I've even seen people who claim to be angels (one told us he could kill us), but this is the first one that I saw with wings and a halo. I went over to find out what he was doing out there and took a picture.
It turns out that his name was Javier, and he was out there with a young girl named Anna. They had come out to recite something that he had written, and she had a snare drum with her. They were bringing a message of love, and asking people to put aside political differences in the name of peace.
After we listened to their message, I told them that we were taking a slightly different view, that the greatest problem in the world today is sin.
I asked Anna and Javier if they would consider themselves to be "good" people, and they said, "yes, pretty much." So I took them through some of the Ten Commandments. We found that they both admitted to being lying, coveting thieves and adulterers-at-heart. They both agreed that, judged by this standard, they would be found guilty by the Almighty Judge of the universe and would be destined for hell. I explained the Gospel to them, how God had made a way to keep all of us out of the hell that we deserve by paying the fine for us and the two things we must do in order for that sacrifice to pertain to us. We must repent of our sins, turning away from them, stop committing them. We should hate those sins we once loved as much as God has always hated them. Then we trust in Jesus Christ alone for the payment of our sins, submitting our lives to Him.
They understood, and I gave them each a tract to take with them and maybe check out the Living Waters website for more witnessing tools.
Other than that, it was a pretty average night on Mill Ave. We distributed some tracts and talked to a few others, planting seeds of the Gospel.
Soli Deo Gloria
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