#2 – How to Talk about God – Perfect?

Hi,

I asked my friend if he had ever shared the gospel with our friend, Mike. His reply:

“Oh, yeah, like I’m a shining example of a Christian.”

It caught me off guard. What do you think?

Do we need to be the “perfect” Christian in order to tell someone else about Jesus?

I thought of the Pharisees. They WERE the morally shining example. They followed God’s commands fully. Went to temple every Sabbath.

Even made up some of their own rules, just to be extra, squeaky clean.

Yet, Jesus called them blind guides. He said when the Pharisees made a convert, they made them “twice the child of hell” as themselves (twice as evil – Matthew 23:15).

Then I thought of the woman at the well (in John 4). She was almost the polar opposite. She was married five times and currently living with a sixth guy. Though her lifestyle hadn’t changed at all yet, she led her entire town to believe in Jesus.

What’s the difference?

She knew who Jesus was. The Pharisees didn’t.

She didn’t know a lot about Jesus, but she knew enough. She knew who he was. And she told others, because she wanted them to know him also.

Do you want others to know Jesus?

Here’s an easy way to tell them something about God. Please click on this link:
https://everystudent.info/menus/conversations.html

Take your time with this one.

Next email – an easy way to go through Scripture and explain the gospel to someone.

This week, see if God brings someone your way!

Marilyn Adamson
director of EveryStudent.com
and StartingwithGod.com