Who are the hard ones?

Now and then lost sinners are referred to as "hard." Have you heard this expression? A Christian may say "The people around here are so HARD!" or "The people in this city - their hearts are HARD! They are not interested in the gospel."

Only the Lord knows how many times lost sinners have been called "hard" by Christians. But, could it be that this is not the major problem? Perhaps it is US who are hard! Maybe THE CHURCH has the problem.

The evangelist John R. Rice once said in a sermon,

"Listen, it is not sinners that are hard. The trouble is it is the preachers that are hard. It is the Sunday School teachers; it is the Baptist deacons and Methodist stewards and Presbyterian elders that are hard. I find it easier to win a soul and get a drunkard or harlot converted than it is to get a preacher on fire for souls."*

Perhaps we need to do some self-examination and ask "Who are the hard ones?" Is it us?

Perhaps it is US who need to repent, before them.

David Hunt