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NASB | 1 Corinthians 1:18 ¶ For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 1:18 ¶ For the message of the cross is foolishness [absurd and illogical] to those who are perishing and spiritually dead [because they reject it], but to us who are being saved [by God's grace] it is [the manifestation of] the power of God. |
Subject: sharing our faith to unbelievers so hard |
Bible Note: Hi, Jesusman... Actually, the first big mistake, is with people witnessing who don't really understand the Gospel itself. The second big mistake, is with people witnessing who haven't applied the Gospel to themselves. The third big mistake, is with people witnessing who aren't living the Gospel. The fourth big mistake, is with people witnessing who do not understand the purpose (immediate and ultimate) of evangelism. I've witnessed to many hundreds of people, both individually and in groups. I have only ONCE had someone ask me about "contradictions" in the Bible. My response? I handed him my Bible, asked him to point them out, that I would explain them. Note that none of your methods were used in the great Revivals in Church History. (For that matter, none of them are used by Christ or the apostles.) Evangelism is not apologetics, personal testimony, social action, persuasive rhetoric, scientific debate, or helping God out by bolstering what He "failed" to adequately say in 21st century language. "The Christian call to evangelism is a call not simply to persuade people to make decisions but rather to proclaim to them the good news of salvation in Christ, to call them to repentance, and to give God the glory for regeneration and conversion. We don't fail in our evangelism if we faithfully tell the gospel to someone who is not converted; we fail only if we don't faithfully tell the gospel at all. Evangelism itself isn't converting people; it's telling them that they need to be converted and telling them how they can be." --Dr. Mark Dever "Let us not forget, that getting the right book, the right information, to someone wrestling with the claims of Christianity is simply vital. Christianity is a religion of the book. Thus it is simply essential the those being evangelized read the Bible, and that they are given basic written instruction. Depending upon the circumstances, there are many good books on virtually every topic with which non-Christians might struggle. Don't forget that the Heidelberg Catechism is a great place for an enquirer to begin. Many, many people have been brought to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ through good Christian literature. Again, they key here, is using literature to supplement these other methods." --Dr. Kim Riddlebarger In Him, Doc |