What would happen if every believer burned for the lost world like Paul?
If every believer burned for the lost world as Paul did, the world could be turned around and this country turned inside out. However, believers will not do it, and all of this remains in God's providence, since things must come to their conclusion. Paul's desire was that lost people be saved.
Les teaches hypothetically that if every believer would burn for the lost world like Paul did, we would still turn the world around. He says we could turn this country inside out and turn the world around, but believers are not going to do it. It is all in God's providence, and things have to come to their conclusion. Paul's whole desire everywhere he went was that lost people might be saved. Les notes that he becomes most aware of the masses of humanity when traveling, seeing highways full of people coming and going, and realizing most are lost and seemingly we could care less. He says, oh, if we could do like Paul and just burn. He then points to I Corinthians 4:16, where Paul beseeches, meaning begs, believers to be followers of him, which is contrary to what most people think.