Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Evangelism

Evangelism is a tricky subject , I think. The best way, I think, is to feel the person or people out a bit, but eventually you just have to place it in God's hands and bring the subject of Christ and the new covenant etc., up and trust that you are doing the right thing, usually. Sometimes it comes up on it's own. I heard a speaker talk about this earlier in this year, 2006 actually. He said that your job is to plant the seed, and the Spirit's job is to water it. So it is essentially our job to bring the subject up, or if the other person brings it up, don't steer him away. After that, it is the Spirit's job to water that seed, and things get screwed up when we do the Spirit's job. From my personal experience, it seems difficult at first, but once you start the ball rolling, it's easier to talk about it. Now for some mental cud for you guys. How about the fact that we have free will and choice, but God know what we are going to choose. Think about it. Any thoughts?

1 comment:

brothers don't shake hands said...

nice explaination. i would agree with you. did you ever read the book i mentioned? in the book it says it is our job to spread the word but God's job to bring people to Him. i guess i will see you on the retreat. take care and i will think of some more deep thoughts for you