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Do You Love the Lost?

Do you love the lost? Christians would resoundingly answer yes. When we consider the reason we love the lost it is more than an affection toward our fellow man. There is a greater reason, we know how to love because of Christ’s love for us. It is without question that God loved the world enough to offer up His only begotten son (John 3:16). This is truly a remarkable gift because Christ came to die for even His enemies.   But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, shall we be saved from the wrath of God through him.   Romans 5:8-9   To understand this love for the lost we espouse, we must consider the example of that love in our Savior Christ Jesus.             The rich young ruler is a quintessential account of Jesus ’ love for the lost. It is strange when we consider it as an example of love becau...