I have been made to realize something by a good friend and brother in the faith, and I must repent.
When Jesus told told the Apostles to go out "and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you... " (Matt 28:19-20), this involved preaching the Gospel and handing down the sound doctrines Jesus Himself taught the Apostles to the believers. The two go hand in hand, one without the other making both void, or at the least lacking in growth if the person has truly been regenerated. False doctrines and false gospels can lead people to Hell thinking they are going to Heaven, unless God shows grace and opens their eyes to the truth. I spent a long while in that situation after I was regenerated, and was ignorant. Though, I remember many times that I had this feeling some of the things I was being fed was not right, I went along with it because the preacher said it was true. It was not until I seriously dug into the Scriptures and read certain passages in their respective context I started realizing that something was wrong. During this time, I stopped going to church altogether and was really fighting doubt and fear, doubt concerning what I was taught so far, and fear of seperating myself from it. Both left me in a state where i just "hid" for a while, and continued learning the Scriptures. Eventually by Gods grace I pulled out and found a sound church and have been edified since, but what I went through left me with a fire to warn others of the false gospels and doctrines out there. But, in my fire for this very important part of Biblical discipleship and teaching, I have left out the most important thing: the Gospel.
Now, it is not like I don't ever tell anyone about Jesus, but on social media I have seemed to primarily focus on calling out, rebuking, and warning others of heresies and false gospels, with little Gospel talk. I have forgotton that I have many lost friends and followers on these websites, and in doing so I fear I may be causing more trouble than helping. As a Christian it hurts to see all the confusion in Christ's Body, I can only imagine just how much of a mess it looks to one who is still in their sin and what a complete turn off it would be to them. This is what I am repenting of, for I am truly sorry that in my passion for sound teaching I have neglected the Gospel. I am going to be switching things up alittle here soon, so if you follow me on twitter or are my friend on Facebook, know that if you don't see me constantly talking about heresy, this is why.
Blessings
