Last week we discussed the first of two major ways to share the gospel through a conversation. The first was to do it indirectly. If you did not read that post, I highly suggest you do that before reading further. (There is a button at the bottom of this post that will take you directly to it.) Option one has it's pros and cons, but so does option two, so let's dig in and I will clarify what option two entails.
There have been in situations in which I should have tried to share the gospel with someone by directly confronting them, not shimmying around the topic. Instead of waiting for an opportunity to share the gospel with them, you present the opportunity by asking them directly, "Hey, have you ever heard the gospel?" Honestly, there are so many direct questions you can ask, but I will save the ones like. "Where do you think you're going when you die?" For another week.
The pros of this are, you know that you will get to say something about the gospel. I have watched and waited for chances to share in vain, because the person wouldn't answer the way I expected. Then, I realized that I couldn't foresee all of the different ways that they could answer me, and so my plan to share failed before I could even say a word about the truth. Asking directly prevents that.
Unfortunately, most things that have pros also have cons. One con is a direct question might put the person you are speaking to on defense. And when someone puts up their defenses, it is almost impossible to get those walls to come back down. I am a very stubborn person, so if someone sends my defenses up, there is no way they are coming back down. At that point, the opportunity to share has been lost. But don't let that discourage you from at least praying for that person throughout your week. Just a simple, plea to God to let the seed you planted in their heart take root.
So, while this way to share the gospel can have positive results, maybe be mindful of who you are talking to and how the person will take it. Play how you phrase it by ear. Either of these ways can work well, but they won't have the same effect on every person. If they are not receptive to the gospel and just turn off, change topics, or just ignore you, the best thing you can do for them from there is pray for them. Prayer is powerful. Hopefully you planted a seed of the gospel in their hearts, and we pray it takes root. That is all we can do, because we cannot save them, God is the only one who saves.
"Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me."
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