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ReformationMonk asks:
I wonder how much modern evangelicals overuse the great commision in our country. A country where the Gospel isn't foreign. I fully see the importance of spreading the Gospel during the Apostolic age and in 3rd world countries but as for our country, I have asked myself often how much is God really wanting me to be actively involved in this.
This may seem strange to your ears, but I firmly believe that the U.S. and Canada are as needful as any 3rd World country of the Gospel. In fact, I would say that they are probably one of the most difficult "fields" to work in. Why? you might ask. Because these two countries have been inundated for over 100 years with a false gospel and the majority of churches are no longer teaching the "faith once delivered unto the saints. Thus the majority of professing Christians are yet dead in their sins but there they are walking around with Bibles in their hands and thinking they are right with God. I have actually found it easier to speak to JW's about the necessity of salvation in Christ than I do to the typical "evangelical".

The crux of the problem is that their faith is in their faith and a counterfeit gospel, which bears a close resemblance to the truth; which a counterfeit is supposed to do. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> Of course, it is not a matter of "either/or", but "both/and"; i.e., foreign and domestic missions.

In His Grace,

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