The Gospel of Jesus Christ

In missionary terms, they were rice Christians. When rice was offered, they changed their names and their religions responding to the rice. After all the effort, these people were as lost as ever. But now they were even worse off. They were presented a completely wrong picture of what it means and what it takes to follow Christ. Could that be what we fear in North America? No gyms, no softball teams, no followers? The lesson from the mission field is that meeting physical needs alone does not get people to follow God. Whether hungry or full, rich or poor, human beings remain in rebellion against God without the power of the gospel.