Philippians 1:27 says, “Only let your conversation, (your manner of living, your witness, your citizenship as citizens of heaven,) be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel.”
Michael writes that Jesus said, It is better to give than to receive. The Apostle Paul said to Timothy (his son in the faith) in 2 Timothy 2:2, “That which thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou unto faithful men who shall be able to teach others also.” There are four generations in this one short verse. How do we share the gospel of Christ? In order to give it away, first we need to receive it into our hearts.
“The Romans Way” is one method to share the gospel of salvation. According to Romans 3:23 says, “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 6:23 says, “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Hebrews 9:27 says, “it is appointed for all men once to die, and then comes the judgement.” The question is, “when you die, where will you go?” Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth and the life. No man cometh unto the father except by me.” Jesus Christ is the exclusive way. Salvation and eternal life is on God’s terms, not ours.
According to 1 John 5:11-13, “And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written to you that believe on the son of God, and that ye may know that you have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the son of God.” God called some according to His election. Jesus said, whosoever will may come. 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. God in His foreknowledge knew those who would accept His invitation for salvation by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. What about the people who have never heard the gospel of Jesus Christ? Jesus said in his Sermon on the Mount, “Those who hunger and thirst after righteousness shall be filled.” God is a God of justice, grace, and mercy. Without God’s grace and His divine favor, there is no salvation. According to Ephesians 2:8-9, For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works lest any man should boast.
Matthew 28:19-20 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
Most people will not attend a training session on evangelism. They don’t make it their priority to be able to share the gospel of Christ. However, we are all called to be witnesses. The witness is in the power of the Holy Spirit. Jesus said in Acts 1:8, “But you shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”
Let's continue Michael's message in the next post.
In Christ, Brian
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