Bible Question: How do you evangelize someone who does not necessarily believe that the bible is the word of God; and they may not even believe that there is a God without any doubts? They pay no attention if you try to use the bible in your presentation. |
Bible Answer: The way I see it is that our resposibility is to present the gospel to all whom are willing to hear it. As you know, we cannot make people believe through the power of our presentation of the gospel or our personal testimony. The power to save is the Holy Spirit using the gospel message to save whosoever believes. John 3:14,15 "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life. We are often frustrated by the false notion that only "if our presentation was better the person could be made to see the truth!" Well...it just does'nt work that way. 1 Cor 2:14 But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. The keys to salvation areGod's predesination and calling. Rom 8:30 and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified. We have no idea whether or not the peson we are attempting to reach with the gospel has recieved the call of God upon his life or not. Sometimes we are preparing the groundwork for the christian worker who will reap the harvest. The beat advice I could give is keep on spreading the Good News of Jesus Chist and leave the results in God's hands. May God Richly Reward Your Efforts, John Reformed |