Throughout life, there will be many situations where you should employ every type of witness and disciple-making imaginable: Christ-like living, speaking the gospel message, wearing Christian paraphernalia, and according to biblical principles properly managing money the LORD entrusts to you. You certainly should use methods that do not violate biblical standards of morality. However, you cannot afford to let satan convince you that any positive method of evangelization and disciple-making are not useful in helping people see the value of accepting Jesus Christ as Savior & LORD.
Anyone convinced by satan that the above noted methods are somehow ungodly will be ineffective in at least some fields in which he or she is planted. The enemy’s ultimate vision is to convince each person of the ineffectiveness of more and more methods until he/she is estopped from communicating his/her witness at all. Some have bought into the belief that they do not need to communicate the gospel in any way rather they only need to live right in front of others and that this alone will lead others to Christ. When you supposedly live right but never speak the gospel message unbelievers know you as no more than a good man or woman.
Unbelievers are not particularly drawn to Christ because of your good deeds alone because they see many other people of all religious and non-religious backgrounds doing good earthly deeds. You might encourage them to become a good man or woman on earth, but without Christ leading their lives men and women who do good deeds throughout life bring upon themselves the same eternal damnation that is upon those we believe are the worst despots in history, simply because no one’s works can ever be good enough to earn salvation and eternal life. Only your acceptance of Christ’s atoning sacrifice makes you righteous enough to have your name written in the Book of Life.
Your intellectual prowess and good deeds do not cause unbelievers to accept Christ. It is the work of the Holy Spirit that draws them to Him using His words spoken by you and good deeds He inspires you to do. We witness of Christ's perfection as the only one who can offer salvation and eternal life to all who come to Him, for we have no perfection of our own no matter how many good deeds we do! Anytime and any way in which we glorify Him is an opportunity that He can use to draw unbelievers unto Himself, whether by communication, Christ-like living, paraphernalia, or managing money He entrusts to you.
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Matthew 28:19-20, Mark 16:15, Acts 1:8, 1Corinthians 9:22
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