Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Acts 13:44-49
by: Jerry Johnson.
One of the hardest concepts for many Christians to grasp is that the Gospel is for people from all different backgrounds and circumstances. In the early days of the church, the Apostles encountered continual opposition from people who relied upon their religious identities to discriminate against others—usually the Gentiles. Do we do the same thing today, even unintentionally? Are we “tribalists” who tend to remain in our comfort zone of being around only other Christians who speak and act like us? Or are we enthusiastic in sharing the Gospel and excited when people come to saving faith?