Popping the Question #1
In the matter of personal evangelism, we are often reluctant to do the one thing that most needs to be done: come right out and ask people to study with us. It is interesting to note how easily and naturally the apostle Paul found people to teach the gospel, even in unfamiliar surroundings (Acts 27:16-17; […]
The Golden Text of the Bible: The Greatest Tragedy Is Perishing
John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” God has not made it difficult for us to respond to Him. In the previous article, we saw that God wants us to believe. Belief will cause […]
The Golden Text of the Bible: The Greatest Condition Is Belief
John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” God has blessed us with the wonderful gift of salvation, and God could have saved everyone, but He wants us to come back to Him. We make […]
The Power of an Invitation
One preacher wrote a personal letter to his brethren encouraging them to invite someone to services. He said, “The more I work with people who visit services, the more I am impressed with something. Coming to worship is much easier for a newcomer who already knows someone in our church, especially someone who invited them […]
God Is Calling
God calls or summons or invites mankind to come to Him for eternal life. He doesn’t force mankind against their will. Jesus remarked about Himself, “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, […]
The Golden Text of the Bible: The Greatest Offer Is Whosoever
John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” We all relish and celebrate the death of Christ, but when you think of it, Christ’s death only means something to us because it can be applied […]
The Wise Soul Winner
Proverbs 11:30 reads, “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.” Christians have the great responsibility to be “soul winners” or to convert others to the gospel. The greatest soul winner of all was Jesus Christ. Not only did He win every soul that is saved […]
The Golden Text of the Bible: The Greatest Sacrifice is the Son
John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Our last post discussed the need for blood to take away sin. “For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it […]
The Golden Text of the Bible: The Greatest Need Is the World
John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” The word “world” is used three ways in the Bible. It is used to represent God’s creation (John 1:10), the human race (Acts 17:31), and ungodly humanity […]
The Golden Text of the Bible: The Greatest Motive Is Love
John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life”. The word for love in this verse is agapao. This word and the term phileo are often contrasted with one another with agapao meaning divine love and […]