The World's Best Kept Open Secret

Introduction

Most people keep 13 secrets according to science studies, and 5 secrets they have never told anyone

We have reasons for keeping secrets today

According to Barna Study: “Every Christian has a responsibility to share thier faith” - 1993 - 89% agree; 2018 - 64% agree

Why does it seem that the gospel of Jesus Christ is such a secret?

How can this be? The Bible has been translated into 3,312 languages, (7,099 world wide languages) “International Bible Society”

The Bible is more accessable than ever before, Apps, websites, list goes on and on...

It’s Not a Secret: (1:18-20)

General Revelation

God’s eternal power & Divine Nature has been revealed

Revealed through His Creation: humans, animals, nature, cosmos

Watchmaker, taking apart a watch, know one would argue that it just happened, there must be a watchmaker

Humanity turned it into a secret: (1:21-25, 28, 32)

They knew God, but did not honor or thank God, in so doing did not know God

Sought after mans wisdom

They worshipped the creation instead of the Creator

Promoters of Sin

As a result God allowed their hearts to become full of darkness, and allowing them to deside what is good

Flood, Tower of Bable, Sodom & Gomorah, Moses Mt. Sinai came down to golden calf only gone forty days, Judges, altars and high places in Israel, northern & southern kingdom, problems even after their return to the land exploiting, intermarriage with lost, comprimising, NT opens with political gain, false holiness, Rome built Pantheon worship many gods! In ROME!

Today we see the samething, promoters of sin, people going after what they want and desire to be good and to them it is right, in America “me” worship, seeking after mans wisdom, and even today most acknowledge that there is a God, yet they still fall short of honoring Him or thanking Him, they know of a God, but do not know God!

Christians Must proclaim the open secret: (1:16-17)

God has provided a better way for mankind to know Him - Special Revelation

This Gospel is for everyone, Jew and Gentile

It is by the power of God that one is saved and transformed

Through this Gospel God’s righteousness is revealed

It is revealed from faith to faith

The world is dark and in desperate need of a Savior, but they must know that they need a Savior! God’s General Revelation is not enough they need to hear the Gospel! That is why God has given us the Gospel, and we are to be that person!

Central Asia the very place that Paul ministered and planted churches is 99% lost! Just in Turkey alone 500 people, Greenville Second Baptist imagine only 500 out of 5 million the entire state of Kentucky

It does not take long for humanity to turn away from the Creator of the universe, it does not take long to lose an entire generation

Closing

In 25 more years I wonder where our nation will be?

In 25 more years what percentage will agree with the statement “It is the responsiblitly of every believer to share their faith” will we drop another 25% or even more?

How long are we going to keep quite?

Will the Gospel remain to be the Worlds best kept open secret?

It is Gods desire that all shall be saved! Man is saved by His power alone! But He chose to use you to give hope, to proclaim the Gospel to a dark world!

Are you revealing the righteousness of God from faith to faith?

Do you know of God? Or do you know God? The only way you can know God is by believeing and placing your faith in Jesus Christ!