say officers made contact with him in the 300 block of South L Street, where he was found to be in possession of the tools. He was taken into custody at the scene, booked and later released with a citation to appear in court.
-Erick Dominguez Parra, 38, a transient of Dinuba was booked on May 18 on suspicion of being in possession of a controlled substance, being in possession
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of unlawful paraphernalia and violating a court order preventing domestic violence, all misdemeanors.
Officers say they received a call regarding a subject violating a domestic violence restraining order. Police made contact with Parra in the 800 block of North Alta Avenue, where he reportedly admitted violating the order. A search also revealed he was in possession of methamphetamine and a meth pipe.
He was arrested, booked and later transported to the Tulare County Pretrial Facility.
-Jose Miguel Andrade, 29, of Dinuba was booked on May 19 on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor.
According to police, officers responded to the 1300 block of East Bolinger Way for a call of an unwanted person. Upon arrival, officers made contact with Andrade who appeared to be under the influence. After being tested, he was found to be under the influence of a controlled substance.
He was arrested at the scene, booked and later transported to the Tulare County Pretrial Facility
for housing.
-Angel Del Jesus Gutierrez
Morales, 21, of Dinuba was booked on May 19 on suspicion of battery on a spouse or date, vandalism, disobeying a court order, preventing and dissuading a witness/victim and battery, all misdemeanors.
Police say officers were dispatched to the 300 block of South College Avenue for a call of a verbal altercation. Upon arrival, officers say Morales was found to be in violation of a criminal protective order. In addition, after an investigation, police say it was discovered that he had pushed the victim and her mother. When the victim’s mother tried to call law enforcement, police say he threw her phone and broke it. Neither the victim nor her mother had visible injuries.
He was arrested at the scene, booked and later transported to the Tulare County Pretrial Facility for housing.
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