{"id":187,"date":"2010-05-15T05:40:22","date_gmt":"2010-05-15T10:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/todd-nelson\/?p=187"},"modified":"2010-05-15T05:40:22","modified_gmt":"2010-05-15T10:40:22","slug":"for-god-so-loved-his-enemies-%e2%80%a6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/todd-nelson\/2010\/05\/15\/for-god-so-loved-his-enemies-%e2%80%a6\/","title":{"rendered":"For God So Loved His Enemies \u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It sounds strange, but because of sin, everyone starts out life enemies of\u00a0God\u00a0(Romans 3:23; 5:10).\u00a0 Yet God offers real hope for a new relationship found only in Jesus.\u00a0 God so loved His enemies that He sent Jesus so that sinful people could be forgiven and become His friends (John 3:16).\u00a0 Today, Jesus sends His ambassadors throughout the world to proclaim His good news to all of humanity (2 Cor. 5:18-20).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But, the \u201cGood News\u201d of Jesus Christ remains unknown by billions of people in this world.\u00a0 They still live in darkness!\u00a0 They do not have one single ambassador of Christ living among them!\u00a0 How will they hear about God\u2019s terms of peace?\u00a0 How can they ever believe in Jesus if no one goes and tells them?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<object width=\"570\" height=\"350\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4772583&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"570\" height=\"350\" src=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4772583&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/4772583\">REACH into the Darkness<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/newtribes\">New Tribes Mission<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During the Roman Empire, Roman ambassadors took Rome\u2019s terms for peace to rebellious provinces.\u00a0 Only Rome\u2019s terms for peace were acceptable to Rome, there were no negotiations.\u00a0 If Rome\u2019s terms were rejected, the people faced the merciless wrath of the Roman Empire.\u00a0 If they accepted Rome\u2019s terms, then the province would have peace.<\/p>\n<p>Christians are God\u2019s ambassadors proclaiming His terms for peace to a rebellious world.\u00a0 Only His terms are acceptable, there are no negotiations.\u00a0 God\u2019s terms can only be accepted by faith in Jesus Christ.\u00a0 Much of the world remains in the \u201cdark\u201d about God\u2019s terms for peace.\u00a0 Because of this, we make every effort to \u201creach into the darkness\u201d and make Christ known where He is yet unknown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.\u201d\u00a0 Together, we can train and send out fellow ambassadors into the vast darkness and make Christ known.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It sounds strange, but because of sin, everyone starts out life enemies of\u00a0God\u00a0(Romans 3:23; 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