It Is The Work Of Evangelists To Preach The Gospel To The Lost. Evangelists Who Evangelize The work of an evangelist is a God-appointed ministry to which mature men must strive. It is a necessary work, not only because of what the evangelist does in preaching the gospel to the lost, but also in the example he sets for the rest of the church. The work of an evangelist is a God-ordained work (Ep 4:11). It is a work (2 Tm 4:5) and one that carries with it the heavy responsibility of preaching, convincing, rebuking and exhorting by the skillful use of God’s word (2 Tm 4:2). It is a work that demands leadership on the part of the one who would assume this responsibility. The Greek word euangelistes means, “to announce news.” It is translated “evangelist” in the New Testament (Acts 21:8; Ep 4:11; 2 Tm 4:5). Another form of the word is euangelizo which means “to announce good news.” This word is commonly translated “preach.” The word kerusso, which is also translated “preach”, means “to cry” or “proclaim as a herald.” Now here is a very interesting point. These words are used only in reference to Christians announcing or proclaiming the good news of the gospel to the lost. For instance, in the following passages the Greek word euangelizo is used to refer to the preaching of the gospel: “Therefore, those who were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the word of God” (At 8:4). God revealed His grace to Paul that he might “preach Him among the Gentiles” (Gl 1:16). Paul “preached to them Jesus and the resurrection” (At 17:18). “For Christ did not send me to im-merse, but to preach the gospel ...” (1 Co 1:17). “For woe is me if I do not preach the gospel” (1 Co 9:16). The preaching of the good news is proclaimed to unbelievers. Believers already know it. On occasions the gospel is reviewed to Christians. However, the work of the preacher and evangelist is to proclaim the gospel to the lost, not the saved
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 09:04:30 +0000
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