The Main Thing

My friend, Hershael York, is a professor at Southern and the pastor of Buck Run Baptist in Kentuckey. He just wrote on his blog about leading a lady to accept Jesus as her Savior and how that never grows old. (http://hershaelyork.blogspot.com) When I read that I had a couple of thoughts. First, it has been a while since I have had the privilege of leading someone to Christ - I have been busy, but what about the main thing? Second, though some of Dr. York's blogs generate lots of comments, this one will not. Why? Even preachers are guilty of forgetting the main thing. We can get our blood boiling to dangerous levels as we discuss proper baptism, who may take the Lord's Supper, or what version of the Bible we use, but where is our passion (my passion) for the Gospel?

Don't misuderstand. There are discussions that we need to have on theological topics. Some want to say "Don't worry about doctrine, we will cooperate through missions." This idea always leads to a confusion about the Gospel and missions. What I am saying is that we should reserve our hottest passion, our zeal, and our energy for the main thing. Thank you Dr. York for reminding us of the main thing.
Steve