PORK CHOP
David Wilkerson authored the book The Cross and the Switchblade and is head of Teen Challenge drug rehabilitation centers. He made the following statement years ago about a unique lesson he learned from his grandfather:
“My grandfather, a great old-fashioned preacher, once said to me, ‘David, do you know how to win a soul to the Lord? You win a soul like you win a dog.’ His answer shocked me at first. Then he went on to explain, ‘If a dog comes down the road carrying a bone and you try to take it, he’ll growl at you. But if you drop a pork chop, he’ll drop his bone and take your pork chop. Then he’ll come back wagging his tail and you’ve made a friend’.”
“That made an impact on me and convinced me to preach the grace of God…I don’t thunder against sin. I don’t point a finger and say, ‘You’re going to hell.’ Instead, I give them the pork chop. I tell people about the love of God.
“Jesus loves everyone. He’s able to save everybody – even one who’s made terrible mistakes….We’ve been forgiven at the cross. There is deliverance and hope for every one of us when we open up and receive Christ’s saving love!”
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