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He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might
believe through him. Joh 1:7
Witnessing to Others
Every
born-again Christian has the privilege of being used by God to spread the Good
News. Being used by God as a 'midwife' in the re-birth of a person into God’s
family brings great joy and happiness. The actual miracle of re-birth is performed by the Holy Spirit.
We are the instruments that
He uses.
The
moment we experience the Lord Jesus, we become responsible to be His
witnesses.
How Do You Share the Good News?
Christians can take some practical steps to prepare themselves for sharing the Good News with
others.
Before anything, we need to allow the Holy Spirit to develop within us a love for the lost
and a passion to see them come to know the Lord - Paul was motivated by such a
love for the lost Jews of his day. When the Holy Spirit develops a love for
the lost in our hearts, it becomes one of the greatest motivating factors in our lives.
To help this develop, you might study Romans 10:1 and 2 Corinthians 5:11 and
14.
There are some basic steps
to leading a soul to the Lord. These can be summarised as follows:
CONFESS
REPENT RECEIVE
ACCEPT
Mature Christians or the Elders in the church will be happy
to talk with you about them but you should always pray for guidance, wisdom and
humility before you begin.
Assuming that the person you are helping is already aware of their sins
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Help
them to CONFESS before God that they are sinners and to ask for
forgiveness (1 John 1:9)
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Show
them that confession must include REPENTANCE which is a deliberate turning
away from sin. Without repentance confession is meaningless.
In Luke chapter 13, Jesus twice says, “I tell you … unless you repent, you
too will all perish” (verses 3 & 5).
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Then
help them to RECEIVE the Lord Jesus Christ into their lives. This step is
essential to becoming a child of God. “yet to all who received Him, to
those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become the children of
God". (John 1:12)
This third and
vital step is to be taken by way of a simple prayer such as the one at the
bottom of the Getting Saved page.
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Help
them now to ACCEPT that the Lord has responded and has forgiven their sins,
come to live in them and that as a result they HAVE received the gift of eternal life.
Accepting God's wonderful gift of forgiveness can be difficult and it might
help to take them through the following Scriptures:
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John
1:12, asking them, “If you have received Jesus into your life, what does
He promise to do for you in this verse?”
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Revelations 3:20, asking them, “If you have invited Jesus to come into your life what
does this verse say He has done?”
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1 John 5:11-12, asking them, “Now that you have invited Jesus to come and live in you what has
he brought into your life?”
The answer should be ETERNAL LIFE. As you go through the
Scriptures, trust the Holy Spirit to begin to witness
with their spirits that they are children of God. He is faithful -
He will do His part. As the reality of this assurance dawns, be
prepared to see a
miracle take place before your eyes!
Enjoy sharing your faith!
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