No 3

(Can all Christians evangelize?)

When we were saved, a whole bunch of things happened to us. We received inner peace, our sins were forgiven, the Holy Spirit indwelt us, we became children of God by adoption, our salvation was secured, etc, etc, etc. How many more reasons do we need to tell all our friends and enemies about the Lord Jesus Christ and what He can do for whosoever seeks Him in an honest way?

All this to say that anyone who is born-again can do evangelism, if only just to give a personal testimony of how you were saved. One does not need to know the doctrine of sublapsarianism or be able to get up in front of an audience and preach eloquent sermons; just talk to anyone about Jesus. You will see that the more you talk about Him the braver you get. Let's define brave. I'm not saying to evangelize your boss during business hours and be a pain. He is paying you to work, not to evangelize. I'm saying that bravery in evangelism has more to do with assurance and conviction.

If you are convinced about Jesus, the people around you will notice this and will, of course, scrutinize you very carefully. This is where Christian Living comes into play and we will discuss this in other studies. In closing, let's look at a verse in Ac 4:31 - “And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.” Don't ever forget that the Spirit which was given to the Apostles on the day of Pentecost is the same Spirit that we have today.