Evangelism is a tough business! It is not something that most do with natural gifting and, therefore, it is one of the primary reasons that God has gifted the Holy Spirit to the Church. The Holy Spirit empowers the believer to evangelize, in loyal submission to the authority and power of God, even in the midst of external and internal persecution, which will most certainly follow. Evangelism must include the whole message of this life, including the bad news, for the purpose of establishing the good news of the Gospel, even when intimidated by otherwise lawful authority. |
