LK 3,7- John preached - to all, to the crowd, not just the Pharisees and Teachers of the Law
- Hello, you Brood of vipers!
Even they just came to be baptised for the forgiveness of their Sin.
- Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Who was the person sending you to me, that i would wash away your Sin? Why are you worth for the greatest gift, the cleansing of your Sin? Why do you think you can get so easy?
- Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.
Wow - that is great - Fruit will be produced in keeping with repentance! This is awesome! Fruit will just come!
- And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.'
It is not how i am but how i am in my relationship with God.
- For I tell you that out of there stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
God can bring together a big church. No Problem for him. There are many Stones out there. nick is throwing them into Lietzensee every day and still there are some more!
- The axe is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
That is how John is motivaiting - Fear. If you do not do well there is Hell waiting for you. Better repent quickly. Now. If someone is drunk and starts his car. We go to him and tell him, do not drive!!!!!!Otherwise you will kill yourself ore other ore both. We would never say - OH FEAR-MOTIVATION - DO NOT TALK TO HIM LIKE THIS! WE WOULD DRAG HIM OUT OF THE CAR - and have some very serious talk with him.
The question for me is more - how serious do i see sin? Do i see it as being drunk driving a car in a kindergarden ore what is sin for me?
I take sin to easy.
I can not believe, that we would go to a drunk driver and tell him, do not drive drunk, because you can not enjoy your ride! It is true, he can not enjoy it - BUT THAT IS NOT THE POINT.
But i hear many sermons and talks going in the same direction.
Do not sin, because sin is not really living. I myself said this many times.
But sin is destroying - and i end up in Hell.
I need to repent in this! Thank you John for being real and clear about what is going on!