The Christian life is a gift from God, but to share the gospel with others is to allow them (family and friends) to enjoy the same gift that we have! These short segments will allow you to focus on one aspect of God and His Word (or gospel, also known as the Bible). Sometimes we feel reluctant to share with others because we are not sure what to say or we might feel timid about it. Jesus was clear about this but also provided some solace:
“Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely, I am with you always, to the very end of the age” (Matthew 28:19-20).
The goal of these segments is to present one of them with someone you know to begin a conversation. This is a good start for sharing the gospel with someone you know.
Our faith is built on subjection to God’s Word. Subjection is a difficult task for a Christian to adopt. It requires that one minimize their own will and desires and maximize Christ’s will and desires according to His Word. Our nature tendency is to act on our own will. By nature, we are selfish and automatically think of ourselves first before we think of others. We must put Christ first before our own will and
God’s Word is effective in a Christian’s life, but there are some guidelines. God’s Word is not something that we “name and claim” as some have supposed. We should not point to a particular Scripture in God’s Word and then expect God to miraculously give it to us at that moment. It is not a book of magical tricks. For example, Matthew 7:7 says, “Ask and it will be given to you.” This is not
Is it possible that God’s Word refers to events and a “religion” that occurred millenniums ago, or is it relevant today? In particular, can it apply to an individual’s life today? If we try to consider whether or not God’s Word applies to us, then we are only looking at it subjectively from our own perspective. Sometimes what we think is true, may not be true. That is, we are not always right. This is
We do have a relationship with Christ if we are trusting in Him and His Word. We can trust His Word since it is a consistent standard. First of all, it is divinely inspired as mentioned earlier. Secondly, God’s Word is consistent with itself. We looked at prophecies recorded in the Old Testament that were actually fulfilled in the New Testament. This is one type of consistency, but there are others as well. For example,
One might ask, “How does God bring people to Himself?” The apostle Paul shared in his letter to the Romans that it is the Lord Jesus Christ “through whom we have now received reconciliation” (Romans 5:11). God has already reconciled us to Himself through the shed blood of His Son, Jesus Christ, nearly 2000 years ago. It is by faith that we obtain what God has already provided – forgiveness for our sin and an