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Sharing the Gospel
We join together for the betterment of this world through the Word of God, evangelism, and the deep study of the Word and constant prayer. It is part of the outworking of the love we see on the cross.
So if Christ has done everything, what do I need to do once I accept His truth? The Apostle John writes, “Herein is love, not that we love God (we will never understand love if we start from the human end), but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” Then he goes on, “Beloved, if God so loved us we ought to love one another, too” (1 John 4:10–11). Notice John’s verb. We ought; we ‘owe it’ to love one another. Love is not just an abstract concept or feeling, but it is a demand made on all God’s people as their response to His great love, and it is love that overflows in activities for others as 1 Corinthians 13 makes clear for all time. Love is demanding. Christ did not die, as someone has put it, “for the flim-flam of respectable Christianity”. Christ died for our sins, died to put them away so that we become loving people.
Having received God’s love, we are called to share that love with others through His Word, evangelism, prayer, and service.
Loving means spreading the truth and love of Christ. If we’ve found the cure to the ills of this world, we want to share it, because we want others to be healed, as well.
We of the human race know a love for attractive people, for beautiful people, for those who love us. Christ's love is for sinners (Rom. 5:8), a love which puts away sin and rebukes all our self-centeredness so that love becomes our mainspring. This means in the first instance that we love other believers. The evangelical sees the church, the beloved community, as an integral part of the purpose of God. And in the second instance it means loving those outside. It means being loving people, for we are the followers of Him who died for sinners.
It means in evangelism, we bring to sinners the best gift we have.
So if Christ has done everything, what do I need to do once I accept His truth? The Apostle John writes, “Herein is love, not that we love God (we will never understand love if we start from the human end), but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” Then he goes on, “Beloved, if God so loved us we ought to love one another, too” (1 John 4:10–11). Notice John’s verb. We ought; we ‘owe it’ to love one another.
Love is not just an abstract concept or feeling, but it is a demand made on all God’s people as their response to His great love and it is love that overflows in activities for others as 1 Corinthians 13 makes clear for all time. Love is demanding. Christ did not die, as someone has put it, “for the flim-flam of respectable Christianity”. Christ died for our sins, died to put them away so that we become loving people.
How Can We Do All Of This?
The standard set before us is one we cannot reach on our own. The indwelling and empowering of the Holy Spirit is an integral part of the Christian life as the evangelical understands it. Words like 'sanctification' and 'holiness' speak of the need for a standard we can never reach for ourselves and speaks also of what the Spirit does in the believer.
YEF Mission School
Learn about the Mission SchoolWe strive to equip young believers to know the Gospel, grow as disciples, and participate in mission. Through Bible study, prayer, evangelism, and practical ministry training, participants are prepared to share God’s Word, serve others, and carry the Gospel to campuses and nations.
