Just a Thought: One sign that Evangelical evangelism has gone awry is the disparity between our evangelism message and our discipleship message. Discipleship has become the “fine print” of the contract. We get people converted with the promise of a savior and then we try to convince them Jesus wants to be their Lord as well. But since the contract is all about grace, Lordship is obviously an option, one they can grow into. But in the Gospels the call to be a disciple of Christ takes precedence over the call to accept Him as Savior. In fact, there is no call to accept Him as Savior. There are announcements that He is the Savior of the world and He does promise that He will save those who follow Him. But His call is not for us to accept Him as Savior; His call is for us to be His disciples, to take up our cross and follow Him. If we do that, and endure until the end, we will be saved (Matt 10:22; 24:13; Mark 13:13). Evangelism should include an invitation to follow Jesus Christ the Savior and Lord of all creation that we might know Him, be one with Him and share in His eternal life. JDJ #211
Posted on: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 12:03:40 +0000
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