PURPOSE OF EVANGELISM

PURPOSE OF EVANGELISM

As Christians we are each involved in some type of evangelism, through teaching privately, or publicly, and in our examples to other individuals that we associate with each day. We have a grave responsibility because the destiny of ourselves, our families, and others will in some way rest with us. In this we have a purpose to develop and we shall look at this under three headings.

BRING EVERY THOUGHT INTO CAPTIVITY
II Cor. 10:5—6, Paul wrote, “Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ: And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.” This indicates the complete authority of God through Christ. The person seeking salvation must be willing to yield himself into submission to God’s Word. This, of course, rules out all the doctrines of men, involving their disciplines and creeds. It engages one in complete humility and a desire to conform his living only to the teaching of Jesus and the apostles sent by Him. Have you done this?

PRESENT EVERY MAN PERFECT IN CHRIST JESUS
We read in Col. 1:28—29, “Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.” When we have taught others to bring their thoughts captive to the mind of Christ, and have immersed them, the task has just begun. We must be diligent in teaching how to worship, how to live, and how to love in Christ. We need to teach that Matthew, Mark, Luke and John have been written to bring us to confessing Jesus. As we read on into the book of Acts we can see how the gospel was obeyed in New Testament times. When we give attention to the books following we have all we need to bring us to perfection. Peter wrote, II Peter 1:3, “According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:” Peter then gives seven things for us to learn and grow in: virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness and charity. This sets before us a task that must be accomplished day by day. We must not be discouraged nor “lose heart” but keep our focus on Christ and heaven.

TILL THE LORD COMES
Each Lord’s day when the child of God partakes of the Lord’s supper he remembers Christ in His death and looks forward to His coming. Thus, every few days one is reminded of something that he doesn’t know “when.” God gave “all authority” to His Son. We have a scripture in I Cor. 15:24 that reveals what will happen, “Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father, when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.” Christ is reigning over His kingdom now and we are priests, serving Him.

--James L. Finney

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