Prof Zebulon No E10

B) Trinity (The Trinity in Creation)

The three persons of the God-head actively participated in the creation process. In John 1:1 & 2, the Bible says: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God". This passage speaks, of course, of Jesus Christ. In Genesis 1:2 the Bible says: "And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters". Lastly, God the Father, allowed it all to happen.

This triumvirate is also displayed in the finished product of creation.

Let's look at Gen 1:1 : In the beginning (TIME) God created the heavens (SPACE) and the earth (MATTER). Science, through it's "scientific process", has come to the same conclusions as the Bible. The only difference is that the Bible has been saying this for the past 5000 years and science must now simply bow to its truths and remain in awe at it's veracity.

Now let's look at 1 Thessalonians 5:23: "And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ". Man, who is God's masterpiece, was created with a SOUL, a SPIRIT and a BODY; no other creature has this tri-unity.

Lastly, we were created in the image of God and as we have said before, we resemble Him in our INTELLIGENCE, our EMOTIONS and our WILL. (Gen 1:26, 27)

G) Evangelism (How to and to whom)

How long does it take for new believers to witness to their families or friends? More often than not, a new believer can talk about Jesus Christ almost immediately; the Lord does that, you know. So how do we handle it? What do we say? Sometimes, only your personal testimony is sufficient because you can't recite a ton of verses by heart; well, maybe one verse: John 3:16; the whole Bible is summarized in this one verse.

Therefore, to be an effective witness, you need only to remember four (4) simple words.

They are, in order: GOD SIN JESUS REPENTANCE.

These four words or as some call them: "The four Spiritual Laws" are what Salvation is all about.

1) GOD - everyone (well, almost everyone) believes in God or some superior being; this one is easy. 2) SIN - This one is a little harder so go easy and make sure the person knows that sin separates man from God. Quote verses to support this: Rom 3:23 or Rom 6:23. Again, don't go any further unless the person understands that HIS or HER sin comes between them and God 3) JESUS - Insist on the fact that Jesus is the ONLY way to reach God and life everlasting. John 14: and 1 Timothy 2:5 are good verses. 4) REPENTANCE If you've gotten this far, the person must see that he or she has a choice to make. Praise the Lord if they respond positively. But don't push too hard; we don't save, Jesus does.

That's the "How to"; now the second question: "To whom"

Well you see, this is the fun part because we don't know who is to be saved and who isn't, so we must make ourselves available and we let the Spirit of God do the preparation; remember the four soils? Matthew 13:1-23. You never know, God will use you as an instrument in His hands to perform a miracle in someone's life; there is no greater joy on earth for a believer.