A very special case of how priorities condition lifestyle.

There are many things which clamour for our time and attention these days but, for Christians the options are limited. This is because we are entrusted with the stewardship of the gospel message … sharing Christ is a lifestyle. Because of Christ’s love for us, to death on the cross, we are to live out and, in various ways, share the message of eternal life with others.

In this passage the apostle Paul says of himself …’I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some’. In saying this he still sees himself as God’s instrument because he knows that the ‘saving’ is really only ever God’s work. It is very humbling that God would use sinners whom he has forgiven in Christ as stewards of the gospel ‘treasure’.

The message is really very simple ‘believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved’. For the messengers, every believer, it is not about a rigid program or method but a lifestyle lived out in words and actions because of a new relationship with Jesus Christ. It is not about forcing people but sharing with them ‘what great things he has done for us’ with gentleness and respect.