God requires His people to faithfully proclaim His Word, faithfully tell the good news of salvation to sinners, faithfully plead with them to consider the truth, but then let God the Holy Spirit work through His Word. If the preacher coerces or pressures a sinner to “decide for Christ” when God is not convicting that person through His Word, he will create a person who wrongly believes he is saved and will be quite shocked when Christ sends him to hell. God’s messengers must be honest, fair, and
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