As an aside, reconciliation is also an accounting term…..
Jesus told the disciples that all authority has been given
to him in heaven and earth and told them to go forth making disciples of all the
nations, baptizing them in the name of the father and the son and the Holy
Spirit teaching them to observe all things that Jesus commanded of them.
Further, they would receive the power of the Holy Spirit on the day of
Pentecost.
It's my belief that my responsibility is to expose people to
the good news and then let the Holy Spirit convict them.
In my opinion, among the most difficult to witness to are
those who claim to be Christians while adhering two non-biblical Doctrine such
as the Book of Mormon or the Christian Science monitor.
My goal is to become a better Christian apologist while
avoiding becoming a Christian Chihuahua as described by J. Wallace in his
article “How Not to Become a Christian Chihuahua.”
I witnessed just this several years ago when one friend told
another friend he was going to go to hell because of his New Age beliefs. For
two years I'd been trying to find common ground with my New Ager friend. Now he
was totally turned off by the mere mention of Christianity due largely to my
Christian friend, a Christian Chihuahua.
My presuppositions before starting this course was that so
many born-again Christians really hang together rather than going out and
exposing themselves to possible ridicule. As for me, I pretty much hide behind
the Internet and use both Facebook and a block to witness.
According to Ron, the Evangelist is a preacher of the Gospel
sharing the Good News. There is a great responsibility as we may be the only
was an unbeliever will hear the Gospel.
When I was enrolled in Ezekiel Part 1 CM listed Four Cases
of Blood Accountability, Ezekiel Chapter 3:
1. The habitual sinner who is not warned v.18
2. The sinner who is warned but does not repent v.19
3. The righteous man who apostatizes but is not warned v.20
4. The righteous man who is warned and remains righteous
v.21
It is my responsibility to warn the sinner. Like Ezekiel we
are held accountable by God to deliver God's message, however, we are not held
accountable for its success or failure. Again, it is for the Holy Spirit to do
the convicting.
I am an ambassador for God and as such I will be judged by my
behavior. I am very mindful that my missteps can be a stumbling block for both
the unbeliever and the new believer. I’m an ambassador in a foreign land, I am
in this world but not of. I am only passing through on my way to my eternal
home.
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