Questions tagged [evangelism]
The act of presenting the Good News of Jesus Christ to inquirers about Christianity.
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What have been excellent ways for Christian theologians to describe the concept of God, who is also the Trinity?
Triune Godhead It goes without saying that Christianity is based on the concept of a Triune Godhead, a Trinity, a Tri-unity. But those theological words do not make it any easier for the lay person, ...
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Why do Protestant Christians accept the Apostles' Testimony as Credible, Reliable, and Substantial for Dedicating their Lives to?
The Testimony of the Apostles concerning the ministry, miraculous deeds, and alleged Resurrection, was fantastic, way out of the ordinary, revolutionary, and mind-boggling! The message they proclaimed ...
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Which churches regularly give altar call (like "raise your hand if you accept Jesus") in their service?
I have seen testimonies of converts from America describing they raised their hands when the preacher asked "who wants to accept Jesus as their Lord?" or something like that. Which churches ...
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Apologetics vs. Evangelism?
When engaging with non-believers, including atheists, agnostics, apatheists, pagans, and others, two distinct approaches come to light:
The first is the Apologetics approach, involving the ...
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If a person thinks there is no afterlife, why should he choose to be righteous?
I have seen people resort to arguments such as "if there is no afterlife, why be good (or religious)?". Counterarguments to living in sin during this life include final judgment and the ...
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Were only the eleven instructed to 'teach and baptise' or was there a 'Great Commission' made to the entire Church?
Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. [Matthew 28:16 KJV]
The eleven had a specific appointment and at that appointment they were ...
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Why are the gospel writers called the "Four Evangelists" in traditional church commentaries / studies, but not in modern Study Bibles?
In viewing and scanning theological literature and commentaries of the past centuries, the four disciples who wrote the Gospels were called "evangelists", the "Four Evangelists". ...
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What could account for this 1990 radical change in belief about the German school of Higher Criticism (that began around 1860)?
This development in German universities in the 1800s is not to be confused with today’s “Critical Theory” (just in case anyone reading the 1990 quote below thinks they are akin.) This question deals ...
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Because of Paul's use of "Evangelism" repeatedly in 1 Corinthians 9:16, did he consider himself an Evangelist as well as Apostle?
The verb for evangelizing occurs 135 times in the N.T. while the word for pastoring (shepherding) occurs 15 times. Yet the preponderance of time it is translated as "preach" conjuring up a ...
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Is the 10/40 window term used by Christian missionaries sort of quaint and grossly oversimplified?
The 10/40 window term is used by Christian missionaries to loosely define areas of the world with the "highest level of socioeconomic challenges and least access to the Christian message and ...
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How to teach Christianity to an ESL junior high school student who knows nothing about Christianity? [closed]
I have an ESL student in Japan. His parent wants him to go to Excel Christian School in Sparks, Nevada but he knows nothing about Christianity not even that Christmas comes from Jesus Christ's birth. ...
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What were the nice things Jesus Christ did in his life that he is loved by so many people around the world?
I belong to a third world country where the official religion is fascist, irrational and unequal. Those who try to convert to other religions are harassed and marginalized.
But when I compare my ...
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If someone with no exposure to the Bible / Christianity were to spend 1hr reading the Bible, what passage(s) would you point them to?
In this case, these will be young professionals in India who've never read the Bible and have very little exposure to Christianity. Really appreciate your suggestions! (feel free to also suggest what ...
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According to Protestant understanding, how does a believer know if they have been called to be an evangelist?
An evangelist is a specific office that is different from pastors & teachers.
Q: According to Protestantism, how does one know if they have been called to be an evangelist?
“He who descended is ...
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Has it always been difficult for churches to reach the next generation?
Has the church always had a tough battle when it comes to reaching the younger generation?
Is the current lack of interest from the younger generation unique to today, or has that always been a ...
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