APRIL 2018
races or two nationalities or even two religious groups live together , there is friction and misunderstanding .
It is into this kind of situation that Christ can come with the healing “ balm of Gilead .”
himself have the capacity to love his neighbor . He does not have the capacity to live according to Christian ethics until he has come to Jesus Christ . When you repent of your sins and receive Christ as Savior , He enlarges your capacity and gives you new ability to love your neighbor . When you come to know Him , He gives you new powers , new directions , new strengths , new visions , new dimensions of living .
Jesus once said , “ The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me , because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor ; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted , to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind , to set at liberty those who are oppressed ” ( Luke 4:18 ).
This is good news for the poor . This is good news for the suffering . This is good news for the blind . Christ can indeed cope with the social and political problems of the world .
The world today offers many saviors , but none of them saves to the uttermost . The world today offers many panaceas , but they cannot reach to the depths of our depravity . The world today offers many shortcuts to salvation , but to be truly saved we must be reconciled to God .
We must recognize the relationship between Christianity and healthy social conditions . One of the greatest and most far-reaching social revolutions of history was directly related to and grew out of the great evangelical revivals of the 18th century under John Wesley and George Whitefield .
Give your life to Jesus Christ today . Receive Him as your Lord and Savior . And whatever personal problems you may have , and whatever great problems you may face in the world , you can find help , and you can make your contribution to this generation by making your commitment and your decision for Jesus Christ . Let His joy , His peace , His love , dominate your life . © 1964 BGEA
I believe that a great spiritual revival today would have social consequences throughout the world . Christ has an answer to the social problems . He can meet them in His resurrection power and glory .
But let us not forget that man does not in
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