Harry was a clean-living boy and pretty much at peace with himself and the world. He liked to think of Jesus as our Example, but he did not think he needed Him as his Saviour.
One night he went to a gospel meeting and the speaker gave a faithful message. After the service Harry said to him, “I don’t agree with your preaching. You preach too much about Jesus on the cross. I think you should preach more about Him as a good example to follow.”
“Harry,” said the preacher, “you like to think of Jesus as a good example. Do you follow Him?”
“Yes, I follow Him,” said Harry.
“Well,” the preacher went on, “the Bible says, ‘He... did no sin.’ Do you follow Him in that?”
Harry thought seriously and then he confessed, “No, I don’t believe I can altogether. At times I do sin.”
Then the preacher said to him, “Harry, I think you need Jesus as your Saviour. Then you can follow Him as your Example.”
ML-09/05/1976