A new approach to Evangelism
August 31st, 2010 by DavidC
Evangelism…seeking to bring those outside of the faith to a point that they put their sole faith and trust for eternity in Jesus Christ resulting in conversion.
Evangelism is a biblical mandate and was a key component of the early church and it is a key component of churches today that exhibit any life at all. What has changed, however, is the methodology of how people participate in evangelism. Cultures around the world vary, so the methods around the world will also vary. The times that we live in are also continually changing at a rapid rate, so the methods also need to change with the times in order to be relevant in carrying out the task.
However, I jut read about a new method that I am not sure is very sound. The Washington Post carried a story this last Sunday entitled “Gadhafi gives lesson on Islam to young Italians”. This evil leader from Libya was in Rome for a 2-day visit, and while he was there he held a session about Islam. He gave everyone in attendance a copy of the Quran. There were over 200 WOMEN at this meeting where he promoted the religion of Islam. He had a most interesting method of recruiting the women to come to the seminar – he paid them to come! Each one in attendance was given an “undisclosed sum of money to attend”.
SO…a new method is to pay people to listen to you share the gospel…WRONG! Paul said the gospel (the gospel story of Jesus) is the POWER of God, bringing salvation. How sad, however, to see that people are actually this gullible…or maybe it even represents the emptiness that many people are feeling spiritually…and some are not necessarily gullible, they are just that desperate for something or someone to meet their spiritual void. It affirms again that the need around us is great.
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