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Introduction--New life in Jesus Christ means new burdens. Far from the Christian life meaning no cares, no stresses, no difficulties, it in fact means a new set of cares, added stresses, added difficulties. -Without question, our life represents burdens lifted.-There is the sweet knowledge of the forgiveness of our sins. -There is the new fellowship that we know with God. -There is a peace, a supernatural peace, that belongs only to those who are saved. -The kind of difficulty we knew in our lostness is sweetly replaced by a kind of difficulty that you only know in salvation.-One of those difficulties is a brand-new concern for the souls of the people you love. -Romans 8 ends on the emotional high of security. Romans 9 reminds us that we aren't just concerned for ourselves, we are concerned for others.-You know a new concern for all lost people. But there is a special aching, an informed aching, for the people who belong to your own clan. -A new burden for your immediate family, for your extended family, and for all the people you've had a personal relationship with throughout your life.-THIS BURDEN IS ESPECIALLY HEAVY WHEN THE PEOPLE YOU LONG TO SEE SAVED REGARD YOU AS THEIR ENEMY.-This is the case for many Christians. Your love, your loyalty toward a person, is regarded by that person who needs the gospel as if it is a betrayal. --Why won't you just accept me as I am----Why do you always have to talk about Christ, or the Bible, or my soul----Why can't you be happy for the choices I've made, and the life I've chosen to live----Why do you treat me like I'm a great sinner, instead of celebrating my choices----Why do you condemn me----Why have you turned your back on how we