ROMANS CHAPTER 1: The Lost Condition of Those Who Have Not Heard the Gospel
DAILY DEVOTIONAL, SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2022
APOLOGETIC EVANGELISM: Effective Use of Questions
Luke 10:25 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 25 And behold, a lawyer[1] stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” Historical note here, “a lawyer” or “an expert in the law,” (HCSB), is not a lawyer, as we would think of one today. A lawyer... Continue Reading →
APOLOGETIC EVANGELISM: The Value of Simplicity
Much of God’s Word is deep and quite complex, as it is filled with poetry, idioms, hyperbole, and apocalyptic language, figurative and symbolic language, religious terms, many different genres, and so much more. Therefore, as a teacher, an evangelist, we need to simplify it, so that it is easy to understand. Once we explain a... Continue Reading →
APOLOGETIC EVANGELISM: Roadblocks to Successful Communication
At times, there will be occasions when we will have to offer constructive criticism to the person we are speaking with, be it a person we just met, a person we have been visiting for some time, or a person we have been carrying on a Bible study with. The most important thing to keep... Continue Reading →
APOLOGETIC EVANGELISM: How the Unbeliever Listens to Us
Getting a sense of how one is listening to us, will enable us to determine if more time should be given to this one. The person we are talking with may very well be what is known as a judgmental listener. They are listening to us to ascertain whether we are right or wrong, and... Continue Reading →
APOLOGETIC EVANGELISM – Fulfilling Our Christian Role as an Evangelizer
Certainly, if we learned one thing in these blog articles, Jesus commanded all of his disciples to be evangelizers. (Matthew 28:19, 20; Acts 1:8) The apostle Paul told Timothy, “But you, be sober-minded[1] in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.” (2 Timothy 4:5) What is the good news... Continue Reading →
THE UNEVANGELIZED: What Happens to People Who Have Never Heard the Gospel?
The fate of the unlearned, also known as the destiny of the unevangelized, is an eschatological question about the ultimate destiny of people who have not been exposed to a particular theology or doctrine and thus have no opportunity to embrace it.