"He that winneth souls is WISE" (Proverbs 11:30) Daniel 12:3 says: "And they that be WISE shall shine...as the stars for ever and ever."
Oh how foolish we are! We go to Church and sing hymns like, "Rescue the Perishing", yet we do nothing to rescue anyone. We sing, "Throw out the Life-line", while the only thing we throw out is our opportunity to lead a lost one to Jesus. We sing, "More Love to Thee, O Christ", and yet we do nothing to show our love for Him. We do not obey His commandments to love one another, and to pray for one another, and to go forth and BEAR FRUIT!
I Corinthians 2:9 says, "Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him". Do we really understand what this is saying? Even the description of Heaven and what it will be like is not the end of what he has for us; That is, those who LOVE Him!
Do we love Him? Do we love Him enough to obey Him? Do we love Him enough to have an understanding of what is Holy, and to fear Him?
Where is the Wisdom in soul winning?
Psalms 111:10: The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
The wisdom is in the fear of the Lord and obedience to His command. At least that is a good starting place.
Oh how foolish we are! We go to Church and sing hymns like, "Rescue the Perishing", yet we do nothing to rescue anyone. We sing, "Throw out the Life-line", while the only thing we throw out is our opportunity to lead a lost one to Jesus. We sing, "More Love to Thee, O Christ", and yet we do nothing to show our love for Him. We do not obey His commandments to love one another, and to pray for one another, and to go forth and BEAR FRUIT!
I Corinthians 2:9 says, "Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him". Do we really understand what this is saying? Even the description of Heaven and what it will be like is not the end of what he has for us; That is, those who LOVE Him!
Do we love Him? Do we love Him enough to obey Him? Do we love Him enough to have an understanding of what is Holy, and to fear Him?
Where is the Wisdom in soul winning?
Psalms 111:10: The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
The wisdom is in the fear of the Lord and obedience to His command. At least that is a good starting place.