It is culturally unacceptable to seek to convince someone to change their "personal view" on salvation. In fact, we are religious fanatics if we even talk about what the bible clearly teaches! Our culture says, "Everyone goes to Heaven", "God would never judge anyone eternally", "Only guys like Hitler and ISIS go to hell." Yet Paul was convinced otherwise.
His "aim" was to not live to please himself, but for the One who died for him. He knew he would one day appear before the "tribunal of Christ" and it caused "fear of the Lord" to change his behavior.
If this was true of the apostle Paul, how much more should it be true of us? Do we truly get the gospel? Who are we seeking to convince of its truth?
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