Win by all means
Win by all means
By Evangeline Unity Esaaba Folson
To those without the law, I became like one without the law (through I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law. To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.
I do all this for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings.
I am not very good at winning souls or presenting the message of salvation, one-on-one. The few times I have done so, almost all the people I spoke to knew about God already but had not accepted Christ and dedicated their lives to Him.
For so many years, Christians missionaries have been sent to various nations. I think I am tempted to believe that almost all nations have heard about Christ but few are saved. How can we win these people? I believe they have the majority. They are more than those saved and those who have not heard about God at all.
The Muslims, hindus, buddist, Bahais, African traditional etc. have all heard about the great God, Yahweh but have refused to serve Him because of personal experiences.
If we want to win these people over to Christ, we must:
Study the fundamentals of these religion
Acts 16:16-20
Matthew 23:23-25
Find bible verses that disproves their beliefs
2 Timothy 2:15
2 Timothy 3:16
Show them love
Romans 12:18
1 John 3:18
John 13:35
Study the fundamentals of these religions
Acts 16:16-18
And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with the spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying
The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, these men are servants of the most High God, which show unto us the way of salvation.
And this did she many day. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
Some of the lessons we can learn from the passage above are:
The demons and evil spirits know and recognize God as Superior
These spirits also have the ability to prophecy or talk about the future ot things happening in the present just like those who operate in the gift of prophecy by the holy spirit
The power in the name of Jesus and in the word of God can deliver such people
Most of the other religions were developed based on differences in opinion and interpretation of the word of God. Once you read online or from literature available, you can understand why the other religions believe what they do believe and know how to use the word of God to explain and convince them to accept the gift of salvation. Prayer is the gift of salvation. Prayer is very important as you try to explain.
Matthew 23:24
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye pay tithe of mint and arise and cumin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgement, mercy, and faith! These ought ye to have done, and not to leave undone. Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a came
The way Jesus described the scribes and Pharisees reminds me of how we sometimes behave as Christians. We do not set good examples. Some Christians cheat and lie like unbelievers. Others finds it difficult to forgive and love their enemies. These are only a few examples of the things we do that discourage other people from accepting the gift of salvation or the message of the bible.
If we want to change all people to become Christians, we must set a good example. We must practice what we preach.
Find bible verses that disproves their beliefs
2 Timothy 2:15
Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needwth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
2 Timothy 3:16
All scripture is given by the inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.
The first verse quoted above highlights the importance of studying the word, in such a way that we would know what verse to use to disprove some of the wrong belief.
Some people believe that Jesus is one of the prophets and not the son of God and a member of the trinity or God head, and therefore God.
John 10:30 says!
I and my Father are one.
We should be able to pick out verses to nullify the fundamentals beliefs of other religions.
The second verse confirms that the bible in actual fact are God’s words because He directed people to write it and it can be used to correct people or other wrong beliefs.
Show them love
Romans 12:18
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
We are to try and win people in other religions into the Kingdom of God but that does not mean we should fight with them. Try and present God in the simplest and most convincing way and leave the rest to God. Even if they do not belong to your faith they are still your brothers and sisters show them love.
1 john 3:18
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue, but deed and in truth.
Show genuine love to all those who do not belong to your faith. Do not only say but engage in acts of love, like sharing your food, clothing etc. lending a helping hand to somebody who is overworked or disabled and cannot perform certain task.
Help the poor with some money to meet their needs. Your acts of love can change someone’s belief.
John 13:35
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
Love or showing love is very important in our effort to win those who belong to other religions to the kingdom of God.
Acts of love and kindness can soften the hearts of any human being.
Conclusion
We must do all we can to propagate the gospel. We must win all men by all means. Note, use only means that are acceptable by biblical principles. For example, do not join a mission to destroy other people only because you want to win someone who has been wronged.
Reference
2. Oxford English Mini-dictionary
3. Google.com
