Filled with the Spirit |
Evangelism 101
Evangelism, is the specific, articulate presentation of the message that Christ’s death upon the cross propitiates (turns away) God’s wrath which abides upon man in his unregenerate state (Romans 3:25; John 3:36). Evangelism is the presenting of Jesus Christ, so that men will accept Him as their Savior from the guilt and power of sin, and declare Him Lord as they seek to follow Him in their daily lives. Euangelistes “a messenger of good”, denotes a “preacher of the gospel,” Acts 21:8; Eph. 4:11, which makes clear the distinctiveness of the function in the churches; 2 Tim. 4:5. “to proclaim glad tidings,” “good news, gospel.” Missionaries are “evangelists,” as being essentially preachers of the gospel. “Jesus evangelized. He preached the “glad tidings of the kingdom of God” (Luke 8:1). Paul evangelized. He said, “I have preached to you the gospel” (2 Corinthians 11:7). Philip evangelized. He “preached unto him Jesus” (Acts 8:35). Evangelism in the Bible, then, was a ministry of the spoken word. Evangelism means “to make known the message of the gospel.” S. Martin Harold, ‘The Biblical Basis for Evangelism’;From Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words, Copyright © 1985, Thomas Nelson Publishers;S. Martin Harold, Ibid |