Simple doesn't mean ignorant or unimportant. It means uncluttered and easy to understand. I like understanding things. When I don't, I ask about them or research it.
I remember ministering once to a man dying of cancer. As is so often the case, we are often served in our attempt to serve. He served me in a very special way one day when I asked him what his favorite Bible verse was. It was John 3:16. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. I asked him why that was his favorite verse. He told me, "because its so simple Pastor, God loved us and came to save us." Wow!
In a world of confusion I love that simple message. Recently I have had some tough conversations with people regarding being saved, and what it means to believe in Jesus. Some people make it so complicated and after awhile my head spins. Here is an example of not keeping it simple. In one of those conversations someone said to me, "well what does the Bible mean by 'world'?" Did Jesus really die for everyone?
You're kidding right? What does it mean by world? The last time I checked the word world means world, that is all the people that have lived, are living and that will live. No one is going to tell me that God didn't love the entire world and send His Son to die for it on the cross.
As I write this I am thankful for a faithful servant (who is now with the Lord )for teaching me that in the midst of deep theological discussions we have a simple message to go back to. If God loves the world then He surely must love me.
Call it simple but don't call it ignorant.
In Christ,
Pastor John
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