This story is based from a conversation with a close friend.
This man had two friends. He loved them dearly, and as a Christian he wished that they too could come to know what it meant to have a relationship with Jesus.
1st Friend:
He invited his first friend to church. This friend gladly said yes. He came to church and heard a beautiful and passionate sermon on justification by faith. This friend was deeply moved. He realized he was a sinner and he needed God's grace. When the invitation was offered at the end of the service he walked down the aisle. He prayed a beautiful prayer with the pastor. "God I am a sinner. I receive your undeserving grace and your gift of eternal life." The pastor announced to the crowd what this friend had prayed. Everyone clapped and cheered. The friend returned again the next week and was baptized. Afterwards this friend went back to his old life and never came back to church again.
2nd Friend:
He did not invite his second friend to church. They worked together and would have long conversations. This friend would ask difficult questions about God, Jesus, and faith that he could not answer. After work each day the friend would go back to his wild lifestyle. This went on for several months. He never saw his friend pray to receive forgiveness of sins. However, this friend told him that his life was being changed by their relationship. His actions and their conversations were making this friend change to become more like the Jesus they talked about.
Which friend had a relationship with Jesus? Which friend desired God?
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