My non-Christian coworker

I work with this guy and for the last 15 years he comes to me at least once a week asking how to be saved. He works the Sunday shift, doesn’t attend a church, so I’m basically his only source for biblical teaching. Every time he asks how to be saved I simply say, “try to be more like Jesus.” He occasionally mentions a problem like alcoholism, to which I quote a bible verse on how being a drunkard is wrong and again tell him, try to be more like Jesus. He’s cheating on his wife, I quote a verse on adultery and give a call to action, be more like Christ. This has been the pattern for 15 years and he is still cheating on his wife, getting drunk every other night and coming to me week after week seeking advice on how to be saved.
Is my approach, the quoting of scripture paired with a call to action, biblical? What am I doing wrong?

I work with this guy and for the last 15 years he comes to me at least once a week asking how to be saved. He works the Sunday shift, doesn’t attend a church, so I’m basically his only source for biblical teaching. Every time he asks how to be saved I simply say, “try to be more like Jesus.” He occasionally mentions a problem like alcoholism, to which I quote a bible verse on how being a drunkard is wrong and again tell him, try to be more like Jesus. He’s cheating on his wife, I quote a verse on adultery and give a call to action, be more like Christ. This has been the pattern for 15 years and he is still cheating on his wife, getting drunk every other night and coming to me week after week seeking advice on how to be saved.
Is my approach, the quoting of scripture paired with a call to action, biblical? What am I doing wrong?

I work with this guy and for the last 15 years he comes to me at least once a week asking how to be saved. He works the Sunday shift, doesn’t attend a church, so I’m basically his only source for biblical teaching. Every time he asks how to be saved I simply say, “try to be more like Jesus.” He occasionally mentions a problem like alcoholism, to which I quote a bible verse on how being a drunkard is wrong and again tell him, try to be more like Jesus. He’s cheating on his wife, I quote a verse on adultery and give a call to action, be more like Christ. This has been the pattern for 15 years and he is still cheating on his wife, getting drunk every other night and coming to me week after week seeking advice on how to be saved.
Is my approach, the quoting of scripture paired with a call to action, biblical? What am I doing wrong?

What am I doing wrong?

What am I doing wrong?

I work with this guy and for the last 15 years he comes to me at least once a week asking how to be saved. He works the Sunday shift, doesn’t attend a church, so I’m basically his only source for biblical teaching. Every time he asks how to be saved I simply say, “try to be more like Jesus.” He occasionally mentions a problem like alcoholism, to which I quote a bible verse on how being a drunkard is wrong and again tell him, try to be more like Jesus. He’s cheating on his wife, I quote a verse on adultery and give a call to action, be more like Christ. This has been the pattern for 15 years and he is still cheating on his wife, getting drunk every other night and coming to me week after week seeking advice on how to be saved.
Is my approach, the quoting of scripture paired with a call to action, biblical? What am I doing wrong?

I work with this guy and for the last 15 years he comes to me at least once a week asking how to be saved. He works the Sunday shift, doesn’t attend a church, so I’m basically his only source for biblical teaching. Every time he asks how to be saved I simply say, “try to be more like Jesus.” He occasionally mentions a problem like alcoholism, to which I quote a bible verse on how being a drunkard is wrong and again tell him, try to be more like Jesus. He’s cheating on his wife, I quote a verse on adultery and give a call to action, be more like Christ. This has been the pattern for 15 years and he is still cheating on his wife, getting drunk every other night and coming to me week after week seeking advice on how to be saved.
Is my approach, the quoting of scripture paired with a call to action, biblical? What am I doing wrong?

You are not answering his question.

First - make sure you are saved.

Did someone once tell you to "be more like Jesus" in order to be saved?

Did you just recite some repeat-after-me prayer, or did you really mean it?

Do you know and understand what it means to be born-again - from within - by the Holy Spirit of God?

Do you have that special relationship with the Creator because of His only begotten Son?

Second - assuming you are born-again - give your coworker the gospel.

Make sure he understands why he needs to be saved. And then, show him from the scriptures how to be saved.

If you need some help in that area - research/review/study "The Roman Road"...

(This is the 'quick' answer. I hope it is sufficient.)

I work with this guy and for the last 15 years he comes to me at least once a week asking how to be saved. He works the Sunday shift, doesn’t attend a church, so I’m basically his only source for biblical teaching. Every time he asks how to be saved I simply say, “try to be more like Jesus.” He occasionally mentions a problem like alcoholism, to which I quote a bible verse on how being a drunkard is wrong and again tell him, try to be more like Jesus. He’s cheating on his wife, I quote a verse on adultery and give a call to action, be more like Christ. This has been the pattern for 15 years and he is still cheating on his wife, getting drunk every other night and coming to me week after week seeking advice on how to be saved.
Is my approach, the quoting of scripture paired with a call to action, biblical? What am I doing wrong?

I work with this guy and for the last 15 years he comes to me at least once a week asking how to be saved. He works the Sunday shift, doesn’t attend a church, so I’m basically his only source for biblical teaching. Every time he asks how to be saved I simply say, “try to be more like Jesus.” He occasionally mentions a problem like alcoholism, to which I quote a bible verse on how being a drunkard is wrong and again tell him, try to be more like Jesus. He’s cheating on his wife, I quote a verse on adultery and give a call to action, be more like Christ. This has been the pattern for 15 years and he is still cheating on his wife, getting drunk every other night and coming to me week after week seeking advice on how to be saved.
Is my approach, the quoting of scripture paired with a call to action, biblical? What am I doing wrong?

No one is saved by trying to be more like Jesus.

You are not answering his question.

First - make sure you are saved.

Did someone once tell you to "be more like Jesus" in order to be saved?

Did you just recite some repeat-after-me prayer, or did you really mean it?

Do you know and understand what it means to be born-again - from within - by the Holy Spirit of God?

Do you have that special relationship with the Creator because of His only begotten Son?

Second - assuming you are born-again - give your coworker the gospel.

Make sure he understands why he needs to be saved. And then, show him from the scriptures how to be saved.

If you need some help in that area - research/review/study "The Roman Road"...

(This is the 'quick' answer. I hope it is sufficient.)

Trying to be more like Jesus, while admirable, will not result in salvation, but rather trying to be more like Jesus would be a manifestation of salvation and repentance.

Tell your co-worker that to be assured of salvation he must be born again. To do this you must be sorry for your sinful life and confess this to Jesus. The shedding of His precious blood for the remission of sins results in salvation. Afterwards, he should invite the Holy Spirit to live inside of his heart to comfort and guide him in the life-long repentance process, in other words, trying to be more like Jesus.

Alcoholism is a disease that can be overcome with the grace of God but cheating on his wife is a serious character flaw that resides deep in his heart that has irrevocably destroyed the marital trust.

My counsel is to explain about being born again to him at the next opportunity. My counsel to his wife is to seek a divorce attorney. A man that loves his wife would never even think about cheating on her let alone actually do it. No woman should have to tolerate a husband who is an abusive alcoholic that cheats on her.

I work with this guy and for the last 15 years he comes to me at least once a week asking how to be saved. He works the Sunday shift, doesn’t attend a church, so I’m basically his only source for biblical teaching. Every time he asks how to be saved I simply say, “try to be more like Jesus.” He occasionally mentions a problem like alcoholism, to which I quote a bible verse on how being a drunkard is wrong and again tell him, try to be more like Jesus. He’s cheating on his wife, I quote a verse on adultery and give a call to action, be more like Christ. This has been the pattern for 15 years and he is still cheating on his wife, getting drunk every other night and coming to me week after week seeking advice on how to be saved.
Is my approach, the quoting of scripture paired with a call to action, biblical? What am I doing wrong?