how do we share the gospel
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tedincarolina -Waiting patiently for you to provide a scripture to back up this claim you make here -----
the Spirit does draw the unbeliever as we proclaim the gospel.-
But very sure you will not find one piece of Scripture that says that ----
the Spirit does draw the unbeliever as we proclaim the gospel.-
But very sure you will not find one piece of Scripture that says that ----
Hey @wattie
Yes, I was involved with a fellowship that did that and I enjoyed those times. I'm in a smaller older singles group now, and I've tried to suggest things like going out in groups with tracts, but they seem more interested in social type gatherings. We're doing a dinner and movie next week. THE FORGE is out, and we've got a $5 theatre on Tuesday's across from the Cracker Barrel.
I like it better put this way. Sir/Ma'am, if you died today do you think you'd go to heaven or hell?
Often times the answer is that they don't believe in either and to leave them alone. LOL! And then of course you ask one more question before you bid adieu. "Would you like to know?" But yes, praying for the leading and the participation of the Holy Spirit, especially to open the ears of the hearer, is paramount.
God bless,
Ted
Yes, I was involved with a fellowship that did that and I enjoyed those times. I'm in a smaller older singles group now, and I've tried to suggest things like going out in groups with tracts, but they seem more interested in social type gatherings. We're doing a dinner and movie next week. THE FORGE is out, and we've got a $5 theatre on Tuesday's across from the Cracker Barrel.
I like it better put this way. Sir/Ma'am, if you died today do you think you'd go to heaven or hell?
Often times the answer is that they don't believe in either and to leave them alone. LOL! And then of course you ask one more question before you bid adieu. "Would you like to know?" But yes, praying for the leading and the participation of the Holy Spirit, especially to open the ears of the hearer, is paramount.
God bless,
Ted
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As a student, I went out with Campus Crusade club at the time doing sharing with university students.
We would go at lunch time around the campus with tracts, sharing the gospel.
The issue looking back with the campus Crusade tract was how people would interpret 'turning from sins' before receiving Christ as Saviour.
If that is good behaviour before salvation..that's works based. Not the true gospel.
If it's just meaning.. going from unbelief in Jesus to belief in Him...then we are going with biblical salvation.
We would go at lunch time around the campus with tracts, sharing the gospel.
The issue looking back with the campus Crusade tract was how people would interpret 'turning from sins' before receiving Christ as Saviour.
If that is good behaviour before salvation..that's works based. Not the true gospel.
If it's just meaning.. going from unbelief in Jesus to belief in Him...then we are going with biblical salvation.
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Hi Again @studentoftheword
It seems that you are correct. The only reference to the Spirit having anything to do with the unbelievers is to convict the world of sin and righteousness, and of judgment. Maybe then we're helping to convict them along with the Holy Spirit's conviction and they see their escape.
And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
But I do retract my previous statement that it is the Spirit that draws people to God. That's probably some of my old Baptist training. LOL!
God bless,
Ted
It seems that you are correct. The only reference to the Spirit having anything to do with the unbelievers is to convict the world of sin and righteousness, and of judgment. Maybe then we're helping to convict them along with the Holy Spirit's conviction and they see their escape.
And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
But I do retract my previous statement that it is the Spirit that draws people to God. That's probably some of my old Baptist training. LOL!
God bless,
Ted
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Hi again @studentoftheword
Now I'm wondering why you said this about God the Father drawing them, if that wouldn't be done through the Spirit of God.
God bless,
Ted
Now I'm wondering why you said this about God the Father drawing them, if that wouldn't be done through the Spirit of God.
God bless,
Ted
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No ----the Holy Spirit cannot draw anyone to receive the Gospel ---the Holy Spirit is to dwell in the Believer and to guide them in the truth of Scripture ---convicts us of our sins --------comforts believers in times of Trouble ---He is the believers source of Revelation ---Wisdom and Power -----
God the Father is the Godhead who is the only one who can draw the person to change their hardened heart to a receptive heart to even want to hear the Word---
Sinners cannot and do not seek God ----God the Father always seeks us first -----and we have free will to accept or reject His drawing on our hearts ----
You need the right faith inbirthed in you to even please God and you get that from God the Father changing your heart so you are receptive to hearing the Word -----Saving Faith comes by hearing the Word of God -----
So going around randomly trying to tell Sinners about God is futile ---the Holy Spirit who dwells in the Believer knows whose hearts have been changed and who will be receptive to you speaking the Word
understand this ---if you reject Jesus then you have rejected the Father and the Holy Spirit as well as they are one God -----Jesus said ----I and the Father are ONE ----
God the Father is the Godhead who is the only one who can draw the person to change their hardened heart to a receptive heart to even want to hear the Word---
Sinners cannot and do not seek God ----God the Father always seeks us first -----and we have free will to accept or reject His drawing on our hearts ----
You need the right faith inbirthed in you to even please God and you get that from God the Father changing your heart so you are receptive to hearing the Word -----Saving Faith comes by hearing the Word of God -----
So going around randomly trying to tell Sinners about God is futile ---the Holy Spirit who dwells in the Believer knows whose hearts have been changed and who will be receptive to you speaking the Word
understand this ---if you reject Jesus then you have rejected the Father and the Holy Spirit as well as they are one God -----Jesus said ----I and the Father are ONE ----
Paul already answered this when addressing the believers in Corinth:
1 Corinthians 15:1-4
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Others out there will add to this, take away from it, accuse Paul of being a purveyor of easy-believism, etc., etc., etc. Paul was the apostle to the Gentiles, period, and anything added to this to make into another Gospel is cause for them being accursed, as it is written. Complicating the Gospel with all manner of other things, as if Paul gave only PART of the Gospel is a practice touted by religionists who seek to enslave others under the yokes they have placed themselves, believing that all should be as they.
Waiting for Holy Spirit to point out what has already been written and provided into our hands may not be the best practice when all of this is right there for us all to read.
Hope this satisfies your question.
MM
1 Corinthians 15:1-4
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Others out there will add to this, take away from it, accuse Paul of being a purveyor of easy-believism, etc., etc., etc. Paul was the apostle to the Gentiles, period, and anything added to this to make into another Gospel is cause for them being accursed, as it is written. Complicating the Gospel with all manner of other things, as if Paul gave only PART of the Gospel is a practice touted by religionists who seek to enslave others under the yokes they have placed themselves, believing that all should be as they.
Waiting for Holy Spirit to point out what has already been written and provided into our hands may not be the best practice when all of this is right there for us all to read.
Hope this satisfies your question.
MM
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Hi @studentoftheword
I'm in agreement with most of your position, except for this part. Why did Jesus tell the disciples to go into the world, the whole world, preaching the gospel. To baptize those who would believe. To then begin teaching them all that he has commanded us. I mean, he could have said go preaching the gospel to those whom the Holy Spirit directs you. Baptizing them... But he didn't. He seems to have pretty much left it open for us to understand that we are to 'go' to all the world. Beginning in Jerusalem, then Judea, the Samaria and unto the uttermost parts of the world.
Nothing in all of that which gives me any assurance that I'm wasting my time talking to just anybody about the things of Jesus. Then the Scriptures seem to put us an instruction that even for those who may not listen, we then become a part of that growth where one plants, another waters, and still another harvests.
I'm in agreement with most of your position, except for this part. Why did Jesus tell the disciples to go into the world, the whole world, preaching the gospel. To baptize those who would believe. To then begin teaching them all that he has commanded us. I mean, he could have said go preaching the gospel to those whom the Holy Spirit directs you. Baptizing them... But he didn't. He seems to have pretty much left it open for us to understand that we are to 'go' to all the world. Beginning in Jerusalem, then Judea, the Samaria and unto the uttermost parts of the world.
Nothing in all of that which gives me any assurance that I'm wasting my time talking to just anybody about the things of Jesus. Then the Scriptures seem to put us an instruction that even for those who may not listen, we then become a part of that growth where one plants, another waters, and still another harvests.
Hey @Musicmaster
I'm in agreement with that, but my purpose here is to find out 'how' one starts this conversation with strangers that leads to our 'declaring unto you the gospel...' Is that how you do it? You walk up to someone and reach out to them and say, "I declare unto you the gospel... " Do you say it in Ye Olde English?
I'm in agreement with that, but my purpose here is to find out 'how' one starts this conversation with strangers that leads to our 'declaring unto you the gospel...' Is that how you do it? You walk up to someone and reach out to them and say, "I declare unto you the gospel... " Do you say it in Ye Olde English?
Good question.
There's no real cookie-cutter answer that works for everyone, but what I have learned is that what seems to be a good starter is to simply ask the other what they believe about eternity future, and where they will spend it. The answers will vary greatly from person to person, of course, but what matters is that they believe the Gospel, and understand its simplicity. Many people out there have heard all manner of STUFF they have to DO in order to be saved, and it's simply not true.
So, as you build your skill at reading people (in a manner of speaking) and sharpening your skills at verbal combat held in check by the love that we are commanded to have for others, it really is not such a difficult endeavor.
You have to keep in mind that some will and some won't...next. That's exactly how the Lord operated when He preached the Kingdom Gospel during His earthly ministry to the Jews. We are not under the Kingdom Gospel that requires enduring unto the end, water baptism unto salvation and all that. Paul spoke exactly what had been given to him to preach by the Lord who revealed it to Him that which was hidden in God from the creation of the world, as it is written.
Does that help?
MM
There's no real cookie-cutter answer that works for everyone, but what I have learned is that what seems to be a good starter is to simply ask the other what they believe about eternity future, and where they will spend it. The answers will vary greatly from person to person, of course, but what matters is that they believe the Gospel, and understand its simplicity. Many people out there have heard all manner of STUFF they have to DO in order to be saved, and it's simply not true.
So, as you build your skill at reading people (in a manner of speaking) and sharpening your skills at verbal combat held in check by the love that we are commanded to have for others, it really is not such a difficult endeavor.
You have to keep in mind that some will and some won't...next. That's exactly how the Lord operated when He preached the Kingdom Gospel during His earthly ministry to the Jews. We are not under the Kingdom Gospel that requires enduring unto the end, water baptism unto salvation and all that. Paul spoke exactly what had been given to him to preach by the Lord who revealed it to Him that which was hidden in God from the creation of the world, as it is written.
Does that help?
MM
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The Bible we use is "in spirited" or is inspired by the Holy Spirit, the word, the Holy Spirit gets invovled whenever, we preached the gospel. Comes faith is the word, comes showing the sin nature of man, the Holy Spirit works, of course he will of speak of Christ and brings conviction of sin. In our country, full of idolatry gets really hard to bring Christ saving knowledge, but, we dont get discourage, we just press since, still it the Jesus still the one saves them and we are not, we just follow command to evangelize our place or community. Your offerring of drawing by Father God is no problem. Its a bit of a miunderstood my intent or I am not clear.
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One cannot share the Gospel of Christ and support the enemies of God and Christ at the same time. This is what these verses teach. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. (Eph 5:11,12). So you have to make up your mind.
Now when a political party makes the murder of innocent infants and children its top priority, that is a mockery of God as well as people. And a crime. First degree murder has always been a crime. It is also the worship of Moloch (sacrificing infants to demon gods). So two of the Ten Commandments are being blatantly violated. And a bus to give free abortions at the DNC convention shows exactly where these evildoers stand. This is basically Satanic. And you do support the Democrats. So you have to deal with this dilemma, as must every Leftist Christian (which is an oxymoron).
As to sharing the Gospel, there is no one single way to do it. One needs to be aware of whom the Gospel is being shared with, and then say what is appropriate,
Now when a political party makes the murder of innocent infants and children its top priority, that is a mockery of God as well as people. And a crime. First degree murder has always been a crime. It is also the worship of Moloch (sacrificing infants to demon gods). So two of the Ten Commandments are being blatantly violated. And a bus to give free abortions at the DNC convention shows exactly where these evildoers stand. This is basically Satanic. And you do support the Democrats. So you have to deal with this dilemma, as must every Leftist Christian (which is an oxymoron).
As to sharing the Gospel, there is no one single way to do it. One needs to be aware of whom the Gospel is being shared with, and then say what is appropriate,
The Spirit moves where He wills. In John 3 He is compared to the wind. We do not control the wind, and we do not control the Spirit. We are to follow where the Spirit leads.
Jesus was given the Spirit without measure and did only what He saw the Father doing. This is our example. Indiscriminate evangelism is like casting a wide net without knowing where the fish are. The Holy Spirit is a fish finder. Or a sheep finder.
Jesus was given the Spirit without measure and did only what He saw the Father doing. This is our example. Indiscriminate evangelism is like casting a wide net without knowing where the fish are. The Holy Spirit is a fish finder. Or a sheep finder.
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It's a confusing world out there when it comes to sharing the TRUE Gospel. The many, many gospels out there that are not what Paul preached, and that are to be accursed, are taught nonetheless. Here's an illustration of the confusions that exist with so many different gospels being thrown about as if they were all true for us today:
A certain man was feeling the tug upon his heart for the Lord, so he calls four ministers to come to his house one evening in the week. All four showed up to his house. Once all the introductions and formalities ceased, he asked them all to be seated. He then asked them, "What must I do to go to Heaven?
The Fundamentalist minister looked around and spoke first, "Well, that's easy. It says right here in Ephesians 2:8-9, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." Also, in Titus 3:5, "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;," and in Romans 5:1, "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:..."
The Roman Catholic priest, not liking a reading from scripture that went against his training, traditions and beliefs about salvation, raised his hand to cut in and said to the Fundamentalist minister, "Sir, you did not share everything. Why not read to him James chapter 2 and verse 24?"
The fundamentalist, being happy to read from God's word, read James 2:24, "Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only."
The unsaved man is now very confused at the contradictions, but listens intently to the Church of Christ preacher who chimes in by saying, "Now wait a minute. YOU two didn't tell him everything he needs to know about how to be saved. Sir, wouldn't you like to know what Jesus Christ Himself had to say on the matter?" The unsaved man said, "Yes, absolutely!"
So the Church of Christ minister read Mark 16:15-16, "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned."
"So you see, sir, one must be baptized to be saved, and not only that, but also actively evangelize. Peter, the very apostle of Jesus, confirmed the word of Jesus when he said this in Acts 2:38, "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." The Church of Christ minister than asked the unsaved man, "Can anything be plainer than that?"
As the unsaved man contemplated what he had heard, the Pentecostal preacher spoke up saying, "Sir, they told you some things for salvation, but they didn't tell you everything. Paul was confused and didn't understand the entire Gospel. Suppose you did everything these preachers just told you. How would you ever KNOW for sure that you are saved? Don't you want to know what Jesus Christ had to say about that?"
The unsaved man said, "Absolutely! I want to know!" The Pentecostal minister then read Mark 16:17-18, "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." The Pentecostal preacher finished his thought with, "So you see, sir, that these signs will follow upon the heels of a genuine salvation, it is THEN that you know that you are saved. You can't believe Paul as having spoken the whole truth since he didn't minister what all the other apostles and Christ taught on the matter. He clearly was in the wrong for having cursed those who spoke another gospel. Every gospel is true so long as you can feel it. Yessir! Paul didn't give us anything that we can feel down in our bones!"
The unsaved man, who sat listening to all the references read out loud, contemplating, he couldn't get past the fact that he was now more confused than when the sessions started. Everything they had read out loud came from the Bible. He found himself wondering why he ever invited these people into his home in the first place. He looked at them all and said, "You all are crazy! Every one of you, get OUT of my house!"
MM
A certain man was feeling the tug upon his heart for the Lord, so he calls four ministers to come to his house one evening in the week. All four showed up to his house. Once all the introductions and formalities ceased, he asked them all to be seated. He then asked them, "What must I do to go to Heaven?
The Fundamentalist minister looked around and spoke first, "Well, that's easy. It says right here in Ephesians 2:8-9, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." Also, in Titus 3:5, "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;," and in Romans 5:1, "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:..."
The Roman Catholic priest, not liking a reading from scripture that went against his training, traditions and beliefs about salvation, raised his hand to cut in and said to the Fundamentalist minister, "Sir, you did not share everything. Why not read to him James chapter 2 and verse 24?"
The fundamentalist, being happy to read from God's word, read James 2:24, "Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only."
The unsaved man is now very confused at the contradictions, but listens intently to the Church of Christ preacher who chimes in by saying, "Now wait a minute. YOU two didn't tell him everything he needs to know about how to be saved. Sir, wouldn't you like to know what Jesus Christ Himself had to say on the matter?" The unsaved man said, "Yes, absolutely!"
So the Church of Christ minister read Mark 16:15-16, "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned."
"So you see, sir, one must be baptized to be saved, and not only that, but also actively evangelize. Peter, the very apostle of Jesus, confirmed the word of Jesus when he said this in Acts 2:38, "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." The Church of Christ minister than asked the unsaved man, "Can anything be plainer than that?"
As the unsaved man contemplated what he had heard, the Pentecostal preacher spoke up saying, "Sir, they told you some things for salvation, but they didn't tell you everything. Paul was confused and didn't understand the entire Gospel. Suppose you did everything these preachers just told you. How would you ever KNOW for sure that you are saved? Don't you want to know what Jesus Christ had to say about that?"
The unsaved man said, "Absolutely! I want to know!" The Pentecostal minister then read Mark 16:17-18, "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." The Pentecostal preacher finished his thought with, "So you see, sir, that these signs will follow upon the heels of a genuine salvation, it is THEN that you know that you are saved. You can't believe Paul as having spoken the whole truth since he didn't minister what all the other apostles and Christ taught on the matter. He clearly was in the wrong for having cursed those who spoke another gospel. Every gospel is true so long as you can feel it. Yessir! Paul didn't give us anything that we can feel down in our bones!"
The unsaved man, who sat listening to all the references read out loud, contemplating, he couldn't get past the fact that he was now more confused than when the sessions started. Everything they had read out loud came from the Bible. He found himself wondering why he ever invited these people into his home in the first place. He looked at them all and said, "You all are crazy! Every one of you, get OUT of my house!"
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Just however I might approach anyone with any subject brother , I’m not the smoothest communicator so I just speak up look for opportunities to offer assistance in a situation and then work it in or just blurt it out .
usually a situation will dictate an opportunity in any other case I try to err on the side of speaking up.
Yes there’s a lot of us who have come through some ugly situations on our part like alcohol was one of my issues . I agree if there were no Christian’s in those places even if it seems irreverent , ot of broken people prepared for the love of God would never hear it . Many of the truest hearts on earth are broken and we end up trying to comfort in ways we never should have but I learned at my worst ….there’s no where Jesus can’t reach and refuse to go because of us “sinners “
i think it’s when I learned that God didn’t just tell us how to be saved , he dove head first into our troubles and faults that we all are responsible for and took it all upon himself the dirt and blood and sweet and tears then he overcame and empowers us to do the same . But it was hard to learn tbat without going through some fire
That’s a wonderful post brother I think y way we can fogure out to broach the subject God works trbroifh those times when his word and truth is brought forward in the darkness
usually a situation will dictate an opportunity in any other case I try to err on the side of speaking up.
Yes there’s a lot of us who have come through some ugly situations on our part like alcohol was one of my issues . I agree if there were no Christian’s in those places even if it seems irreverent , ot of broken people prepared for the love of God would never hear it . Many of the truest hearts on earth are broken and we end up trying to comfort in ways we never should have but I learned at my worst ….there’s no where Jesus can’t reach and refuse to go because of us “sinners “
i think it’s when I learned that God didn’t just tell us how to be saved , he dove head first into our troubles and faults that we all are responsible for and took it all upon himself the dirt and blood and sweet and tears then he overcame and empowers us to do the same . But it was hard to learn tbat without going through some fire
That’s a wonderful post brother I think y way we can fogure out to broach the subject God works trbroifh those times when his word and truth is brought forward in the darkness
Rely on the Holy Spirit to give you daily direction on this ------
today just going and preaching the Gospel to anyone could land you in hot water -
It’s always been that way the prophets were persecuted and stoned , John was beheaded ,Jesus was crucified , the apostles and early church were slaughtered ect
its because the world is against Gods word those men had one thing in common they were speaking Gods real word to the world
“If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his Lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep your's also.”
John 15:18-20 KJV
“And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.”
Revelation 17:6
“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”
John 16:33 KJV
these aren’t arbitrary tribulations but come because of Gods true word like it did to the prophets , to John , to Jesus , to his disciples and apostles the gospel is not accepted in tbe world it’s an offense to the world
“And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.”
1 John 5:19-20 KJV
If you tell the world Gods going to destroy it all it isnt received well
It’s why the world will mourn when he returns it’s thier doom
today just going and preaching the Gospel to anyone could land you in hot water -
It’s always been that way the prophets were persecuted and stoned , John was beheaded ,Jesus was crucified , the apostles and early church were slaughtered ect
its because the world is against Gods word those men had one thing in common they were speaking Gods real word to the world
“If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his Lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep your's also.”
John 15:18-20 KJV
“And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.”
Revelation 17:6
“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”
John 16:33 KJV
these aren’t arbitrary tribulations but come because of Gods true word like it did to the prophets , to John , to Jesus , to his disciples and apostles the gospel is not accepted in tbe world it’s an offense to the world
“And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.”
1 John 5:19-20 KJV
If you tell the world Gods going to destroy it all it isnt received well
It’s why the world will mourn when he returns it’s thier doom
and one is an unbeliever or believer until they hear the gospel Jesus said he would draw all men to himself when he was lifted up
“And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.”
John 12:32 KJV
the spirit draws us
“It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.”
John 6:63
This is why the gospel was sent to everyone on earth all creatures to draw them to God through the witness of Jesus Christ
“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;
but he that believeth not shall be damned.”
Mark 16:15-16 KJV
the gospel is sent to any and everyone it’s for thier salvation . In order to draw all men to Jesus we have the true record of him laying down his life to save ours that’s what is meant to draw all
Men to Jesus we find the truth in the gospel and the truth is what makes a believer while rejecting it makes a non believer Gods intent is that everyone be saved and come to a knowledge of the truth it’s why he sent us the gospel it’s the truth
We have to get away from the idea that me of us can believe what we hear and others can’t there’s a reason Jesus spoke about Israel bieng blinded and o my some were able to hear him that’s soecific to an old tertwment prophecy when God said because osrwel had refused to listen to him , he would stop thier ears up and blind thier eyes sonthey wouldn’t accept the truth when it came forth
then he declares he would save o my a remnant of then and would choose and appoint then of Israel who became the first generation of the church tbe Israelites who accepted him the gospel is not hidden from anyone unless they refuse to believe it
“And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.”
John 12:32 KJV
the spirit draws us
“It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.”
John 6:63
This is why the gospel was sent to everyone on earth all creatures to draw them to God through the witness of Jesus Christ
“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;
but he that believeth not shall be damned.”
Mark 16:15-16 KJV
the gospel is sent to any and everyone it’s for thier salvation . In order to draw all men to Jesus we have the true record of him laying down his life to save ours that’s what is meant to draw all
Men to Jesus we find the truth in the gospel and the truth is what makes a believer while rejecting it makes a non believer Gods intent is that everyone be saved and come to a knowledge of the truth it’s why he sent us the gospel it’s the truth
We have to get away from the idea that me of us can believe what we hear and others can’t there’s a reason Jesus spoke about Israel bieng blinded and o my some were able to hear him that’s soecific to an old tertwment prophecy when God said because osrwel had refused to listen to him , he would stop thier ears up and blind thier eyes sonthey wouldn’t accept the truth when it came forth
then he declares he would save o my a remnant of then and would choose and appoint then of Israel who became the first generation of the church tbe Israelites who accepted him the gospel is not hidden from anyone unless they refuse to believe it