The Spade That Turns the Soil
The key to reaching the lost is the evangelistic use of the Law of God. It is the key that unlocks the door of the Savior. It is the spade that turns the soils and prepares it for the seed of the Gospel. Look at the description of the function of the Law in Pilgrim's Progress: "It was he [the Law] who did bind my heavy burden upon me." Faithful agrees: "Aye. Had it not been for him, we had both of us stayed in the City of Destruction." "Then he did us a favor," answered Christian. [Faithful then shows how the Law alarms us:] "Aye. Albeit, he did it none too gently." Then Christian says, "Well, at least he played the part of a schoolmaster and showed us our need. It was he who drove us to the cross." There goes another minute. Gone forever. Go share your faith while you still have time.
