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NASB | John 12:32 "And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 12:32 "And I, if and when I am lifted up from the earth [on the cross], will draw all people to Myself [Gentiles, as well as Jews]." |
Subject: THE MOST POWERFUL VERSE IN EVANGELISM |
Bible Note: But there is another way to look at this. If we were searching for the most powerful passage on evangelism, I might have returned with 1 Corinthians 15:3 and 4: “For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures. And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures. That, after all, is the Gospel. But I also think of Matthew 11:28. Jesus said, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest”. I think of Mark 1:14,15 After that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, Mar 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. I think of Luke 15:21 and following. The son said unto him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son”. But the father said to his servants, “Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found”. I think of Luke 24:46 and 47 He said unto them, “Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations”. I think of John 3:16. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. I think of 1 Timothy 1:15. This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Come to think of it, I’m glad I do not have to choose between them. In the hands of the Holy Spirit, any of these is dynamite. Any of the others, too. The gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth. |