Monday 4 July 2011

Is evangelism for everyone?

If I was to write something on this, I'd say:

1) Yes BUT

2) This does not mean that every Christian individually needs to witness to one person each day (i.e. the Evangelical emphasis on personal evangelism that wants to make everyone into a personal evangelist who actively evangelises every day rides roughshod over people's gifting and calling. In other words, we shouldn't feel bad if we didn't share the gospel with someone today.) Obviously this does not mean that we forget 1 Peter 3:15 - everyone should be ready to give an answer for the great hope that we have.

ILLUSTRATION: Think of the army or navy. The whole point of an army or navy is to be focussed on the mission: the defeat of the enemy. This however does not mean that everyone in the army fights at the front line. There are engineers, cooks, musicians, tea ladys etc etc. You've got different people doing different things but all are part of the one mission and all should be clear on that one mission.

I wish all this was original to me...    It's all better put in the video below (including a memorable illustration on how the body of Christ - in it's different roles - is somewhat akin to what happens to us when watching a movie).



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