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Ðin€its€pages.€It€was€enough€to€embarrass€a€peacock.€€It€has€become€a€numbers€racket€promoted€by€so„Ð š$  Ðcalled€fundamentalists€that€have€corrupted€the€seed€of€the€Word€of€God€by€wrongly€dividing€it.€AsÐ †  Ða€result,€soul€winning€is€not€being€done€Godððs€way€and€people€are€not€being€saved.€A€salvation€thatÐ rü  Ðdoes€not€express€repentance€in€the€wake€of€a€profession€of€faith€is€probably€not€real.€That€is€whatÐ ^è  Ðthe€focus€on€numbers€has€done€for€our€churches.€David€and€Israel€were€not€punished€for€justÐ JÔ  Ðnumbering€the€people,€but€they€were€punished€for€not€numbering€Godððs€people€Godððs€way.€DavidððsÐ 6À Ðstory€is€told€in€2€Samuel€24€and€the€basis€for€Godððs€judgment€was€the€Word€of€God€as€stated€inÐ "¬ ÐExodus€30:11„12€where€it€is€written:Ð ˜ ÐÌà8  àExodus€30:11„12Ð æp Ðòò11€óóAnd€the€LORD€spake€unto€Moses,€saying,€òò12€óóWhen€thou€takest€the€sum€of€theÐ Ò\ Ðchildren€of€Israel€after€their€number,€then€shall€they€give€every€man€a€ransom€for€hisÐ ¾H Ðsoul€unto€the€LORD,€when€thou€numberest€them;€that€there€be€no€plague€amongÐ ª4 Ðthem,€when€thou€numberest€them.Ж Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àThe€salvation€statistics€today€are€not€being€counted€Godððs€way.€Professions€are€being€countedÐ nø Ðas€salvations€rather€than€òòò òchanged€livesó óóó€being€counted€as€salvations.€If€the€wildly€exaggeratedÐ Zä Ðsalvation€statistics€are€true,€then€why€are€our€churches€in€America€dying€and€why€are€we€seeing€aÐ J Ô Ðmassive€doctrinal€and€practical€falling€away€in€our€churches€in€America.€From€those€who€advocateÐ 6!À Ðantinomian€repentanceless€salvation,€I€have€yet€to€hear€a€scriptural€explanation€as€to€why€we€areÐ ""¬ Ðexperiencing€€such€a€massive€falling€away€in€our€churches.€I€challenge€anyone€who€believes€inÐ #˜ Ðsalvation€without€repentance€to€give€me€a€valid€scriptural€explanation€as€to€the€depraved€conditionÐ ú#„  Ðof€our€churches.€Saved€folks€do€not€constantly€abide€in€the€sin€and€heresy€the€way€most€of€our€churchÐ æ$p! Ðmembers€in€America€do.€ð ðThey€are€carnal€Christiansðð€is€the€excuse€given€for€unsaved€professors.Ð Ò%\" ÐI€do€not€buy€it.€If€these€folks€were€saved,€God€would€probably€have€killed€many€of€them€a€long€timeÐ ¾&H # Ðago€because€there€is€a€sin€unto€death€for€the€Christian.€There€is€no€evidence€of€repentance€comingÐ ª'4!$ Ðforth€from€the€apostates€and€heretics€in€Americaððs€churches.€Why?€Because€the€Holy€Ghost€has€notÐ –( "% Ðworked€HIS€work€of€repentance€in€them€because€there€was€no€saving€faith€exercised€by€theÐ ‚) #& Ðprofessor.€Put€another€way,€repentance€is€the€evidence€that€a€person€has€saving€faith.€Most€AmericanÐ n*ø#' Ðchurch€members€today€were€led€to€pray€a€faithless€sinnerððs€prayer€that€produces€no€repentance.€TheÐ Z+ä$( Ðfruit(s)€of€the€Spirit€in€Galatians€5€are€a€manifestation€of€the€presence€of€the€Holy€Ghost.€If€the€fruitsÐ v Ðof€the€flesh€are€the€only€works€that€are€manifested,€then€the€Holy€Ghost€is€probably€not€there.€ð ðButÐ bì Ðye€are€not€in€the€flesh,€but€in€the€Spirit,€if€so€be€that€the€Spirit€of€God€dwell€in€you.€Now€if€any€manÐ NØ Ðhave€òòóóÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔnot€the€SpiritòòÔ#†XáÄXà*XáÄÇ)#Ôóó€of€Christ,€he€is€none€of€hisðð€(Romans€8:9).€ð ðThese€be€they€who€separateÐ : Ä Ðthemselves,€sensual,€having€not€the€Spiritðð€(Jude€19).€Ð & ° Ðà  àAssuring€newly€professing€Christians€of€salvation€is€not€the€ministry€of€any€mere€man€orÐ  œ Ðwoman.€You€do€not€have€the€scriptural€authority€to€do€that.€If€they€are€saved,€they€will€know€it.€TheirÐ þ ˆ Ðassurance€is€the€salvation€that€they€have.€Assurance€is€the€ministry€of€God€(Acts€17:31).€RomansÐ ê t Ð8:16€says:€ð ðThe€Spirit€itself€beareth€witness€with€our€spirit,€that€we€are€the€children€of€God:ðð.€òòØØóóTheÐ Ö ` Ðdanger€of€assuring€some€new€ð ðconvertðð€is€described€by€Pastor€John€Asquith€in€his€book€ð ðWhoÐ ÂL  ÐMoved€The€Goal€Postsðð€on€pages€126„127:Ð ®8  ÐÌà8  àÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔà ` àOnce€a€person€has€been€assured€by€a€mislead€soul€winner€that€they€no€longerÐ †  Ðhave€a€need€for€salvation,€he€will€die€in€sight€of€the€altar.€€As€the€Holy€Ghost€tugs€atÐ rü  Ðhis€heart€he€will€resist€because€he€thinks€that€the€urge€he€feels€in€his€soul€is€from€theÐ ^è  Ðdevil.€€If€he€talks€to€someone€in€the€church€they€will€tell€him€that€those€feelings€areÐ JÔ  Ðnot€from€God.€€Many€a€person€sits€in€a€pew€and€hears€the€words€of€life€called€out€toÐ 6À Ðhim€week€after€week.€€He€doesnððt€respond.€€The€Spirit€of€God€tries€to€search€his€heartÐ "¬ Ðto€make€him€understand€Godððs€anger€against€him,€but€he€rebuffs€that€sweet€voiceÐ ˜ Ðover€and€over.€€Ðú„Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àThat€scenario€only€affects€that€very€small€percentage€of€easy€believismÐ æp Ðconverts€€€who€actually€attend€church.€€The€vast€majority€of€such€converts€will€neverÐ Ò\ Ðcome€to€church€more€than€once€or€twice.€€They€have€served€their€purpose.€€They€areÐ ¾H Ðnumbers€to€brag€about.€€ð ðWe€had€15€people€saved€on€visitation€last€week.ðð€€ð ð20Ð ª4 Ðchildren€gave€their€hearts€to€Jesus€on€our€bus€route€last€week.ðð€€ð ð200€people€wereÐ –  Ðsaved€at€our€last€revival.ðð€€This€has€become€the€currency€of€fundamental€Baptists.€Ð ‚  ÐAs€has€been€said€in€this€book€earlier,€none€of€these€churches€has€any€recent€convertsÐ nø Ðattending€and€growing€in€Christ.€€Oh,€there€might€be€some€bedraggled€wretch€sittingÐ Zä Ðthere€looking€for€handouts,€or€someone€sitting€there€tentatively€wondering€if€this€isÐ F Ð Ðfor€them,€but€they€melt€away€quickly.€€Counting€professions€of€faith€instead€ofÐ 2!¼ Ðcounting€changed€lives€as€they€conform€their€lives€to€the€house€of€God€is€hellððs€work.€Ð "¨ ÐPrior€to€World€War€II€very€few€people€were€that€evil.€€Now€it€is€legion.Ô#†XáÄXX*XáÄ”-#ÔÐ #”Ð Ð  ÐÌMany€deceived,€but€well€meaning,€Christians€will€blame€the€Devil€for€producing€doubt€in€a€convertððsÐ â$l! Ðmind.€Blaming€the€Devil€for€doubting€oneððs€salvation€is€the€ð ðgo€toðð€way€of€running€from€theÐ Î%X" Ðconviction€of€the€Holy€Ghost.€It€is€a€very€dangerous€practice€that€can€damn€a€soul€to€hell.€I€was€notÐ º&D # Ðsaved€very€long€before€I€heard€someone€stand€up€in€a€congregation€and€testify€that€the€Devil€wasÐ ¦'0!$ Ðmaking€them€doubt€their€salvation.€I€thought€to€myself€then€,€ð ðhum,€that€is€a€very€strange€soundingÐ ’("% Ðstatement.€Why€would€the€Devil€make€anyone€doubt€their€salvation?ðð.€€Many€times€it€is€the€preacherÐ ~)#& Ðwho€becomes€the€Devil€that€is€accused€of€making€someone€doubt€their€salvation€when€he€preachesÐ j*ô#' Ðhell€fire€and€damnation,€when€he€preaches€hard€against€sin,€and€when€he€preaches€the€need€forÐ V+à$( Ðrepentance€in€salvation.€If€you€are€a€professing€Christian€who€publickly€expresses€a€doubt€in€yourÐ v Ðsalvation,€do€not€get€mad€with€me€if€I€try€to€witness€to€you€or€preach€salvation€to€you.€I€submit€toÐ bì Ðyou€that€when€a€person€is€doubting€their€salvation€that€it€is€a€work€of€the€Holy€Ghost.€Pastor€JohnÐ NØ ÐAsquith€wrote€a€pamphlet€titled€ð ðòòWhy€Do€You€Doubt?óóððthat€was€included€in€his€book€ð ðWho€MovedÐ : Ä ÐThe€Goal€Posts?€A€Critique€Of€Soul€Winning€In€The€21òòstóó€Centuryðð.€The€pamphlet€is€located€on€theÐ & ° Ðinternet€here:€ò òÔ4‚2Ý  ÔÝ‚3ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóóhttp://www.earnestlycontendingforthefaith.com/WhyDoYouDoubt.htmló ó€òòÔ6)<ÔÝ‚3ÍO=< ñÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7E!k<Ô.€ThatÐ  œ Ðpamphlet€addresses€four€reasons€why€people€doubt€their€salvation.€His€last€stated€reason€is€that€it€isÐ  Œ Ðbecause€they€are€lost.€We€highly€recommend€his€pamphlet€and€his€book.€Doubt€comes€from€eitherÐ î x Ðbeing€unsaved€€or€a€Christian€refusing€to€repent€of€habitual€sin.€It€is€okay€to€have€doubt€in€someoneÐ Ú d Ðelseððs€salvation€if€it€will€motivate€you€to€pray€for€them€and€to€witness€to€them.€I€hear€so€muchÐ ÆP  Ðpreaching€and€teaching€today€that€criticizes€and€mocks€anyone€who€would€question€whetherÐ ²<  Ðsomeone€who€has€made€a€profession€is€saved€regardless€of€how€wicked€they€live.€It€is€okay€to€letÐ ž(  Ðthem€go€to€hell€just€so€you€do€not€question€their€ð ðsalvationðð.€Our€churches€have€become€ð ðfalseÐ Š  Ðprofession€millsðð€because€we€will€not€preach€and€look€for€repentance€in€potential€converts.€WhateverÐ v  Ðhappened€to€the€watchman.€Folks,€if€they€have€not€repented,€they€are€still€yet€dead€in€their€sin€andÐ bì  Ðheaded€for€the€Devilððs€hell.€By€their€fruits€ye€shall€know€them.€As€Brother€Sammy€Allen€is€wont€toÐ NØ  Ðsay:€ð ðno€fruit,€no€rootðð.€Paul€expressed€a€doubt€in€the€salvation€of€some€in€the€churches€of€GalatiaÐ :Ä Ðin€Galatians€4:19„20€when€he€stated:Ð &° ÐÌà8  àGalatians€4:19„20Ð þˆ Ðòò19€óóMy€little€children,€of€whom€I€travail€in€birth€again€until€Christ€be€formed€in€you,Ð êt Ðòò20€óóI€desire€to€be€present€with€you€now,€and€to€change€my€voice;€for€I€stand€in€doubtÐ Ö` Ðof€you.ÐÂLÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àTo€many€times€we€get€caught€up€in€the€trap€of€expecting€immediate€results.€Sometimes€weÐ š$ Ðget€them,€but€most€of€the€time€we€will€not€and€when€we€do€get€immediate€results€it€has€beenÐ † Ðpreceded€by€the€work€of€another€soul€winner€and€the€Holy€Ghost.€We€are€not€responsible€for€theÐ rü Ðresults.€We€are€responsible€to€go€forth€into€the€harvest.€It€is€a€work€of€the€Devil€to€pressure€aÐ ^è Ðpotential€soul€winner€to€get€results.€Many€times€soul€winners€put€themselves€in€the€position€of€tryingÐ J Ô Ðto€pull€green€fruit,€or€even€worse,€blossoms€that€have€not€even€set€fruit.€The€conversion€of€sinnersÐ 6!À Ðis€referred€to€as€a€harvest.€If€there€is€to€be€a€harvest,€there€must€be€a€breaking€up€of€the€fallow€groundÐ ""¬ Ðof€unsaved€hearts€(Jeremiah€4:3);€a€sowing€of€the€seed€of€the€Word€of€God;€regular€watering€withÐ #˜ Ðthe€Word€of€God;€a€pulling€up€and€throwing€forth€of€the€thorns,€thistles,€weeds,€and€stones€thatÐ ú#„  Ðhinder€the€work€of€salvation;€and€a€harvest€of€the€fruit€by€the€Holy€Ghost.€We€are€farmers€in€GodððsÐ æ$p! Ðharvest.€That€implies€that€there€will€be€much€work€involved€in€bringing€forth€the€harvest€and€not€theÐ Ò%\" Ðone„two„three€repeat€after€me€sinnerððs€prayers€of€easy€prayerism€salvations.€The€whole€one„two„Ð ¾&H # Ðthree„repeat„after„me€scenario€is€a€damnable€heresy.€Paul€said€in€1€Corinthians€3:6„9:Ð ª'4!$ ÐÌà8  àÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔ1€Corinthians€3:6„9Ð ‚) #& Ðòò6€óóI€have€planted,€Apollos€watered;€but€God€gave€the€increase.€òò7€óóSo€then€neither€is€heÐ n*ø#' Ðâ âthat€planteth€any€thing,€neither€he€that€watereth;€but€God€that€giveth€the€increase.€òò8Ð Z+ä$( ÐóóNow€he€that€planteth€and€he€that€watereth€are€one:€and€every€man€shall€receive€hisÐ v Ðâ âown€reward€according€to€his€own€labour.€òò9€óóFor€we€are€labourers€together€with€God:Ð bì Ðye€are€Godððs€husbandry,€ye€are€Godððs€building.ÐNØÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†XáÄXX*XáÄäI#ÔÌWe€must€not€try€to€rush€the€work€of€the€Holy€Ghost.€We€must€be€willing€to€befriend€individuals€andÐ & ° Ðwork€with€them€for€months,€or€even€years,€before€we€see€them€come€to€salvation.€Church€HistoryÐ  œ Ðis€full€of€the€testimonies€of€many€such€individuals.€One€such€testimony€is€that€of€Fanny€Crosby,€thatÐ þ ˆ Ðgreat€Methodist€hymn€writer€who€wrote€over€ten€thousand€hymns.€€Concerning€the€conversion€ofÐ ê t ÐFanny€Crosby,€Pastor€John€Asquith€in€his€book€ð ðWho€Moved€The€Goal€Postsðð€on€pages€26„30€wroteÐ Ö ` Ðthe€following:Ð ÂL  ÐÌà8  àÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔà ` àòòòòò òStart€Quoteóóóó:€ó óThis€is€as€good€a€time€as€any€to€look€at€the€conversion€of€FannyÐ š$  ÐCrosby€the€famous€hymn€writer.€€Had€Miss€Crosby€been€born€in€our€time€it€isÐ Š  Ðdoubtful€that€she€would€ever€have€been€saved.€€Had€she€been€so€fortunate€to€haveÐ v  Ðescaped€the€sewers€of€humanism,€Darwinism€and€victim€psychology€that€destroy€theÐ bì  Ðsouls€of€young€people€today,€her€local€Fundamental€Baptist€Church€would€probablyÐ NØ  Ðhave€completed€the€work€of€damnation€in€her€soul.€€They€would€have€done€thatÐ :Ä Ðthrough€an€utter€ignorance€of€how€to€deal€with€the€lost.€€They€would€have€damnedÐ &° Ðher€by€getting€her€to€pray€a€prayer€and€then€assuring€her€that€nothing€else€was€neededÐ œ Ðfor€salvation.€€If€she€were€to€express€the€least€doubt€as€to€whether€she€possessed€theÐ þˆ Ðgrace€of€Christ€she€would€have€òòRomans€10:13óó€presented€to€her€as€proof€that€she€wasÐ êt Ðin€Christ.€ÐÖ`Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àMiss€Crosby€had€this€to€say€of€her€conversion.€€In€her€autobiography€entitledÐ ÂL ÐòòFanny€Crosby€an€Autobiographyóó,€she€tells€us€that€she€first€began€attending€the€18òòthóóÐ ®8 ÐStreet€Methodist€Church€where€she€was€eventually€to€be€saved€in€1839.€€She€was€notÐ š$ Ðto€get€saved€until€November€of€1850.€€To€call€a€Methodist€Church€in€the€early€1800ððsÐ † Ða€dead€church€not€interested€in€souls€would€be€folly.€€In€the€early€1800ððs€theÐ rü ÐMethodists€were€some€of€the€most€fervent€soul€winners€in€Christendom.€€Had€sheÐ ^è Ðattended€a€church€noted€for€soul€winning€in€the€years€1990,€2000€or€2010€she€wouldÐ J Ô Ðhave€most€certainly€been€invited€to€come€forward€and€be€shown€how€that€she€couldÐ 6!À Ðknow€for€sure€that€she€was€going€to€heaven.€€If€she€didnððt€respond€to€that€call,€it€isÐ ""¬ Ðcertain€that€some€enterprising€person€would€eventually€take€her€aside€and€ask€theÐ #˜ Ðsame€question.€€Ðú#„ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àInstead,€by€the€grace€of€God,€Fanny€was€allowed€to€come€to€repentance.€Ð æ$p! ÐFanny€was€already€a€virtuous€woman€and€had€already€achieved€some€fame.€€She€hadÐ Ò%\" Ðentertained€governors,€presidents,€and€famous€senators€as€the€widely€read€blind€poetÐ ¾&H # Ðfrom€the€New€York€School€for€the€Blind.€€She€had€an€excellence€of€personalÐ ª'4!$ Ðcharacter.€€She€came€close€to€death€in€the€cholera€epidemic€of€1849€but€selflesslyÐ –( "% Ðnursed€the€ill.€€Yet€she€said€of€herself,€ð ðI€had€grown€somewhat€indifferent€to€theÐ ‚) #& Ðmeans€of€graceðð€pg.98.€€In€November€of€1850€Fanny€attended€a€revival€at€the€church.€Ð n*ø#' ÐFanny€has€left€us€a€written€testimony€of€her€struggles€with€salvation.€€She€tells€us€thatÐ Z+ä$( Ðduring€that€revival€she€had€gone€to€the€altar€twice.€€She€left€each€time€not€havingÐ v Ðfound€the€joy€that€she€sought.€€ÐbìÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àThink€about€what€she€said.€€If€she€were€to€have€gone€up€to€a€modern€altar€sheÐ NØ Ðwould€have€been€dealt€with€by€someone€from€the€church.€€That€person€would€haveÐ : Ä Ðbeen€trained€to€ask€her€why€she€had€come€forward.€€If€Fanny€had€expressed€her€senseÐ & ° Ðof€not€knowing€Christ€that€person€would€have€shown€her€a€few€cursory€verses€aboutÐ  œ Ðthe€need€for€salvation.€€That€same€person€would€eventually€get€around€to€òòRomansÐ þ ˆ Ð10:13óó.€Fanny€would€have€been€instructed€that€if€she€asked€Jesus€to€save€her,€thatÐ ê t Ðverse€promised€that€he€would.€€Fanny€would€not€have€gone€up€the€second€timeÐ Ö ` Ðbecause€the€angel€of€death€who€ministered€to€her€the€first€time€would€have€assuredÐ ÂL  Ðher€that€there€was€no€need.€€Ð®8 Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àFortunately€for€Miss€Fanny,€19òòthóó€century€soul€winners€knew€better.€€FannyÐ š$  Ðwent€to€the€altar€on€two€different€nights€and€found€no€peace.€€On€November€20,€1850Ð †  ÐFanny€responded€to€the€altar€call€again.€€There€she€prayed€alone.€€She€felt€that€if€sheÐ rü  Ðdid€not€receive€the€light€this€time€that€she€never€would.€€After€prayer€a€hymn€wasÐ ^è  Ðsung,€ð ðAlas€and€did€my€savior€bleed,€and€did€my€sovereign€die.ðð€€On€the€third€lineÐ JÔ  Ðof€the€fourth€stanza€she€heard€the€words,€ð ðHere€Lord€I€give€myself€awayðð.€€Her€soulÐ 6À Ðflooded€with€celestial€light.€€Miss€Fanny€explained€why€her€early€attempts€atÐ "¬ Ðsalvation€didnððt€work.€€ð ðI€had€been€trying€to€hold€the€world€in€one€hand€and€the€LordÐ ˜ Ðin€the€other.ðð€pg.99„100.€Ðú„Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àHad€Fanny€Crosby€come€to€the€average€Fundamental€Baptist€Church€in€theÐ æp Ðlast€30€years€she€could€have€never€worked€that€out.€€She€would€have€been€aborted€atÐ Ò\ Ðthe€altar.€€That€great€work€of€God€that€culminated€in€over€8000€hymns€and€theÐ ¾H Ðcomfort€of€millions€would€have€been€cut€off€before€it€ever€came€to€fruition.€€I€knowÐ ª4 Ðthat€prognosis€upsets€many€of€my€readers€but€judge€for€yourself.€€Where€are€all€theÐ –  Ðpeople€that€churches€say€get€saved?€€They€are€not€in€church.€€They€do€not€haveÐ ‚  Ðchanged€lives.€€If€someone€reminds€them€of€the€experience€later€they€are€embarrassedÐ nø Ðto€talk€about€it.€€Fanny€Crosby€would€have€become€a€statistic€about€a€church€revival.€Ð Zä ÐSomeone€would€brag€that€so„and„so€many€souls€were€saved€on€Tuesday€night.€Ð F Ð ÐInstead€old€fashioned€soul€winners€let€her€seek€the€Lord€diligently€and€in€seeking€sheÐ 2!¼ Ðfound.Ð"¨Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àPerhaps€my€reader€doesnððt€think€that€Fannyððs€revelation€about€herself€meantÐ  #” Ðanything.€€Perhaps€my€reader€thinks€that€Fanny€could€have€been€saved€much€griefÐ ö#€  Ðhad€a€simple€soul€winner€just€taken€her€to€the€altar€in€1839€when€she€first€began€toÐ â$l! Ðattend.€€Perhaps€this€is€why€my€reader€sees€no€real€fruit€in€soul€winning€other€thanÐ Î%X" Ðmeaningless€numbers.€€Perhaps€my€reader€is€worried€that€such€talk€of€true€repentanceÐ º&D # Ðtakes€the€simplicity€out€of€Christ.€€Ð¦'0!$Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àThere€is€a€big€difference€between€the€words€ð ðsimpleðð€and€ð ðeasyðð.€€To€use€aÐ ’("% Ðcommon€illustration€Iððll€use€the€example€of€weight€loss.€€If€an€obese€person€wants€toÐ ~)#& Ðlose€100€pounds€it€really€is€quite€simple.€€If€they€would€restrict€their€calorie€intake€toÐ j*ô#' Ðabout€1800€calories€a€day,€if€they€were€to€cut€out€junk€food,€and€if€they€were€to€walkÐ V+à$( Ðfive€miles€a€day,€weight€would€drop€off.€It€really€is€simple.€€Even€a€child€canÐ v Ðunderstand€that.€€Itððs€simple,€but€it€is€extremely€difficult.€€Does€a€young€man€desireÐ bì Ða€good€physique€with€plenty€of€muscles?€€Let€him€eat€well,€get€good€sleep€and€workÐ NØ Ðout€with€weights€daily.€€It€really€is€that€simple.€Why€donððt€more€young€men€do€it?€Ð : Ä ÐIt€is€very€hard€to€do.€Ð& °Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àSalvation€is€simple.€€Jesus€died€for€everyone.€€If€any€person€comes€toÐ  œ Ðrepentance€and€receives€Jesus€Christ€he€is€saved€eternally.€€It€really€is€that€simple.€Ð þ ˆ ÐWhat€is€difficult€is€getting€a€person€to€see€themselves€in€repentance.€€Miss€FannyÐ ê t Ðcould€have€recited€many€verses€about€the€grace€of€Christ.€€What€she€could€not€do€wasÐ Ö ` Ðsee€the€terrible€offense€that€she€was€to€Jesus€Christ€in€that€she€sought€him€with€oneÐ ÂL  Ðhand€and€yet€sought€the€world€with€the€other€hand.€€Until€she€came€to€that€personalÐ ®8  Ðrepentance€that€came€as€a€merciful€revelation€from€Jesus€Christ€as€to€his€anger€withÐ š$  Ðher,€she€could€not€be€saved.€€òòThe€Lord€is€not€slack€concerning€his€promise,€as€someÐ †  Ðmen€count€slackness;€but€is€longsuffering€to€us„ward,€not€willing€that€any€shouldÐ rü  Ðperish,€but€that€all€should€come€to€repentance,€2€Peter€3:9.à È àóó€òòòòò òÔ#†XáÄXX*XáÄîN#ÔEnd€Quoteó óóóóóÐ^è Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àWhat€this€quote€proves€is€that€bringing€someone€to€salvation€may€take€years€and€that€weÐ 6À Ðshould€not€manipulate€someone€into€praying€a€faithless€sinnerððs€prayer€and€then€pronounce€them€toÐ "¬ Ðbe€saved.€To€do€so€is€to€potentially€innoculate€them€to€the€gospel€and€send€them€to€the€fires€of€hell.Ð ˜ ÐFanny€Crosbyððs€case€is€but€one€of€untold€numbers.€As€Brother€John€Asquith€said,€salvation€is€simple.Ð ú„ ÐThe€difficult€part€is€getting€people€to€receive€it.€Shallow€soul€winning€techniques€are€damnableÐ æp Ðheresies€that€could€result€in€some€poor€lost€soul€spending€an€eternity€in€hell€fire.€I€have€been€guiltyÐ Ò\ Ðof€practicing€those€techniques€before€and€when€€I€walked€away€from€the€individual€that€I€wasÐ ¾H Ðð ðwitnessingðð€to,€I€felt€like€a€sheep€killing€dog€and€in€a€sense€I€potentially€was.€We€need€to€be€veryÐ ª4 Ðcareful€when€dealing€with€potentially€lost€souls€wherever€we€meet€them€whether€outside€ourÐ –  Ðchurches€or€at€the€altars€in€our€churches.€Regardless€of€where€we€are€we€must€present€a€scripturalÐ ‚  Ðgospel€and€wait€for€the€Holy€Ghost€to€do€the€work.€Pastor€John€Asquith€in€his€book€ð ðWho€MovedÐ nø ÐThe€Goal€Postsðð€had€this€to€say€about€the€altar€call€in€many€of€our€churches:Ð Zä ÐÌà8  àò òòòòòStart€Quotesóóóó:ó ó€Ô‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔThis€book€will€work€on€a€twofold€basis.€€There€will€be€many€true„lifeÐ 2!¼ Ðaccounts€of€actual€sinners€who€found€eternal€life€in€Christ€Jesus.€€Some€of€these€willÐ ""¬ Ðbe€well€known€historical€figures€such€as€D.L.€Moody€or€John€Wesley.€€This€book€willÐ #˜ Ðalso€seek€to€explore€the€scriptures€on€salvation€and€compare€them€with€modernÐ ú#„  Ðpractices.€€Right€from€the€beginning€I€will€put€forth€my€premise,€we€donððt€see€resultsÐ æ$p! Ðlike€these€men€saw€and€we€donððt€see€men€of€God€like€these€men€because€we€abortÐ Ò%\" Ðthem€at€the€altar.€Ô#†XáÄXX*XáÄ w#Ô[page€21,€Who€Moved€The€Goal€Posts?]о&H #Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔNow,€it€has€become€fashionable€to€go€forward.€€In€church€after€church,€the€same€littleÐ –( "% Ðclique€of€young€women€or€some€other€such€group€go€forward€as€much€to€be€seen€andÐ ‚) #& Ðbe€part€of€the€crowd€as€for€any€other€reason.€€Regardless€of€how€often€they€go€up,Ð n*ø#' Ðthey€do€not€change.€€The€altar€call€is€rapidly€becoming€the€ð ðòòNehushtanóóðð€of€òòII€KingsÐ Z+ä$( Ð18:4óó,€òòHe€removed€the€high€places,€and€brake€the€images,€and€cut€down€the€groves,Ð v Ðand€brake€in€pieces€the€brasen€serpent€that€Moses€had€made:€for€unto€those€days€theÐ bì Ðchildren€of€Israel€did€burn€incense€to€it:€and€he€called€it€Nehushtanóó.€€Likewise,€theÐ NØ Ðaltar€call€which€had€been€instituted€by€holy€men€has€been€transformed€into€somethingÐ : Ä Ðdifferent€by€our€age.€€It€is€simply€impossible€for€a€person€to€ð ðòòcall€upon€the€name€ofÐ & ° Ðthe€Lordóóðð,€before€the€Lord€has€crushed€that€prideful€spirit€of€caring€about€what€othersÐ  œ Ðthink.€€There€is€nothing€in€todayððs€altar€calls€to€foster€such€a€spirit.€Ô#†XáÄXX*XáÄz#Ô[page€206,€WhoÐ þ ˆ ÐMoved€The€Goal€Posts?]€òòòòò òEnd€Quotesó óóóóóÐê tÐ Ð  ÐÌÔ_Ôà  àWeÔ_Ô€have€to€many€people€who€get€in€the€way€of€the€Holy€Ghost€because€they€seek€to€do€thatÐ ÂL  Ðwhich€only€the€Holy€Ghost€can€do.€If€the€Holy€Ghost€has€not€convicted€a€lost€sinner,€there€is€noÐ ®8  Ðamount€of€psychological€manipulation,€salesmanship,€and€praying€that€can€bring€them€to€salvation.Ð š$  ÐRather€than€focusing€on€trying€to€get€the€lost€to€say€a€sinnerððs€prayer,€we€ought€to€focus€on€saturatingÐ †  Ðthem€with€the€Word€Of€God:€ð ðSo€then€faith€cometh€by€hearing,€and€hearing€by€the€word€of€GodððÐ rü  Ð(Romans€10:17).€The€fields€are€white€to€harvest€and€God€has€commanded€that€we€go€into€them.€JohnÐ ^è  Ð4:35,€Matthew€9:38,€Matthew€28:19„20,€and€Acts€1:8€state:Ð JÔ  ÐÌà8  àÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔJohn€4:35Ð "¬ Ðòò35€óóSay€not€ye,€There€are€yet€four€months,€and€then€cometh€harvest?€behold,€I€say€untoÐ ˜ Ðyou,€Lift€up€your€eyes,€and€look€on€the€fields;€for€they€are€white€already€to€harvest.Ðú„Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XáÄXX*XáÄ‚#ÔÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔMatthew€9:38Ð Ò\ Ðòò38€óóPray€ye€therefore€the€Lord€of€the€harvest,€that€he€will€send€forth€labourers€into€hisÐ ¾H Ðharvest.Ъ4Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XáÄXX*XáÄ„#ÔÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔMatthew€28:19„20Ð ‚  Ðòò19€óóGo€ye€therefore,€and€teach€all€nations,€baptizing€them€in€the€name€of€the€Father,Ð nø Ðand€of€the€Son,€and€of€the€Holy€Ghost:€òò20€óóTeaching€them€to€observe€all€thingsÐ Zä Ðwhatsoever€I€have€commanded€you:€and,€lo,€I€am€with€you€alway,€even€unto€the€endÐ F Ð Ðof€the€world.€Amen.Ð2!¼Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†XáÄXX*XáÄ?…#ÔÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔActs€1:8Ð  #” Ðòò8€óóBut€ye€shall€receive€power,€after€that€the€Holy€Ghost€is€come€upon€you:€and€ye€shallÐ ö#€  Ðbe€witnesses€unto€me€both€in€Jerusalem,€and€in€all€Judaea,€and€in€Samaria,€and€untoÐ â$l! Ðthe€uttermost€part€of€the€earth.ÐÎ%X"Ð Ð  ÐÌFolks€the€fields€are€white€to€harvest,€but€we€must€depend€upon€the€Holy€Ghost€and€the€Bible€as€ourÐ ¦'0!$ Ðimplements€to€bring€the€harvest€in.Ð ’("% ÐÔ#†XáÄXX*XáÄD‡#ÔÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔà  àIf€those€who€state€that€they€have€been€called€to€preach€will€not€go€out€into€our€communitiesÐ ~)#& Ðand€knock€doors€for€€soul€winning,€or€practice€some€form€of€individual€soul€winning€outside€theÐ j*ô#' Ðwalls€of€our€churches,€then€they€should€not€be€allowed€into€our€pulpits€inside€our€churches.€If€a€manÐ V+à$( Ðwho€states€that€he€has€been€called€to€preach€will€not€participate€in€individual€soul€winning,€hisÐ v Ðpriorities€are€not€right€before€God.€For€most€of€our€Bible€believing€churches,€the€pulpit€is€the€safestÐ bì Ðplace€to€be€for€a€preacher.€It€is€on€the€streets€of€America€where€that€safe€haven€is€taken€away.€ShowÐ NØ Ðme€a€good€street€preacher€and€a€good€door€to€door€soul€winner€and€I€will€show€you€a€man€that€GodÐ : Ä Ðwill€use€in€the€pulpit€of€our€churches.€Show€me€a€dedicated€jailhouse€and€prison€preacher€and€I€willÐ & ° Ðshow€you€a€man€that€God€will€use€in€the€pulpit€of€our€churches.€Anyone€who€has€ever€preached€inÐ  œ Ða€jailhouse,€a€prison,€or€on€the€streets€will€tell€you€that€there€is€a€world€of€difference€between€thoseÐ þ ˆ Ðvenues€and€a€pulpit€in€a€Bible€believing€church.Ð ê t Ðà  àIf€we€are€going€to€participate€in€door€to€door€witnessing,€we€must€be€prepared.€We€must€beÐ Ö ` Ðphysically€prepared€and€spirituallyÔ#†XáÄXX*XáÄl‰#ÔÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔ€prepared.€Ð ÂL  Ðà  àWhen€I€say€that€we€are€to€be€physically€prepared€I€mean€that€we€must€be€dressedÐ ®8  Ðappropriately€and€clean.€That€means€that€our€dress€is€to€conform€Biblical€standards.€That€means€thatÐ š$  Ðmen€and€women€are€to€have€their€nakedness€covered.€That€means€that€shorts€are€not€allowed.€ThatÐ †  Ðmeans€that€low€cut€blouses€on€ladies€€and€tank€tops€on€men€are€not€allowed.€Formal€attire€is€notÐ rü  Ðrequired,€but€any€clothing€that€is€worn€should€be€neat€and€not€sexually€revealing.€We€are€to€be€cleanÐ ^è  Ðin€our€bodies€and€clean€in€our€clothing.€There€is€nothing€like€the€offense€that€is€generated€by€the€bodyÐ JÔ  Ðodor€of€someone€who€will€not€take€showers€or€baths€or€who€will€not€wash€their€clothes.€Bad€breathÐ 6À Ðis€also€an€offense€that€can€be€taken€care€of€with€a€toothbrush€and€some€toothpaste.€There€should€beÐ "¬ Ðnothing€about€our€hygiene,€clothing,€or€body€odor€that€would€be€an€offense€to€anyone.€Our€level€ofÐ ˜ Ðcleanliness€must€at€very€least€meet€the€cleanliness€standards€of€the€cultures€we€live€in.€You€representÐ ú„ Ðthe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€and€your€church.Ð æp Ðà  àWhen€we€say€that€we€are€to€be€prepared€spiritually€that€is€a€wide€ranging€statement.€WeÐ Ò\ Ðshould€be€living€holy,€separated€lives.€An€effective€soul€winner€must€be€filled€with€and€yielded€toÐ ¾H Ðthe€Holy€Ghost.€That€means€that€we€should€be€vessels€that€are€fit€for€use€by€the€Holy€Ghost.€WeÐ ª4 Ðshould€be€prayed€up€and€confessed€up.€That€means€that€we€are€to€confess€our€sins€to€God€and€askÐ –  Ðhim€to€go€before€us€into€the€harvest.€We€are€to€be€as€thoroughly€familiar€as€we€can€with€what€theÐ ‚  ÐBible€teaches€about€how€we€come€to€salvation.€We€should€also€be€thoroughly€familiar€with€theÐ nø Ðworks€based€cult€and€denominational€counterfeits€that€Satan€produces€as€alternatives€to€BiblicalÐ Zä Ðsalvation.€That€in€itself€is€a€major€undertaking.€A€soul€winner€should€know€how€to€lead€someoneÐ F Ð Ðthrough€the€Scriptures€to€a€knowledge€of€salvation.€A€soul€winner€should€rely€on€the€Holy€Ghost€toÐ 2!¼ Ðdo€the€drawing,€convicting,€and€conversion€of€a€lost€sinner.Ð "¨ Ðà  àThere€are€a€number€of€canned,€or€boxed,€salvation€plans€out€there€for€presenting€the€plan€ofÐ  #” Ðsalvation€to€the€lost.€They€include€the€Romanððs€Road,€the€Johnððs€Road,€the€Hebrewððs€Road,€theÐ ö#€  ÐIsaiah€Road,€and€so€forth.€We€are€not€opposed€to€using€these€canned€plans,€but€the€soul€winner€mustÐ â$l! Ðbe€prepared€to€go€beyond€these€plans€because€many€people€raise€questions€during€the€presentationÐ Î%X" Ðof€the€gospel€that€must€be€answered€before€we€can€move€on.€Know€your€Bible!€We€must€be€studentsÐ º&D # Ðof€the€Bible€so€that€the€Holy€Ghost€can€call€to€our€minds€specific€Scriptures€to€deal€with€questionsÐ ¦'0!$ Ðraised€during€the€presentation€of€the€Gospel.€Ð ’("% Ðà  àWe€have€prepared€a€document€that€deals€with€some€of€the€most€common€objections€that€lostÐ ~)#& Ðpeople€raise€when€dealing€with€them€about€salvationÔ#†XáÄXX*XáÄG#ÔÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔ.€The€title€of€that€document€is€ð ðòòObjections€ToÐ j*ô#' ÐSalvation€Answeredóóðð.€There€Ô_Ôare€forty„four€objectionsÔ_Ô€listed€with€several€Bible€answers€listed€forÐ V+à$( ÐÑ.Ð- Ñâ .âÑÖÈÑâ .âÑ  Ñeach€objection.€These€are€by€no€means€all€of€the€objections€that€could€be€raised,€but€they€help€aÐ „ Ðpotential€soul€winner€to€be€better€prepared.Ô#†XáÄXX*XáÄ¿œ#ÔÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔÐ pì Ðà  àIf€you€are€presenting€the€gospel€to€someone€and€they€raise€a€question€that€is€a€distraction€toÐ \Ø Ðpresenting€the€Gospel€ask€them€if€it€would€be€alright€if€you€answered€that€question€later€at€the€endÐ H Ä Ðof€your€presentation.€Never€tell€someone€that€you€will€answer€their€question€later€without€the€intentÐ 4 ° Ðof€doing€so.€Your€last€question€to€a€potential€convert€should€be:€ð ðHave€I€answered€all€of€yourÐ  œ Ðquestions€today?ðð.€€If€you€do€not€know€the€answer€to€a€particular€question€do€not€be€afraid€to€tell€thenÐ  ˆ Ðthat€you€do€not€know,€but€that€you€would€be€glad€to€get€back€to€them.€Take€their€name€and€addressÐ ø t Ðdown€and€be€sure€to€return€as€you€have€promised.Ð ä ` Ðà  àWe€are€not€to€use€door€to€door€soul€winning€to€straighten€people€out€doctrinally.€DoctrinalÐ ÐL  Ðcorrection€is€the€ministry€of€the€local€church€to€be€conducted€within€its€OWN€walls€upon€its€OWNÐ ¼8  Ðmembers.€There€is€a€place€for€apologetics,€but€it€is€not€on€the€doorstep€of€someone€we€are€trying€toÐ ¨$  Ðwitness€to.€We€are€not€to€argue€doctrine€with€a€potentially€lost€person.€Many,€if€not€most,€religiousÐ ”  Ðpeople€are€lost.€We€learn€what€they€have€been€taught€to€believe€not€for€the€purpose€of€winning€anÐ €ü  Ðargument,€or€to€correct€them,€but€for€the€purpose€of€discerning€how€best€to€deal€with€theirÐ lè  Ðperceptions€of€what€salvation€is.€If€we€will€have€a€meek€and€humble€spirit,€our€knowledge€of€whatÐ XÔ  Ðthe€various€denominations€and€cults€teach€about€salvation€will€be€used€by€the€Holy€Ghost€to€showÐ DÀ Ðus€what€we€need€to€say€in€a€particular€circumstance.€In€other€words,€it€will€give€us€greater€spiritualÐ 0¬ Ðdiscernment.€The€Holy€Ghost€will€use€our€knowledge€of€the€cults€and€various€denominations€to€showÐ ˜ Ðus€how€to€avoid€doctrinal€arguments€that€almost€always€destroy€an€opportunity€to€lead€a€lostÐ „ Ðreligious€person€to€a€saving€knowledge€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€Just€because€a€personððs€churchÐ ôp Ðbelieves€that€they€have€to€be€baptized€to€be€saved€does€not€mean€that€that€person€is€lost.€Just€becauseÐ à\ Ða€personððs€church€believes€that€you€can€lose€your€salvation€does€not€mean€that€that€person€is€lost.€WeÐ ÌH Ðcould€go€on€and€on€because€there€is€so€much€false€doctrine€out€there.€We€have€many€saved€folk€inÐ ¸4 Ðour€Baptist€Churches€who€hold€to€false€doctrine€not€because€they€are€not€saved,€but€because€theyÐ ¤  Ðhave€not€been€properly€discipled.€Tragically,€most€of€the€members€in€our€Baptist€churches€are€lostÐ   Ðbecause€they€have€never€been€given€a€Scriptural€presentation€of€the€Gospel.€One„two„three„repeat„Ð |ø Ðafter„me€AND€in€hell€spend€an€eternity.€Ð hä Ðà  àBefore€you€depart€for€door€to€door€soul€winning,€or€address€specific€soul€winning€visits,Ð T Ð Ðmake€sure€that€you€have€a€supply€of€Gospel€tracts,€a€King€James€Bible,€a€small€pocket€notepad,€andÐ @!¼ Ðan€ink€pen.€If€someone€makes€a€profession€of€faith,€or€requests€a€return€visit,€make€sure€that€youÐ ,"¨ Ðwrite€down€their€name,€address,€and€any€telephone€numbers.€Invite€them€to€church.€Offer€to€go€backÐ #” Ðand€pick€them€up€if€they€do€not€have€a€ride.€Now€let€us€get€into€the€means,€or€ð ðHow€Tosðð,€ofÐ $€  ÐScriptural€Gospel€presentations.Ð ð$l! Ðà  àÔ#†XáÄXX*XáÄÍž#ÔÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔÌà@}}$ìàÔ#†XáÄXX*XáÄz­#Ôò òÔ4‚@X}ÔÝ‚3ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(Back€To€Top)òòÔ6Ò­ÔÝ‚3ÍOæ­auseÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7€b[®Ôó óÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄԈРÈ&D # ÐÌÔ#†XáÄXX*XáÄ®#Ôò òà@ssìàÔ‡¼¸À»XXáÄÔTHE€MEANS€OF€SCRIPTURAL€GOSPEL€PRESENTATIONSÔ#†XáÄX»¼¸Àû®#ԈР ("% ÐÌI.à0  àòòÔ% ‡0 ÔINTRODUCTION:€THE€MINISTRY€OF€THE€HOLY€GHOST€IN€SALVATIONÔ%†0‘¯Ôóó.ó óР*$'(#(# Ðà0  àOne€day€as€Jesus€walked€by€the€sea€of€Galilee€He€saw€two€men,€Simon,€called€Peter€andÐ Œ+%( ÐAndrew,€his€brother.€They€were€fisherman.€ð ðAnd€he€saith€unto€them,€Follow€me,€and€I€willÐ „ Ðmake€you€fishers€of€men.ðð€(Matthew€4:19).€Soul€winners€are€made,€not€born.€Therefore,€toÐ pì Ðbe€an€effective€witness,€you€must€be€taught,€trained,€and€motivated€by€the€power€of€the€HolyÐ \Ø ÐGhost.€Jesus€took€three€years€to€teach€and€train€His€disciples€in€the€art€of€soul€winning.€AfterÐ H Ä ÐHis€resurrection€He€instructed€them€to€stay€in€Jerusalem€and,€ð ðwait€for€the€promise€of€theÐ 4 ° ÐFatherðð(Acts€1:4).€When€the€disciples€asked€Jesus€if€the€time€had€come€for€Him€to€restoreÐ  œ Ðthe€kingdom€of€Israel,€ð ðòò7€óóAnd€he€said€unto€them,€It€is€not€for€you€to€know€the€times€or€theÐ  ˆ Ðseasons,€which€the€Father€hath€put€in€his€own€power.€òò8€óóBut€ye€shall€receive€power,€after€thatÐ ø t Ðthe€Holy€Ghost€is€come€upon€you:€and€ye€shall€be€witnesses€unto€me€both€in€Jerusalem,€andÐ ä ` Ðin€all€Judaea,€and€in€Samaria,€and€unto€the€uttermost€part€of€the€earth.ðð(Acts€1:7-8).€On€theÐ ÐL  Ðday€of€Pentecost,€the€hundred€and€twenty€received€power€to€witness;€and€any€believer€whoÐ ¼8  Ðwill€acquire€the€know-how€can€be€an€effective€soul€winner.€He€can€know€that€he€and€theÐ ¨$  ÐHoly€Ghost€are€a€witnessing€team.€Peter€said,€ð ðWe€are€witnesses€of€these€things;€and€so€alsoÐ ”  Ðis€the€Holy€Ghost,€òòWHOM€GOD€HATH€GIVEN€TO€THEM€THAT€OBEY€HIMóóðð€(Acts€5:32).Ð €ü  ÐTherefore,€when€you€witness€remember€that€ð ðyour€body€is€the€temple€of€the€Holy€GhostÐ lè  Ðwhich€is€in€youðð€(1€Corinthians€6:19-20).ÐXÔ (#(# Ðà  àÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔMatthew€4:19Ð 0¬ Ðòò19€óóAnd€he€saith€unto€them,€Follow€me,€and€I€will€make€you€fishers€of€men.И` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àÐ ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àActs€1:4„8Ð ôp Ðòò4€óóAnd,€being€assembled€together€with€them,€commanded€them€that€theyÐ à\ Ðshould€not€depart€from€Jerusalem,€but€wait€for€the€promise€of€the€Father,Ð ÌH Ðwhich,€saith€he,€ye€have€heard€of€me.€òò5€óóFor€John€truly€baptized€with€water;€butÐ ¸4 Ðye€shall€be€baptized€with€the€Holy€Ghost€not€many€days€hence.€òò6€óóWhen€theyÐ ¤  Ðtherefore€were€come€together,€they€asked€of€him,€saying,€Lord,€wilt€thou€atÐ   Ðthis€time€restore€again€the€kingdom€to€Israel?€òò7€óóAnd€he€said€unto€them,€It€isÐ |ø Ðnot€for€you€to€know€the€times€or€the€seasons,€which€the€Father€hath€put€in€hisÐ hä Ðown€power.€òò8€óóBut€ye€shall€receive€power,€after€that€the€Holy€Ghost€is€comeÐ T Ð Ðupon€you:€and€ye€shall€be€witnesses€unto€me€both€in€Jerusalem,€and€in€allÐ @!¼ ÐJudaea,€and€in€Samaria,€and€unto€the€uttermost€part€of€the€earth.Ð,"¨` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àÐ ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àActs€5:32Ð $€  Ðòò32€óóAnd€we€are€his€witnesses€of€these€things;€and€so€is€also€the€Holy€Ghost,Ð ð$l! Ðwhom€God€hath€given€to€them€that€obey€him.ÐÜ%X"` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àÐ ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð à1€Corinthians€6:19„20Ð ´'0!$ Ðòò19€óóWhat?€know€ye€not€that€your€body€is€the€temple€of€the€Holy€Ghost€whichÐ  ("% Ðis€in€you,€which€ye€have€of€God,€and€ye€are€not€your€own?€òò20€óóFor€ye€areÐ Œ)#& Ðbought€with€a€price:€therefore€glorify€God€in€your€body,€and€in€your€spirit,Ð x*ô#' Ðwhich€are€Godððs.Ðd+à$(` Ð ` Ð  ЇÔ#†XáÄXX*XáÄ™·#Ôà  àWhen€you€witness,€trust€the€Holy€Ghost€to€do€three€things:Ð „ ÐÌà0  àò òA.à0` (#(#àòòIlluminate€Ô_ÔTheÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔMindÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔOfÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔTheÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔUnbelieveróó.Ô_Ô€ó óAll€lost€souls€are€in€spiritual€darkness€(2Ð \Ø ÐCorinthians€4:3-4).ÐL È` (#` (# ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔ2€Corinthians€4:3„4Ð $   Ðòò3€óóBut€if€our€gospel€be€hid,€it€is€hid€to€them€that€are€lost:€òò4€óóIn€whom€theÐ  Œ Ðgod€of€this€world€hath€blinded€the€minds€of€them€which€believe€not,Ð ü x Ðlest€the€light€of€the€glorious€gospel€of€Christ,€who€is€the€image€ofÐ è d ÐGod,€should€shine€unto€them.Ô#†XáÄXX*XáijÁ#ÔÐÔP ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà0  àÐ (#(# Ðà0  àò òB.à0` (#(#àòòStir€Ô_ÔTheÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔHeartÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔOfÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔTheÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔUnbelieveróó.Ô_Ô€ó óAs€Peter€preached€Christ€the€listeners,€ð ðwereÐ ¬(  Ðpricked€in€their€heartðð€(Acts€2:37).Ðœ ` (#` (# ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔActs€2:37Ð tð  Ðòò37€óóNow€when€they€heard€this,€they€were€pricked€in€their€heart,€and€saidÐ `Ü  Ðunto€Peter€and€to€the€rest€of€the€apostles,€Men€and€brethren,€whatÐ LÈ Ðshall€we€do?Ô#†XáÄXX*XáÄHÅ#ÔÐ8´¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Ðà0  àÐ (#(# Ðà0  àò òC.à0` (#(#àòòMove€Ô_ÔTheÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔWillÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔOfÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔTheÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔUnbelieveróó.Ô_Ô€ó óThe€prodigal€returned€home€when€he€came€toÐ Œ Ðhis€himself€and€said,€ð ðI€will€arise€and€go€to€my€fatherðð€(Luke€15:18).You€may€beÐ | Ðup-to-date€in€all€modern€techniques€and€technologies€of€soul€winning,€and€able€toÐ ìh Ðquote€the€necessary€Scriptures€without€a€flaw;€but€if€you€do€not€evangelize€in€theÐ ØT Ðpower€of€the€Holy€Ghost,€your€soul€winning€efforts€will€be€ineffective.€Approach€this€Ð Ä@ ÐMaster€Outline€with€an€open€heart€and€receptive€mind,€willing€to€be€made€fishers€ofÐ °, Ðmen.Ðœ` (#` (# ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔLuke€15:18Ð tð Ðòò18€óóI€will€arise€and€go€to€my€father,€and€will€say€unto€him,€Father,€IÐ ` Ü Ðhave€sinned€against€heaven,€and€before€thee,Ô#†XáÄXX*XáÄAÊ#ÔÐL!ȸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌà@}}$ìàò òÔ4‚AX}ÔÝ‚3ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(Back€To€Top)òòÔ6dËÔÝ‚3ÍOxËauseÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7€b[¦ËÔó óˆÐ $#  ÐÌò òII.€à0  àòòÔ% ‡1 ÔTHE€NECESSITY€AND€IMPORTANCE€OF€WITNESSINGÔ%†1LÌÔóó.€ó ó€Read€Romans€10:13-17:Ðü$x!(#(# Ðà@ìì*ìàò òÔ4‚;XìÔÝ‚3ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  ÔÔ6æÌÔÝ‚3ÍOúÌauseÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7€bì(ÍÔó óˆÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔRomans€10:13„17Ð Ø&T # Ðòò13€óóFor€whosoever€shall€call€upon€the€name€of€the€Lord€shall€be€saved.Ð Ä'@!$ Ðòò14€óóHow€then€shall€they€call€on€him€in€whom€they€have€not€believed?Ð °(,"% Ðand€how€shall€they€believe€in€him€of€whom€they€have€not€heard?€andÐ œ)#& Ðhow€shall€they€hear€without€a€preacher?€òò15€óóAnd€how€shall€they€preach,Ð ˆ*$' Ðexcept€they€be€sent?€as€it€is€written,€How€beautiful€are€the€feet€ofÐ t+ð$( Ðthem€that€preach€the€gospel€of€peace,€and€bring€glad€tidings€of€goodÐ „ Ðthings!€òò16€óóBut€they€have€not€all€obeyed€the€gospel.€For€Esaias€saith,Ð pì ÐLord,€who€hath€believed€our€report?€òò17€óóSo€then€faith€cometh€byÐ \Ø Ðhearing,€and€hearing€by€the€word€of€God.Ô#†XáÄXX*XáÄ°Í#ÔÐH Ä` x` x ÐÌà0  àòòÔ‡*XáÄXhXáÄÔ€óóFor€whosoever€shall€call€upon€the€name€of€the€Lord€shall€be€saved.€Ô#†XáÄXX*XáÄMÑ#Ô(Romans€10:13).€Do€notÐ  œ Ðlift€this€text€out€of€context.€There€are€three€questions€in€verse€14€that€must€be€consideredÐ  ˆ Ðalong€with€verse€13.€They€are:Ðø t(#(# ÐÌò òà  àA.à0 ` àòòFirst€Ô_ÔQuestionóó:Ô_Ô€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_Ôð ðHowÔ_Ô€then€shall€they€call€on€Him€in€whom€they€have€notÐ ÐL  Ðbelieved?ðð€ó óThe€answer€is,€the€lost€cannot€call€on€the€Lord€to€be€saved€until€theyÐ ¼8  Ðbelieve:€ð ðThat€Christ€died€for€our€sins€according€to€the€Scriptures,€And€that€He€wasÐ ¬(  Ðburied,€and€that€he€rose€again€€the€third€day€according€to€Scripturesðð€(1€CorinthiansÐ ˜  ÐÔ_Ô15:1-4).Ô_ÔЄ ` (#` (# ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔ1€Corinthians€15:1„4Ð \Ø  Ðòò1€óóMoreover,€brethren,€I€declare€unto€you€the€gospel€which€I€preachedÐ HÄ Ðunto€you,€which€also€ye€have€received,€and€wherein€ye€stand;€òò2€óóByÐ 4° Ðwhich€also€ye€are€saved,€if€ye€keep€in€memory€what€I€preached€untoÐ  œ Ðyou,€unless€ye€have€believed€in€vain.€òò3€óóFor€I€delivered€unto€you€firstÐ  ˆ Ðof€all€that€which€I€also€received,€how€that€Christ€died€for€our€sinsÐ øt Ðaccording€to€the€scriptures;€òò4€óóAnd€that€he€was€buried,€and€that€he€roseÐ ä` Ðagain€the€third€day€according€to€the€scriptures:Ô#†XáÄXX*XáÄrÕ#ÔÐÐL¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌò òà  àB.à0 ` àòòSecond€Ô_ÔQuestionóó:Ô_Ô€ð ðAnd€how€shall€they€believe€in€Him€of€whom€they€have€notÐ ¨$ Ðheard?ðð€ó óД` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àThe€answer€is,€the€lost€cannot€believe€in€Him€until€they€hear€the€good€news€ofÐ €ü Ðsalvation.€The€eunuch€had€to€hear€to€believe€(Acts€8:26-39).€Paul€had€to€hear€toÐ lè Ðbelieve€(Acts€9:1-18).€Cornelius€had€to€hear€to€believe€(Acts€10:1-48).€The€PhilippianÐ X Ô Ðjailer€had€to€hear€to€believe€(Acts€16:25-40).ÐD!À` (#` (# ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔActs€8:26„39Ð #˜ Ðòò26€óóAnd€the€angel€of€the€Lord€spake€unto€Philip,€saying,€Arise,€and€goÐ $„  Ðtoward€the€south€unto€the€way€that€goeth€down€from€Jerusalem€untoÐ ô$p! ÐGaza,€which€is€desert.€òò27€óóAnd€he€arose€and€went:€and,€behold,€a€manÐ à%\" Ðof€Ethiopia,€an€eunuch€of€great€authority€under€Candace€queen€of€theÐ Ì&H # ÐEthiopians,€who€had€the€charge€of€all€her€treasure,€and€had€come€toÐ ¸'4!$ ÐJerusalem€for€to€worship,€òò28€óóWas€returning,€and€sitting€in€his€chariotÐ ¤( "% Ðread€Esaias€the€prophet.€òò29€óóThen€the€Spirit€said€unto€Philip,€Go€near,Ð ) #& Ðand€join€thyself€to€this€chariot.€òò30€óóAnd€Philip€ran€thither€to€him,€andÐ |*ø#' Ðheard€him€read€the€prophet€Esaias,€and€said,€Understandest€thou€whatÐ h+ä$( Ðthou€readest?€òò31€óóAnd€he€said,€How€can€I,€except€some€man€shouldÐ „ Ðguide€me?€And€he€desired€Philip€that€he€would€come€up€and€sit€withÐ pì Ðhim.€òò32€óóThe€place€of€the€scripture€which€he€read€was€this,€He€was€ledÐ \Ø Ðas€a€sheep€to€the€slaughter;€and€like€a€lamb€dumb€before€his€shearer,Ð H Ä Ðso€opened€he€not€his€mouth:€òò33€óóIn€his€humiliation€his€judgment€wasÐ 4 ° Ðtaken€away:€and€who€shall€declare€his€generation?€for€his€life€is€takenÐ  œ Ðfrom€the€earth.€òò34€óóAnd€the€eunuch€answered€Philip,€and€said,€I€prayÐ  ˆ Ðthee,€of€whom€speaketh€the€prophet€this?€of€himself,€or€of€some€otherÐ ø t Ðman?€òò35€óóThen€Philip€opened€his€mouth,€and€began€at€the€sameÐ ä ` Ðscripture,€and€preached€unto€him€Jesus.€òò36€óóAnd€as€they€went€on€theirÐ ÐL  Ðway,€they€came€unto€a€certain€water:€and€the€eunuch€said,€See,€hereÐ ¼8  Ðis€water;€what€doth€hinder€me€to€be€baptized?€òò37€óóAnd€Philip€said,€IfÐ ¨$  Ðthou€believest€with€all€thine€heart,€thou€mayest.€And€he€answered€andÐ ”  Ðsaid,€I€believe€that€Jesus€Christ€is€the€Son€of€God.€òò38€óóAnd€heÐ €ü  Ðcommanded€the€chariot€to€stand€still:€and€they€went€down€both€intoÐ lè  Ðthe€water,€both€Philip€and€the€eunuch;€and€he€baptized€him.€òò39€óóAndÐ XÔ  Ðwhen€they€were€come€up€out€of€the€water,€the€Spirit€of€the€LordÐ DÀ Ðcaught€away€Philip,€that€the€eunuch€saw€him€no€more:€and€he€went€onÐ 0¬ Ðhis€way€rejoicing.И¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àActs€9:1„18Ð ôp Ðòò1€óóAnd€Saul,€yet€breathing€out€threatenings€and€slaughter€against€theÐ à\ Ðdisciples€of€the€Lord,€went€unto€the€high€priest,€òò2€óóAnd€desired€of€himÐ ÌH Ðletters€to€Damascus€to€the€synagogues,€that€if€he€found€any€of€thisÐ ¸4 Ðway,€whether€they€were€men€or€women,€he€might€bring€them€boundÐ ¤  Ðunto€Jerusalem.€òò3€óóAnd€as€he€journeyed,€he€came€near€Damascus:€andÐ   Ðsuddenly€there€shined€round€about€him€a€light€from€heaven:€òò4€óóAnd€heÐ |ø Ðfell€to€the€earth,€and€heard€a€voice€saying€unto€him,€Saul,€Saul,€whyÐ hä Ðpersecutest€thou€me?€òò5€óóAnd€he€said,€Who€art€thou,€Lord?€And€theÐ T Ð ÐLord€said,€I€am€Jesus€whom€thou€persecutest:€it€is€hard€for€thee€toÐ @!¼ Ðkick€against€the€pricks.€òò6€óóAnd€he€trembling€and€astonished€said,€Lord,Ð ,"¨ Ðwhat€wilt€thou€have€me€to€do?€And€the€Lord€said€unto€him,€Arise,€andÐ #” Ðgo€into€the€city,€and€it€shall€be€told€thee€what€thou€must€do.€òò7€óóAnd€theÐ $€  Ðmen€which€journeyed€with€him€stood€speechless,€hearing€a€voice,€butÐ ð$l! Ðseeing€no€man.€òò8€óóAnd€Saul€arose€from€the€earth;€and€when€his€eyesÐ Ü%X" Ðwere€opened,€he€saw€no€man:€but€they€led€him€by€the€hand,€andÐ È&D # Ðbrought€him€into€Damascus.€òò9€óóAnd€he€was€three€days€without€sight,Ð ´'0!$ Ðand€neither€did€eat€nor€drink.€òò10€óóAnd€there€was€a€certain€disciple€atÐ  ("% ÐDamascus,€named€Ananias;€and€to€him€said€the€Lord€in€a€vision,Ð Œ)#& ÐAnanias.€And€he€said,€Behold,€I€am€here,€Lord.€òò11€óóAnd€the€Lord€saidÐ x*ô#' Ðunto€him,€Arise,€and€go€into€the€street€which€is€called€Straight,€andÐ d+à$( Ðenquire€in€the€house€of€Judas€for€one€called€Saul,€of€Tarsus:€for,Ð „ Ðbehold,€he€prayeth,€òò12€óóAnd€hath€seen€in€a€vision€a€man€named€AnaniasÐ pì Ðcoming€in,€and€putting€his€hand€on€him,€that€he€might€receive€hisÐ \Ø Ðsight.€òò13€óóThen€Ananias€answered,€Lord,€I€have€heard€by€many€of€thisÐ H Ä Ðman,€how€much€evil€he€hath€done€to€thy€saints€at€Jerusalem:€òò14€óóAndÐ 4 ° Ðhere€he€hath€authority€from€the€chief€priests€to€bind€all€that€call€on€thyÐ  œ Ðname.€òò15€óóBut€the€Lord€said€unto€him,€Go€thy€way:€for€he€is€a€chosenÐ  ˆ Ðvessel€unto€me,€to€bear€my€name€before€the€Gentiles,€and€kings,€andÐ ø t Ðthe€children€of€Israel:€òò16€óóFor€I€will€shew€him€how€great€things€he€mustÐ ä ` Ðsuffer€for€my€nameððs€sake.€òò17€óóAnd€Ananias€went€his€way,€and€enteredÐ ÐL  Ðinto€the€house;€and€putting€his€hands€on€him€said,€Brother€Saul,€theÐ ¼8  ÐLord,€even€Jesus,€that€appeared€unto€thee€in€the€way€as€thou€camest,Ð ¨$  Ðhath€sent€me,€that€thou€mightest€receive€thy€sight,€and€be€filled€withÐ ”  Ðthe€Holy€Ghost.€òò18€óóAnd€immediately€there€fell€from€his€eyes€as€it€hadÐ €ü  Ðbeen€scales:€and€he€received€sight€forthwith,€and€arose,€and€wasÐ lè  Ðbaptized.ÐXÔ ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àActs€10:1„48Ð 0¬ Ðòò1€óóThere€was€a€certain€man€in€Caesarea€called€Cornelius,€a€centurionÐ ˜ Ðof€the€band€called€the€Italian€band,€òò2€óóA€devout€man,€and€one€thatÐ „ Ðfeared€God€with€all€his€house,€which€gave€much€alms€to€the€people,Ð ôp Ðand€prayed€to€God€alway.€òò3€óóHe€saw€in€a€vision€evidently€about€theÐ à\ Ðninth€hour€of€the€day€an€angel€of€God€coming€in€to€him,€and€sayingÐ ÌH Ðunto€him,€Cornelius.€òò4€óóAnd€when€he€looked€on€him,€he€was€afraid,€andÐ ¸4 Ðsaid,€What€is€it,€Lord?€And€he€said€unto€him,€Thy€prayers€and€thineÐ ¤  Ðalms€are€come€up€for€a€memorial€before€God.€òò5€óóAnd€now€send€men€toÐ   ÐJoppa,€and€call€for€one€Simon,€whose€surname€is€Peter:€òò6€óóHe€lodgethÐ |ø Ðwith€one€Simon€a€tanner,€whose€house€is€by€the€sea€side:€he€shall€tellÐ hä Ðthee€what€thou€oughtest€to€do.€òò7€óóAnd€when€the€angel€which€spake€untoÐ T Ð ÐCornelius€was€departed,€he€called€two€of€his€household€servants,€andÐ @!¼ Ða€devout€soldier€of€them€that€waited€on€him€continually;€òò8€óóAnd€whenÐ ,"¨ Ðhe€had€declared€all€these€things€unto€them,€he€sent€them€to€Joppa.€òò9Ð #” ÐóóOn€the€morrow,€as€they€went€on€their€journey,€and€drew€nigh€unto€theÐ $€  Ðcity,€Peter€went€up€upon€the€housetop€to€pray€about€the€sixth€hour:€òò10Ð ð$l! ÐóóAnd€he€became€very€hungry,€and€would€have€eaten:€but€while€theyÐ Ü%X" Ðmade€ready,€he€fell€into€a€trance,€òò11€óóAnd€saw€heaven€opened,€and€aÐ È&D # Ðcertain€vessel€descending€unto€him,€as€it€had€been€a€great€sheet€knitÐ ´'0!$ Ðat€the€four€corners,€and€let€down€to€the€earth:€òò12€óóWherein€were€allÐ  ("% Ðmanner€of€fourfooted€beasts€of€the€earth,€and€wild€beasts,€andÐ Œ)#& Ðcreeping€things,€and€fowls€of€the€air.€òò13€óóAnd€there€came€a€voice€toÐ x*ô#' Ðhim,€Rise,€Peter;€kill,€and€eat.€òò14€óóBut€Peter€said,€Not€so,€Lord;€for€IÐ d+à$( Ðhave€never€eaten€any€thing€that€is€common€or€unclean.€òò15€óóAnd€theÐ „ Ðvoice€spake€unto€him€again€the€second€time,€What€God€hath€cleansed,Ð pì Ðthat€call€not€thou€common.€òò16€óóThis€was€done€thrice:€and€the€vessel€wasÐ \Ø Ðreceived€up€again€into€heaven.€òò17€óóNow€while€Peter€doubted€in€himselfÐ H Ä Ðwhat€this€vision€which€he€had€seen€should€mean,€behold,€the€menÐ 4 ° Ðwhich€were€sent€from€Cornelius€had€made€enquiry€for€Simonððs€house,Ð  œ Ðand€stood€before€the€gate,€òò18€óóAnd€called,€and€asked€whether€Simon,Ð  ˆ Ðwhich€was€surnamed€Peter,€were€lodged€there.€òò19€óóWhile€Peter€thoughtÐ ø t Ðon€the€vision,€the€Spirit€said€unto€him,€Behold,€three€men€seek€thee.Ð ä ` Ðòò20€óóArise€therefore,€and€get€thee€down,€and€go€with€them,€doubtingÐ ÐL  Ðnothing:€for€I€have€sent€them.€òò21€óóThen€Peter€went€down€to€the€menÐ ¼8  Ðwhich€were€sent€unto€him€from€Cornelius;€and€said,€Behold,€I€am€heÐ ¨$  Ðwhom€ye€seek:€what€is€the€cause€wherefore€ye€are€come?€òò22€óóAnd€theyÐ ”  Ðsaid,€Cornelius€the€centurion,€a€just€man,€and€one€that€feareth€God,Ð €ü  Ðand€of€good€report€among€all€the€nation€of€the€Jews,€was€warned€fromÐ lè  ÐGod€by€an€holy€angel€to€send€for€thee€into€his€house,€and€to€hearÐ XÔ  Ðwords€of€thee.€òò23€óóThen€called€he€them€in,€and€lodged€them.€And€on€theÐ DÀ Ðmorrow€Peter€went€away€with€them,€and€certain€brethren€from€JoppaÐ 0¬ Ðaccompanied€him.€òò24€óóAnd€the€morrow€after€they€entered€into€Caesarea.Ð ˜ ÐAnd€Cornelius€waited€for€them,€and€had€called€together€his€kinsmenÐ „ Ðand€near€friends.€òò25€óóAnd€as€Peter€was€coming€in,€Cornelius€met€him,Ð ôp Ðand€fell€down€at€his€feet,€and€worshipped€him.€òò26€óóBut€Peter€took€himÐ à\ Ðup,€saying,€Stand€up;€I€myself€also€am€a€man.€òò27€óóAnd€as€he€talked€withÐ ÌH Ðhim,€he€went€in,€and€found€many€that€were€come€together.€òò28€óóAnd€heÐ ¸4 Ðsaid€unto€them,€Ye€know€how€that€it€is€an€unlawful€thing€for€a€manÐ ¤  Ðthat€is€a€Jew€to€keep€company,€or€come€unto€one€of€another€nation;Ð   Ðbut€God€hath€shewed€me€that€I€should€not€call€any€man€common€orÐ |ø Ðunclean.€òò29€óóTherefore€came€I€unto€you€without€gainsaying,€as€soon€asÐ hä ÐI€was€sent€for:€I€ask€therefore€for€what€intent€ye€have€sent€for€me?€òò30Ð T Ð ÐóóAnd€Cornelius€said,€Four€days€ago€I€was€fasting€until€this€hour;€andÐ @!¼ Ðat€the€ninth€hour€I€prayed€in€my€house,€and,€behold,€a€man€stoodÐ ,"¨ Ðbefore€me€in€bright€clothing,€òò31€óóAnd€said,€Cornelius,€thy€prayer€isÐ #” Ðheard,€and€thine€alms€are€had€in€remembrance€in€the€sight€of€God.€òò32Ð $€  ÐóóSend€therefore€to€Joppa,€and€call€hither€Simon,€whose€surname€isÐ ð$l! ÐPeter;€he€is€lodged€in€the€house€of€one€Simon€a€tanner€by€the€sea€side:Ð Ü%X" Ðwho,€when€he€cometh,€shall€speak€unto€thee.€òò33€óóImmediately€thereforeÐ È&D # ÐI€sent€to€thee;€and€thou€hast€well€done€that€thou€art€come.€NowÐ ´'0!$ Ðtherefore€are€we€all€here€present€before€God,€to€hear€all€things€that€areÐ  ("% Ðcommanded€thee€of€God.€òò34€óóThen€Peter€opened€his€mouth,€and€said,Ð Œ)#& ÐOf€a€truth€I€perceive€that€God€is€no€respecter€of€persons:€òò35€óóBut€inÐ x*ô#' Ðevery€nation€he€that€feareth€him,€and€worketh€righteousness,€isÐ d+à$( Ðaccepted€with€him.€òò36€óóThe€word€which€God€sent€unto€the€children€ofÐ „ ÐIsrael,€preaching€peace€by€Jesus€Christ:€(he€is€Lord€of€all:)€òò37€óóThatÐ pì Ðword,€I€say,€ye€know,€which€was€published€throughout€all€Judaea,€andÐ \Ø Ðbegan€from€Galilee,€after€the€baptism€which€John€preached;€òò38€óóHowÐ H Ä ÐGod€anointed€Jesus€of€Nazareth€with€the€Holy€Ghost€and€with€power:Ð 4 ° Ðwho€went€about€doing€good,€and€healing€all€that€were€oppressed€ofÐ  œ Ðthe€devil;€for€God€was€with€him.€òò39€óóAnd€we€are€witnesses€of€all€thingsÐ  ˆ Ðwhich€he€did€both€in€the€land€of€the€Jews,€and€in€Jerusalem;€whomÐ ø t Ðthey€slew€and€hanged€on€a€tree:€òò40€óóHim€God€raised€up€the€third€day,Ð ä ` Ðand€shewed€him€openly;€òò41€óóNot€to€all€the€people,€but€unto€witnessesÐ ÐL  Ðchosen€before€of€God,€even€to€us,€who€did€eat€and€drink€with€himÐ ¼8  Ðafter€he€rose€from€the€dead.€òò42€óóAnd€he€commanded€us€to€preach€untoÐ ¨$  Ðthe€people,€and€to€testify€that€it€is€he€which€was€ordained€of€God€toÐ ”  Ðbe€the€Judge€of€quick€and€dead.€òò43€óóTo€him€give€all€the€prophetsÐ €ü  Ðwitness,€that€through€his€name€whosoever€believeth€in€him€shallÐ lè  Ðreceive€remission€of€sins.€òò44€óóWhile€Peter€yet€spake€these€words,€theÐ XÔ  ÐHoly€Ghost€fell€on€all€them€which€heard€the€word.€òò45€óóAnd€they€of€theÐ DÀ Ðcircumcision€which€believed€were€astonished,€as€many€as€came€withÐ 0¬ ÐPeter,€because€that€on€the€Gentiles€also€was€poured€out€the€gift€of€theÐ ˜ ÐHoly€Ghost.€òò46€óóFor€they€heard€them€speak€with€tongues,€and€magnifyÐ „ ÐGod.€Then€answered€Peter,€òò47€óóCan€any€man€forbid€water,€that€theseÐ ôp Ðshould€not€be€baptized,€which€have€received€the€Holy€Ghost€as€wellÐ à\ Ðas€we?€òò48€óóAnd€he€commanded€them€to€be€baptized€in€the€name€of€theÐ ÌH ÐLord.€Then€prayed€they€him€to€tarry€certain€days.и4¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àActs€16:25„40Ð   Ðòò25€óóAnd€at€midnight€Paul€and€Silas€prayed,€and€sang€praises€unto€God:Ð |ø Ðand€the€prisoners€heard€them.€òò26€óóAnd€suddenly€there€was€a€greatÐ hä Ðearthquake,€so€that€the€foundations€of€the€prison€were€shaken:€andÐ T Ð Ðimmediately€all€the€doors€were€opened,€and€every€oneððs€bands€wereÐ @!¼ Ðloosed.€òò27€óóAnd€the€keeper€of€the€prison€awaking€out€of€his€sleep,€andÐ ,"¨ Ðseeing€the€prison€doors€open,€he€drew€out€his€sword,€and€would€haveÐ #” Ðkilled€himself,€supposing€that€the€prisoners€had€been€fled.€òò28€óóBut€PaulÐ $€  Ðcried€with€a€loud€voice,€saying,€Do€thyself€no€harm:€for€we€are€allÐ ð$l! Ðhere.€òò29€óóThen€he€called€for€a€light,€and€sprang€in,€and€came€trembling,Ð Ü%X" Ðand€fell€down€before€Paul€and€Silas,€òò30€óóAnd€brought€them€out,€andÐ È&D # Ðsaid,€Sirs,€what€must€I€do€to€be€saved?€òò31€óóAnd€they€said,€Believe€onÐ ´'0!$ Ðthe€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€and€thou€shalt€be€saved,€and€thy€house.€òò32€óóAndÐ  ("% Ðthey€spake€unto€him€the€word€of€the€Lord,€and€to€all€that€were€in€hisÐ Œ)#& Ðhouse.€òò33€óóAnd€he€took€them€the€same€hour€of€the€night,€and€washedÐ x*ô#' Ðtheir€stripes;€and€was€baptized,€he€and€all€his,€straightway.€òò34€óóAndÐ d+à$( Ðwhen€he€had€brought€them€into€his€house,€he€set€meat€before€them,Ð „ Ðand€rejoiced,€believing€in€God€with€all€his€house.€òò35€óóAnd€when€it€wasÐ pì Ðday,€the€magistrates€sent€the€serjeants,€saying,€Let€those€men€go.€òò36Ð \Ø ÐóóAnd€the€keeper€of€the€prison€told€this€saying€to€Paul,€The€magistratesÐ H Ä Ðhave€sent€to€let€you€go:€now€therefore€depart,€and€go€in€peace.€òò37€óóButÐ 4 ° ÐPaul€said€unto€them,€They€have€beaten€us€openly€uncondemned,Ð  œ Ðbeing€Romans,€and€have€cast€us€into€prison;€and€now€do€they€thrustÐ  ˆ Ðus€out€privily?€nay€verily;€but€let€them€come€themselves€and€fetch€usÐ ø t Ðout.€òò38€óóAnd€the€serjeants€told€these€words€unto€the€magistrates:€andÐ ä ` Ðthey€feared,€when€they€heard€that€they€were€Romans.€òò39€óóAnd€theyÐ ÐL  Ðcame€and€besought€them,€and€brought€them€out,€and€desired€them€toÐ ¼8  Ðdepart€out€of€the€city.€òò40€óóAnd€they€went€out€of€the€prison,€and€enteredÐ ¨$  Ðinto€the€house€of€Lydia:€and€when€they€had€seen€the€brethren,€theyÐ ”  Ðcomforted€them,€and€departed.Ô#†XáÄXX*XáÄÛ#ÔЀü ¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌà  àò òC.à0 ` àòòThird€Ô_ÔQuestionóó:ó óÔ_Ô€ò òð ðAnd€how€shall€they€hear€without€a€preacher€(witness)?ðð€ó óÐXÔ ` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àThe€answer€is,€they€cannot€hear€the€good€news€of€salvation€without€a€witness.€ThreeÐ HÄ Ðthousand€were€saved€at€Pentecost€because€the€120€witnessed.€The€eunuch€was€savedÐ 4° Ðbecause€Philip€witnessed.€Paul€was€saved€because€Stephen€witnessed€(Acts€7:54-60),Ð  œ Ðand€Jesus€the€God-man€witnessed,€and€Ananias€witnessed€(Acts€9:1-18).€CorneliusÐ  ˆ Ðand€his€household€were€saved€because€Peter€witnessed.€The€Philippian€jailer€and€hisÐ øt Ðhousehold€were€saved€because€Paul€and€Silas€witnessed.€You€were€saved€becauseÐ ä` Ðsomeone€witnessed€to€you!€According€to€the€word€of€God,€the€lost€cannot€be€savedÐ ÐL Ðwithout€a€witness.€They€must€have€a€witness€to€hear,€they€must€hear€to€believe,€theyÐ ¼8 Ðmust€believe€to€call,€and€they€must€call€to€be€saved.€But€they€cannot€call€until€theyÐ ¨$ Ðbelieve€and€they€cannot€believe€until€they€hear€and€they€cannot€hear€without€aÐ ” Ðwitness.€ð ðSo€then€faith€(saving€faith)€cometh€by€hearingðð€(Romans€10:17).€We€areÐ €ü Ðnot€born€with€saving€faith;€it€comes€only€when€we€hear€the€gospel.€Therefore,€it€is€ofÐ lè Ðutmost€importance€that€every€born€again€child€of€God€obey€the€great€commission€toÐ X Ô Ðevangelize,€to€go€with€the€gospel!ÐD!À` (#` (# ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔActs€7:54„60Ð #˜ Ðòò54€óóWhen€they€heard€these€things,€they€were€cut€to€the€heart,€and€theyÐ $„  Ðgnashed€on€him€with€their€teeth.€òò55€óóBut€he,€being€full€of€the€HolyÐ ô$p! ÐGhost,€looked€up€stedfastly€into€heaven,€and€saw€the€glory€of€God,Ð à%\" Ðand€Jesus€standing€on€the€right€hand€of€God,€òò56€óóAnd€said,€Behold,€IÐ Ì&H # Ðsee€the€heavens€opened,€and€the€Son€of€man€standing€on€the€rightÐ ¸'4!$ Ðhand€of€God.€òò57€óóThen€they€cried€out€with€a€loud€voice,€and€stoppedÐ ¤( "% Ðtheir€ears,€and€ran€upon€him€with€one€accord,€òò58€óóAnd€cast€him€out€ofÐ ) #& Ðthe€city,€and€stoned€him:€and€the€witnesses€laid€down€their€clothes€atÐ |*ø#' Ða€young€manððs€feet,€whose€name€was€Saul.€òò59€óóAnd€they€stonedÐ h+ä$( ÐStephen,€calling€upon€God,€and€saying,€Lord€Jesus,€receive€my€spirit.Ð „ Ðòò60€óóAnd€he€kneeled€down,€and€cried€with€a€loud€voice,€Lord,€lay€notÐ pì Ðthis€sin€to€their€charge.€And€when€he€had€said€this,€he€fell€asleep.Ð\ظ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àActs€9:1„18Ð 4 ° Ðòò1€óóAnd€Saul,€yet€breathing€out€threatenings€and€slaughter€against€theÐ  œ Ðdisciples€of€the€Lord,€went€unto€the€high€priest,€òò2€óóAnd€desired€of€himÐ  ˆ Ðletters€to€Damascus€to€the€synagogues,€that€if€he€found€any€of€thisÐ ø t Ðway,€whether€they€were€men€or€women,€he€might€bring€them€boundÐ ä ` Ðunto€Jerusalem.€òò3€óóAnd€as€he€journeyed,€he€came€near€Damascus:€andÐ ÐL  Ðsuddenly€there€shined€round€about€him€a€light€from€heaven:€òò4€óóAnd€heÐ ¼8  Ðfell€to€the€earth,€and€heard€a€voice€saying€unto€him,€Saul,€Saul,€whyÐ ¨$  Ðpersecutest€thou€me?€òò5€óóAnd€he€said,€Who€art€thou,€Lord?€And€theÐ ”  ÐLord€said,€I€am€Jesus€whom€thou€persecutest:€it€is€hard€for€thee€toÐ €ü  Ðkick€against€the€pricks.€òò6€óóAnd€he€trembling€and€astonished€said,€Lord,Ð lè  Ðwhat€wilt€thou€have€me€to€do?€And€the€Lord€said€unto€him,€Arise,€andÐ XÔ  Ðgo€into€the€city,€and€it€shall€be€told€thee€what€thou€must€do.€òò7€óóAnd€theÐ DÀ Ðmen€which€journeyed€with€him€stood€speechless,€hearing€a€voice,€butÐ 0¬ Ðseeing€no€man.€òò8€óóAnd€Saul€arose€from€the€earth;€and€when€his€eyesÐ ˜ Ðwere€opened,€he€saw€no€man:€but€they€led€him€by€the€hand,€andÐ „ Ðbrought€him€into€Damascus.€òò9€óóAnd€he€was€three€days€without€sight,Ð ôp Ðand€neither€did€eat€nor€drink.€òò10€óóAnd€there€was€a€certain€disciple€atÐ à\ ÐDamascus,€named€Ananias;€and€to€him€said€the€Lord€in€a€vision,Ð ÌH ÐAnanias.€And€he€said,€Behold,€I€am€here,€Lord.€òò11€óóAnd€the€Lord€saidÐ ¸4 Ðunto€him,€Arise,€and€go€into€the€street€which€is€called€Straight,€andÐ ¤  Ðenquire€in€the€house€of€Judas€for€one€called€Saul,€of€Tarsus:€for,Ð   Ðbehold,€he€prayeth,€òò12€óóAnd€hath€seen€in€a€vision€a€man€named€AnaniasÐ |ø Ðcoming€in,€and€putting€his€hand€on€him,€that€he€might€receive€hisÐ hä Ðsight.€òò13€óóThen€Ananias€answered,€Lord,€I€have€heard€by€many€of€thisÐ T Ð Ðman,€how€much€evil€he€hath€done€to€thy€saints€at€Jerusalem:€òò14€óóAndÐ @!¼ Ðhere€he€hath€authority€from€the€chief€priests€to€bind€all€that€call€on€thyÐ ,"¨ Ðname.€òò15€óóBut€the€Lord€said€unto€him,€Go€thy€way:€for€he€is€a€chosenÐ #” Ðvessel€unto€me,€to€bear€my€name€before€the€Gentiles,€and€kings,€andÐ $€  Ðthe€children€of€Israel:€òò16€óóFor€I€will€shew€him€how€great€things€he€mustÐ ð$l! Ðsuffer€for€my€nameððs€sake.€òò17€óóAnd€Ananias€went€his€way,€and€enteredÐ Ü%X" Ðinto€the€house;€and€putting€his€hands€on€him€said,€Brother€Saul,€theÐ È&D # ÐLord,€even€Jesus,€that€appeared€unto€thee€in€the€way€as€thou€camest,Ð ´'0!$ Ðhath€sent€me,€that€thou€mightest€receive€thy€sight,€and€be€filled€withÐ  ("% Ðthe€Holy€Ghost.€òò18€óóAnd€immediately€there€fell€from€his€eyes€as€it€hadÐ Œ)#& Ðbeen€scales:€and€he€received€sight€forthwith,€and€arose,€and€wasÐ x*ô#' Ðbaptized.Ðd+à$(¸ Ð ¸ Ð  Їà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àRomans€10:17Ð „ Ðòò17€óóSo€then€faith€cometh€by€hearing,€and€hearing€by€the€word€of€God.Ô#†XáÄXX*XáÄí"#ÔÐpì¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌà@}}$ìàò òÔ4‚BX}ÔÝ‚3ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(Back€To€Top)òòÔ6q5ÔÝ‚3ÍO…5auseÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7€b[³5Ôó óˆÐ H Ä ÐÌò òIII.€à0  àòòÔ% ‡4 ÔTHE€SCRIPTURAL€QUALIFICATIONS€OF€A€WITNESSÔ%†4Z6Ôóó.€ó óRead€Colossians€2:6-7:Ð œ(#(# Ðà@ìì*ìàò òó óˆÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔColossians€2:6„7Ð ü x Ðòò6€óóAs€ye€have€therefore€received€Christ€Jesus€the€Lord,€so€walk€ye€in€him:€òò7Ð è d ÐóóRooted€and€built€up€in€him,€and€stablished€in€the€faith,€as€ye€have€beenÐ ÔP  Ðtaught,€abounding€therein€with€thanksgiving.Ô#†XáÄXX*XáÄ7#ÔÐÀ< ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà0  àA€qualified€witness€is€one€who€is:И (#(# ÐÌà  àò òA.€à0 ` àòòStablished€Ô_ÔInÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔTheÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔFaithóó.Ô_Ô€ó óÐpì ` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àTo€be€stablished€in€the€faith€is€to€be€rooted€and€grounded€in€Godððs€Word.€Peter€said,Ð \Ø  Ðð ðÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔ1€Peter€3:15€ð ðòò15€óóBut€sanctify€the€Lord€God€in€your€hearts:€and€be€ready€always€toÐ HÄ Ðgive€an€answer€to€every€man€that€asketh€you€a€reason€of€the€hope€that€is€in€you€withÐ 4° Ðmeekness€and€fear:Ô#†XáÄXX*XáÄ4:#Ôðð€(1€Peter€3:15).The€fifteen€Master€Outline€studies€in€theÐ  œ Ðð ðòòChristian€Life€New€Testamentóóðð€were€prepared€to€help€establish€you€in€the€faith.Ð  ˆ ÐStudy€them,€carry€your€Bible€with€you€and€take€advantage€of€every€opportunity€toÐ øt Ðponder€a€portion€of€one€of€the€great€doctrines.€They€will€give€you€a€foundation€onÐ ä` Ðwhich€to€build€a€strong€faith€(2€Timothy€3:16-17).ÐÐL` (#` (# ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔ2€Timothy€3:16„17Ð ¨$ Ðòò16€óóAll€scripture€is€given€by€inspiration€of€God,€and€is€profitable€forÐ ” Ðdoctrine,€for€reproof,€for€correction,€for€instruction€in€righteousness:Ð €ü Ðòò17€óóThat€the€man€of€God€may€be€perfect,€throughly€furnished€unto€allÐ lè Ðgood€works.Ô#†XáÄXX*XáÄu=#ÔÐX Ô¸ Ð ¸ Ð  ÐÌà  àò òB.€à0 ` àòòSaved€Ô_ÔAndÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔKnowsÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔItóó.Ô_Ô€ó óÐ0"¬` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àI€know€that€I€am€saved€because€God€tells€me€so€in€His€Word€and€God€cannot€lie.€WeÐ #˜ Ðhave€the:Ð$„ ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à1.€à0¸ ` (#` (#àòòWitness€of€the€Spirit€stated€in€Romans€8:16óó:Ðà%\"¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àà0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔRomans€8:16Ð ¸'4!$ Ðòò16€óóThe€Spirit€itself€beareth€witness€with€our€spirit,€that€we€areÐ ¤( "% Ðthe€children€of€God:Ô#†XáÄXX*XáÄ_A#Ôà0Ð Ð àà0pÐ Ð àÐ) #&pÐ pÐ  Ðà0  àà0` (#(#à2.€à0¸ ` (#` (#àòòThe€witness€of€the€Word€written€in1€John€5:13óó:Ð|*ø#'¸ (#¸ (# ÐÐ h+ä$( Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àà0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔ1€John€5:13Ð „ Ðòò13€óóThese€things€have€I€written€unto€you€that€believe€on€theÐ pì Ðname€of€the€Son€of€God;€that€ye€may€know€that€ye€haveÐ \Ø Ðeternal€life,€and€that€ye€may€believe€on€the€name€of€the€Son€ofÐ H Ä ÐGod.Ô#†XáÄXX*XáÄ`C#ÔÐ4 °Ð Ð  Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àÐ ` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#à3.€à0¸ ` (#` (#àòòThe€witness€of€faith€recorded€in€1€John€5:9„10óó:Ð ˆ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àà0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔ1€John€5:9„10Ð ä ` Ðòò9€óóIf€we€receive€the€witness€of€men,€the€witness€of€God€isÐ ÐL  Ðgreater:€for€this€is€the€witness€of€God€which€he€hath€testifiedÐ ¼8  Ðof€his€Son.€òò10€óóHe€that€believeth€on€the€Son€of€God€hath€theÐ ¨$  Ðwitness€in€himself:€he€that€believeth€not€God€hath€made€himÐ ”  Ða€liar;€because€he€believeth€not€the€record€that€God€gave€of€hisÐ €ü  ÐSon.Ô#†XáÄXX*XáÄåE#ÔÐlè Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àò òC.€à0 ` àòòSeparatedóó.€ó óÐDÀ` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àPaul€said€that€he€was€ð ðseparated€unto€the€gospel€of€Godðð€as€it€is€written€in€RomansÐ 0¬ Ð1:1-16:И` (#` (# ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔRomans€1:1„16Ð ôp Ðòò1€óóPaul,€a€servant€of€Jesus€Christ,€called€to€be€an€apostle,€separatedÐ à\ Ðunto€the€gospel€of€God,€òò2€óó(Which€he€had€promised€afore€by€hisÐ ÌH Ðprophets€in€the€holy€scriptures,)€òò3€óóConcerning€his€Son€Jesus€Christ€ourÐ ¸4 ÐLord,€which€was€made€of€the€seed€of€David€according€to€the€flesh;€òò4Ð ¤  ÐóóAnd€declared€to€be€the€Son€of€God€with€power,€according€to€the€spiritÐ   Ðof€holiness,€by€the€resurrection€from€the€dead:€òò5€óóBy€whom€we€haveÐ |ø Ðreceived€grace€and€apostleship,€for€obedience€to€the€faith€among€allÐ hä Ðnations,€for€his€name:€òò6€óóAmong€whom€are€ye€also€the€called€of€JesusÐ T Ð ÐChrist:€òò7€óóTo€all€that€be€in€Rome,€beloved€of€God,€called€to€be€saints:Ð @!¼ ÐGrace€to€you€and€peace€from€God€our€Father,€and€the€Lord€JesusÐ ,"¨ ÐChrist.€òò8€óóFirst,€I€thank€my€God€through€Jesus€Christ€for€you€all,€thatÐ #” Ðyour€faith€is€spoken€of€throughout€the€whole€world.€òò9€óóFor€God€is€myÐ $€  Ðwitness,€whom€I€serve€with€my€spirit€in€the€gospel€of€his€Son,€thatÐ ð$l! Ðwithout€ceasing€I€make€mention€of€you€always€in€my€prayers;€òò10Ð Ü%X" ÐóóMaking€request,€if€by€any€means€now€at€length€I€might€have€aÐ È&D # Ðprosperous€journey€by€the€will€of€God€to€come€unto€you.€òò11€óóFor€I€longÐ ´'0!$ Ðto€see€you,€that€I€may€impart€unto€you€some€spiritual€gift,€to€the€endÐ  ("% Ðye€may€be€established;€òò12€óóThat€is,€that€I€may€be€comforted€togetherÐ Œ)#& Ðwith€you€by€the€mutual€faith€both€of€you€and€me.€òò13€óóNow€I€would€notÐ x*ô#' Ðhave€you€ignorant,€brethren,€that€oftentimes€I€purposed€to€come€untoÐ d+à$( Ðyou,€(but€was€let€hitherto,)€that€I€might€have€some€fruit€among€youÐ „ Ðalso,€even€as€among€other€Gentiles.€òò14€óóI€am€debtor€both€to€the€Greeks,Ð pì Ðand€to€the€Barbarians;€both€to€the€wise,€and€to€the€unwise.€òò15€óóSo,€asÐ \Ø Ðmuch€as€in€me€is,€I€am€ready€to€preach€the€gospel€to€you€that€are€atÐ H Ä ÐRome€also.€òò16€óóFor€I€am€not€ashamed€of€the€gospel€of€Christ:€for€it€isÐ 4 ° Ðthe€power€of€God€unto€salvation€to€every€one€that€believeth;€to€theÐ  œ 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Ðsold€them,€and€brought€the€prices€of€the€things€that€were€sold,Ð ä ` Ðòò35€óóAnd€laid€them€down€at€the€apostlesðð€feet:€and€distributionÐ ÐL  Ðwas€made€unto€every€man€according€as€he€had€need.€òò36€óóAndÐ ¼8  ÐJoses,€who€by€the€apostles€was€surnamed€Barnabas,€(which€is,Ð ¨$  Ðbeing€interpreted,€The€son€of€consolation,)€a€Levite,€and€ofÐ ”  Ðthe€country€of€Cyprus,€òò37€óóHaving€land,€sold€it,€and€brought€theÐ €ü  Ðmoney,€and€laid€it€at€the€apostlesðð€feet.Ðlè Ð Ð  Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àÐ ¸ (#¸ (# Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àà0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àActs€2:42„47Ð DÀ Ðòò42€óóAnd€they€continued€stedfastly€in€the€apostlesðð€doctrine€andÐ 0¬ Ðfellowship,€and€in€breaking€of€bread,€and€in€prayers.€òò43€óóAndÐ ˜ Ðfear€came€upon€every€soul:€and€many€wonders€and€signs€wereÐ „ Ðdone€by€the€apostles.€òò44€óóAnd€all€that€believed€were€together,Ð ôp Ðand€had€all€things€common;€òò45€óóAnd€sold€their€possessions€andÐ à\ Ðgoods,€and€parted€them€to€all€men,€as€every€man€had€need.€òò46Ð ÌH 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Ðdevout€men€carried€Stephen€to€his€burial,€and€made€greatÐ Ü%X" Ðlamentation€over€him.€òò3€óóAs€for€Saul,€he€made€havock€of€theÐ È&D # Ðchurch,€entering€into€every€house,€and€haling€men€and€womenÐ ´'0!$ Ðcommitted€them€to€prison.€òò4€óóTherefore€they€that€were€scatteredÐ  ("% Ðabroad€went€every€where€preaching€the€Ô_Ôword.ÐŒ)#&Ð Ð  ÐÔ_ÔÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àÐd+à$(¸ (#¸ (# Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àà0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àRomans€5:3Ð „ Ðòò3€óóAnd€not€only€so,€but€we€glory€in€tribulations€also:€knowingÐ pì Ðthat€tribulation€worketh€patience;Ð\ØÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àà0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àà0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àActs€16:25Ð 4 ° Ðòò25€óóAnd€at€midnight€Paul€and€Silas€prayed,€and€sang€praisesÐ  œ Ðunto€God:€and€the€prisoners€heard€them.à0 Ð Ð àÐ ˆ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àÐ ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àà0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àActs€7:54„60Ð ä ` Ðòò54€óóWhen€they€heard€these€things,€they€were€cut€to€the€heart,Ð ÐL  Ðand€they€gnashed€on€him€with€their€teeth.€òò55€óóBut€he,€being€fullÐ ¼8  Ðof€the€Holy€Ghost,€looked€up€stedfastly€into€heaven,€and€sawÐ ¨$  Ðthe€glory€of€God,€and€Jesus€standing€on€the€right€hand€of€God,Ð ”  Ðòò56€óóAnd€said,€Behold,€I€see€the€heavens€opened,€and€the€Son€ofÐ €ü  Ðman€standing€on€the€right€hand€of€God.€òò57€óóThen€they€cried€outÐ lè  Ðwith€a€loud€voice,€and€stopped€their€ears,€and€ran€upon€himÐ XÔ  Ðwith€one€accord,€òò58€óóAnd€cast€him€out€of€the€city,€and€stonedÐ DÀ Ðhim:€and€the€witnesses€laid€down€their€clothes€at€a€youngÐ 0¬ Ðmanððs€feet,€whose€name€was€Saul.€òò59€óóAnd€they€stonedÐ ˜ ÐStephen,€calling€upon€God,€and€saying,€Lord€Jesus,€receiveÐ „ Ðmy€spirit.€òò60€óóAnd€he€kneeled€down,€and€cried€with€a€loudÐ ôp Ðvoice,€Lord,€lay€not€this€sin€to€their€charge.€And€when€he€hadÐ à\ Ðsaid€this,€he€fell€asleep.ÐÌHÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àà0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àActs€5:41Ð ¤  Ðòò41€óóAnd€they€departed€from€the€presence€of€the€council,Ð   Ðrejoicing€that€they€were€counted€worthy€to€suffer€shame€forÐ |ø Ðhis€name.ÐhäÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àà0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àà0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àActs€5:28Ð @!¼ Ðòò28€óóSaying,€Did€not€we€straitly€command€you€that€ye€should€notÐ ,"¨ Ðteach€in€this€name?€and,€behold,€ye€have€filled€Jerusalem€withÐ #” Ðyour€doctrine,€and€intend€to€bring€this€manððs€blood€upon€us.Ð$€ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àà0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àà0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àActs€17:6Ð Ü%X" Ðòò6€óóAnd€when€they€found€them€not,€they€drew€Jason€and€certainÐ È&D # Ðbrethren€unto€the€rulers€of€the€city,€crying,€These€that€haveÐ ´'0!$ Ðturned€the€world€upside€down€are€come€hither€also;Р("%Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†XáÄXX*XáÄ7`#ÔÌÌà  àò òE.€à0 ` àòòThe€120€Spirit-filled€Christians€witnessed€on€the€day€of€Pentecost€and€the€peopleÐ d+à$( Ðwereóó:€ó óЄ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à1.à ¸ àòòBewildered,€that€is,€they€were€mentally€arrestedóó€(Acts€2:6).Ð\Ø` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#à2.à0¸ ` (#` (#àòòAmazed,€that€is,€they€were€mentally€frustratedóó€(Acts€2:7).ÐH ĸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#à3.à0¸ ` (#` (#àòòMarveling,€that€is,€they€stood€in€mental€aweóó€(Acts€2:7).Ð4 °¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#à4.à0¸ ` (#` (#àòòMocking,€that€is,€some€mentally€reactedóó€(Acts€2:13).Ð œ¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#à5.à0¸ ` (#` (#àòòInquiring,€that€is,€some€mentally€actedóó€(Acts€2:37).Ð ˆ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àà0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔActs€2:6„7Ð ä ` Ðòò6€óóNow€when€this€was€noised€abroad,€the€multitude€cameÐ ÐL  Ðtogether,€and€were€confounded,€because€that€every€man€heardÐ ¼8  Ðthem€speak€in€his€own€language.€òò7€óóAnd€they€were€all€amazedÐ ¨$  Ðand€marvelled,€saying€one€to€another,€Behold,€are€not€all€theseÐ ”  Ðwhich€speak€Galilaeans?Ѐü Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àà0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àà0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àActs€2:13Ð XÔ  Ðòò13€óóOthers€mocking€said,€These€men€are€full€of€new€wine.ÐDÀÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àà0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àà0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àActs€2:37Ð ˜ Ðòò37€óóNow€when€they€heard€this,€they€were€pricked€in€their€heart,Ð „ Ðand€said€unto€Peter€and€to€the€rest€of€the€apostles,€Men€andÐ ôp Ðbrethren,€what€shall€we€do?Ô#†XáÄXX*XáĹ~#ÔÐà\Ð Ð  ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àThe€gospel€proclaimed€in€the€power€of€the€Holy€Ghost€will€motivate€the€hearer€to€actÐ ¸4 Ðor€react.€On€the€day€of€Pentecost€three€thousand€acted€as€evidenced€by€repentanceÐ ¤  Ðand€baptism,€while€others€reacted€mocking.€No€one,€but€no€one,€ignored€the€witnessÐ   Ðof€those€Spirit-filled€believers!à  àÐ|ø` (#` (# ÐÌà@}}$ìàò òÔ4‚=X}ÔÝ‚3ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(Back€To€Top)òòÔ6…ÔÝ‚3ÍO3…auseÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7€b[a…Ôó óˆÐ T Ð ÐÌò òIV.€à0  àòòÔ% ‡5 ÔTHE€METHODS€OF€APPROACHING€POTENTIAL€CONVERTSÔ%†5†Ôóó.€ó óRead€John€1:40-46:Ð,"¨(#(# ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àJohn€1:40„46Ð $„  Ðòò40€óóOne€of€the€two€which€heard€John€speak,€and€followed€him,€was€Andrew,Ð ô$p! ÐSimon€Peterððs€brother.€òò41€óóHe€first€findeth€his€own€brother€Simon,€and€saithÐ à%\" Ðunto€him,€We€have€found€the€Messias,€which€is,€being€interpreted,€the€Christ.Ð Ì&H # Ðòò42€óóAnd€he€brought€him€to€Jesus.€And€when€Jesus€beheld€him,€he€said,€ThouÐ ¸'4!$ Ðart€Simon€the€son€of€Jona:€thou€shalt€be€called€Cephas,€which€is€byÐ ¤( "% Ðinterpretation,€A€stone.€òò43€óóThe€day€following€Jesus€would€go€forth€intoÐ ) #& ÐGalilee,€and€findeth€Philip,€and€saith€unto€him,€Follow€me.€òò44€óóNow€Philip€wasÐ |*ø#' Ðof€Bethsaida,€the€city€of€Andrew€and€Peter.€òò45€óóPhilip€findeth€Nathanael,€andÐ h+ä$( Ðsaith€unto€him,€We€have€found€him,€of€whom€Moses€in€the€law,€and€theÐ „ Ðprophets,€did€write,€Jesus€of€Nazareth,€the€son€of€Joseph.€òò46€óóAnd€NathanaelÐ pì Ðsaid€unto€him,€Can€there€any€good€thing€come€out€of€Nazareth?€Philip€saithÐ \Ø Ðunto€him,€Come€and€see.ÐH Ä` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà0  àThere€are€two€ways€to€approach€the€prospect.€The€first€is:Ð œ(#(# ÐÌò òà  àA.à0 ` àòòThe€Ô_ÔDirectÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔApproachóó.Ô_Ô€ó óThis€approach€can€be€used€when€witnessing€to:€Ðø t` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à1.à0¸ ` (#` (#àòòA€relativeóó.€ÐÔP ¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àAndrew€used€the€direct€approach€to€bring€his€brother€Simon€Peter€to€ChristÐ À<  Ð(John€1:40-42).€Ð¬( ¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#à2.à0¸ ` (#` (#àòòA€friendóó.€Ð˜ ¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àPhillip€the€apostle€used€the€direct€approach€to€bring€Nathanael€to€Jesus€(JohnÐ „  Ð1:45-46).€Ðpì ¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#à3.à0¸ ` (#` (#àòòThe€concernedóó.€Ð\Ø ¸ (#¸ (# Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àJesus€used€the€direct€approach€to€win€Nicodemus€(John€3:1-€21).Ð HÄ Ðà0  àà0` (#(#à4.à0¸ ` (#` (#àòòThe€seekeróó.€Ð4°¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àPaul€and€Silas€used€the€direct€approach€to€lead€the€Philippian€jailer€to€JesusÐ  œ Ð(Acts€16:19-34).Ð ˆ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àà0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔJohn€3:1„21Ð ä` Ðòò1€óóThere€was€a€man€of€the€Pharisees,€named€Nicodemus,€a€rulerÐ ÐL Ðof€the€Jews:€òò2€óóThe€same€came€to€Jesus€by€night,€and€said€untoÐ ¼8 Ðhim,€Rabbi,€we€know€that€thou€art€a€teacher€come€from€God:Ð ¨$ Ðfor€no€man€can€do€these€miracles€that€thou€doest,€except€GodÐ ” Ðbe€with€him.€òò3€óóJesus€answered€and€said€unto€him,€Verily,Ð €ü Ðverily,€I€say€unto€thee,€Except€a€man€be€born€again,€he€cannotÐ lè Ðsee€the€kingdom€of€God.€òò4€óóNicodemus€saith€unto€him,€HowÐ X Ô Ðcan€a€man€be€born€when€he€is€old?€can€he€enter€the€secondÐ D!À Ðtime€into€his€motherððs€womb,€and€be€born?€òò5€óóJesus€answered,Ð 0"¬ ÐVerily,€verily,€I€say€unto€thee,€Except€a€man€be€born€of€waterÐ #˜ Ðand€of€the€Spirit,€he€cannot€enter€into€the€kingdom€of€God.€òò6Ð $„  ÐóóThat€which€is€born€of€the€flesh€is€flesh;€and€that€which€is€bornÐ ô$p! Ðof€the€Spirit€is€spirit.€òò7€óóMarvel€not€that€I€said€unto€thee,€YeÐ à%\" Ðmust€be€born€again.€òò8€óóThe€wind€bloweth€where€it€listeth,€andÐ Ì&H # Ðthou€hearest€the€sound€thereof,€but€canst€not€tell€whence€itÐ ¸'4!$ Ðcometh,€and€whither€it€goeth:€so€is€every€one€that€is€born€ofÐ ¤( "% Ðthe€Spirit.€òò9€óóNicodemus€answered€and€said€unto€him,€How€canÐ ) #& Ðthese€things€be?€òò10€óóJesus€answered€and€said€unto€him,€Art€thouÐ |*ø#' Ða€master€of€Israel,€and€knowest€not€these€things?€òò11€óóVerily,Ð h+ä$( Ðverily,€I€say€unto€thee,€We€speak€that€we€do€know,€and€testifyÐ „ Ðthat€we€have€seen;€and€ye€receive€not€our€witness.€òò12€óóIf€I€haveÐ pì Ðtold€you€earthly€things,€and€ye€believe€not,€how€shall€yeÐ \Ø Ðbelieve,€if€I€tell€you€of€heavenly€things?€òò13€óóAnd€no€man€hathÐ H Ä Ðascended€up€to€heaven,€but€he€that€came€down€from€heaven,Ð 4 ° Ðeven€the€Son€of€man€which€is€in€heaven.€òò14€óóAnd€as€MosesÐ  œ Ðlifted€up€the€serpent€in€the€wilderness,€even€so€must€the€SonÐ  ˆ Ðof€man€be€lifted€up:€òò15€óóThat€whosoever€believeth€in€himÐ ø t Ðshould€not€perish,€but€have€eternal€life.€òò16€óóFor€God€so€lovedÐ ä ` Ðthe€world,€that€he€gave€his€only€begotten€Son,€that€whosoeverÐ ÐL  Ðbelieveth€in€him€should€not€perish,€but€have€everlasting€life.Ð ¼8  Ðòò17€óóFor€God€sent€not€his€Son€into€the€world€to€condemn€theÐ ¨$  Ðworld;€but€that€the€world€through€him€might€be€saved.€òò18€óóHeÐ ”  Ðthat€believeth€on€him€is€not€condemned:€but€he€that€believethÐ €ü  Ðnot€is€condemned€already,€because€he€hath€not€believed€in€theÐ lè  Ðname€of€the€only€begotten€Son€of€God.€òò19€óóAnd€this€is€theÐ XÔ  Ðcondemnation,€that€light€is€come€into€the€world,€and€menÐ DÀ Ðloved€darkness€rather€than€light,€because€their€deeds€wereÐ 0¬ Ðevil.€òò20€óóFor€every€one€that€doeth€evil€hateth€the€light,€neitherÐ ˜ Ðcometh€to€the€light,€lest€his€deeds€should€be€reproved.€òò21€óóButÐ „ Ðhe€that€doeth€truth€cometh€to€the€light,€that€his€deeds€may€beÐ ôp Ðmade€manifest,€that€they€are€wrought€in€God.Ðà\Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àà0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àActs€16:19„34Ð ¸4 Ðòò19€óóAnd€when€her€masters€saw€that€the€hope€of€their€gains€wasÐ ¤  Ðgone,€they€caught€Paul€and€Silas,€and€drew€them€into€theÐ   Ðmarketplace€unto€the€rulers,€òò20€óóAnd€brought€them€to€theÐ |ø Ðmagistrates,€saying,€These€men,€being€Jews,€do€exceedinglyÐ hä Ðtrouble€our€city,€òò21€óóAnd€teach€customs,€which€are€not€lawfulÐ T Ð Ðfor€us€to€receive,€neither€to€observe,€being€Romans.€òò22€óóAnd€theÐ @!¼ Ðmultitude€rose€up€together€against€them:€and€the€magistratesÐ ,"¨ Ðrent€off€their€clothes,€and€commanded€to€beat€them.€òò23€óóAndÐ #” Ðwhen€they€had€laid€many€stripes€upon€them,€they€cast€themÐ $€  Ðinto€prison,€charging€the€jailor€to€keep€them€safely:€òò24€óóWho,Ð ð$l! Ðhaving€received€such€a€charge,€thrust€them€into€the€innerÐ Ü%X" Ðprison,€and€made€their€feet€fast€in€the€stocks.€òò25€óóAnd€atÐ È&D # Ðmidnight€Paul€and€Silas€prayed,€and€sang€praises€unto€God:Ð ´'0!$ Ðand€the€prisoners€heard€them.€òò26€óóAnd€suddenly€there€was€aÐ  ("% Ðgreat€earthquake,€so€that€the€foundations€of€the€prison€wereÐ Œ)#& Ðshaken:€and€immediately€all€the€doors€were€opened,€and€everyÐ x*ô#' Ðoneððs€bands€were€loosed.€òò27€óóAnd€the€keeper€of€the€prisonÐ d+à$( Ðawaking€out€of€his€sleep,€and€seeing€the€prison€doors€open,€heÐ „ Ðdrew€out€his€sword,€and€would€have€killed€himself,€supposingÐ pì Ðthat€the€prisoners€had€been€fled.€òò28€óóBut€Paul€cried€with€a€loudÐ \Ø Ðvoice,€saying,€Do€thyself€no€harm:€for€we€are€all€here.€òò29€óóThenÐ H Ä Ðhe€called€for€a€light,€and€sprang€in,€and€came€trembling,€andÐ 4 ° Ðfell€down€before€Paul€and€Silas,€òò30€óóAnd€brought€them€out,€andÐ  œ Ðsaid,€Sirs,€what€must€I€do€to€be€saved?€òò31€óóAnd€they€said,Ð  ˆ ÐBelieve€on€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€and€thou€shalt€be€saved,€andÐ ø t Ðthy€house.€òò32€óóAnd€they€spake€unto€him€the€word€of€the€Lord,Ð ä ` Ðand€to€all€that€were€in€his€house.€òò33€óóAnd€he€took€them€the€sameÐ ÐL  Ðhour€of€the€night,€and€washed€their€stripes;€and€was€baptized,Ð ¼8  Ðhe€and€all€his,€straightway.€òò34€óóAnd€when€he€had€brought€themÐ ¨$  Ðinto€his€house,€he€set€meat€before€them,€and€rejoiced,Ð ”  Ðbelieving€in€God€with€all€his€house.Ô#†XáÄXX*XáÄ‘#ÔЀü Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àThe€second€approachà0  àis:ÐXÔ (#(# ÐÌà0  àò òB.à0` (#(#àòòThe€Ô_ÔIndirectÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔApproachóó.Ô_Ô€ó óÐ0¬` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àThis€can€be€used€when€witnessing€to:€Ð˜` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à1.à0¸ ` (#` (#àòòA€strangeróó.€Ðôp¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àJesus€used€the€indirect€approach€to€witness€to€the€Samaritan€woman€(JohnÐ à\ Ð4:7-26).€ÐÌH¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#à2.à0¸ ` (#` (#àòòThe€religiousóó.€Ð¸4¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àPhillip€the€evangelist€used€the€indirect€approach€to€lead€the€Ethiopian€eunuchÐ ¤  Ðto€Christ€(Acts€8:26-39).The€method€in€either€case€will€vary€according€to€theÐ   Ðleading€of€the€Holy€Ghost.€Ð|ø¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àà0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àÔ‡*XáÄXXXáÄÔJohn€4:7„26Ð T Ð Ðòò7€óóThere€cometh€a€woman€of€Samaria€to€draw€water:€JesusÐ @!¼ Ðsaith€unto€her,€Give€me€to€drink.€òò8€óó(For€his€disciples€were€goneÐ ,"¨ Ðaway€unto€the€city€to€buy€meat.)€òò9€óóThen€saith€the€woman€ofÐ #” ÐSamaria€unto€him,€How€is€it€that€thou,€being€a€Jew,€askestÐ $€  Ðdrink€of€me,€which€am€a€woman€of€Samaria?€for€the€JewsÐ ð$l! Ðhave€no€dealings€with€the€Samaritans.€òò10€óóJesus€answered€andÐ Ü%X" Ðsaid€unto€her,€If€thou€knewest€the€gift€of€God,€and€who€it€isÐ È&D # Ðthat€saith€to€thee,€Give€me€to€drink;€thou€wouldest€have€askedÐ ´'0!$ Ðof€him,€and€he€would€have€given€thee€living€water.€òò11€óóTheÐ  ("% Ðwoman€saith€unto€him,€Sir,€thou€hast€nothing€to€draw€with,Ð Œ)#& Ðand€the€well€is€deep:€from€whence€then€hast€thou€that€livingÐ x*ô#' Ðwater?€òò12€óóArt€thou€greater€than€our€father€Jacob,€which€gave€usÐ d+à$( Ðthe€well,€and€drank€thereof€himself,€and€his€children,€and€hisÐ „ Ðcattle?€òò13€óóJesus€answered€and€said€unto€her,€WhosoeverÐ pì Ðdrinketh€of€this€water€shall€thirst€again:€òò14€óóBut€whosoeverÐ \Ø Ðdrinketh€of€the€water€that€I€shall€give€him€shall€never€thirst;Ð H Ä Ðbut€the€water€that€I€shall€give€him€shall€be€in€him€a€well€ofÐ 4 ° Ðwater€springing€up€into€everlasting€life.€òò15€óóThe€woman€saithÐ  œ Ðunto€him,€Sir,€give€me€this€water,€that€I€thirst€not,€neitherÐ  ˆ Ðcome€hither€to€draw.€òò16€óóJesus€saith€unto€her,€Go,€call€thyÐ ø t Ðhusband,€and€come€hither.€òò17€óóThe€woman€answered€and€said,Ð ä ` ÐI€have€no€husband.€Jesus€said€unto€her,€Thou€hast€well€said,Ð ÐL  ÐI€have€no€husband:€òò18€óóFor€thou€hast€had€five€husbands;€and€heÐ ¼8  Ðwhom€thou€now€hast€is€not€thy€husband:€in€that€saidst€thouÐ ¨$  Ðtruly.€òò19€óóThe€woman€saith€unto€him,€Sir,€I€perceive€that€thouÐ ”  Ðart€a€prophet.€òò20€óóOur€fathers€worshipped€in€this€mountain;€andÐ €ü  Ðye€say,€that€in€Jerusalem€is€the€place€where€men€ought€toÐ lè  Ðworship.€òò21€óóJesus€saith€unto€her,€Woman,€believe€me,€the€hourÐ XÔ  Ðcometh,€when€ye€shall€neither€in€this€mountain,€nor€yet€atÐ DÀ ÐJerusalem,€worship€the€Father.€òò22€óóYe€worship€ye€know€notÐ 0¬ Ðwhat:€we€know€what€we€worship:€for€salvation€is€of€the€Jews.Ð ˜ Ðòò23€óóBut€the€hour€cometh,€and€now€is,€when€the€true€worshippersÐ „ Ðshall€worship€the€Father€in€spirit€and€in€truth:€for€the€FatherÐ ôp Ðseeketh€such€to€worship€him.€òò24€óóGod€is€a€Spirit:€and€they€thatÐ à\ Ðworship€him€must€worship€him€in€spirit€and€in€truth.€òò25€óóTheÐ ÌH Ðwoman€saith€unto€him,€I€know€that€Messias€cometh,€which€isÐ ¸4 Ðcalled€Christ:€when€he€is€come,€he€will€tell€us€all€things.€òò26Ð ¤  ÐóóJesus€saith€unto€her,€I€that€speak€unto€thee€am€he.Ð Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð àà0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àActs€8:26„39Ð hä Ðòò26€óóAnd€the€angel€of€the€Lord€spake€unto€Philip,€saying,€Arise,Ð T Ð Ðand€go€toward€the€south€unto€the€way€that€goeth€down€fromÐ @!¼ ÐJerusalem€unto€Gaza,€which€is€desert.€òò27€óóAnd€he€arose€andÐ ,"¨ Ðwent:€and,€behold,€a€man€of€Ethiopia,€an€eunuch€of€greatÐ #” Ðauthority€under€Candace€queen€of€the€Ethiopians,€who€had€theÐ $€  Ðcharge€of€all€her€treasure,€and€had€come€to€Jerusalem€for€toÐ ð$l! Ðworship,€òò28€óóWas€returning,€and€sitting€in€his€chariot€readÐ Ü%X" ÐEsaias€the€prophet.€òò29€óóThen€the€Spirit€said€unto€Philip,€GoÐ È&D # Ðnear,€and€join€thyself€to€this€chariot.€òò30€óóAnd€Philip€ran€thitherÐ ´'0!$ Ðto€him,€and€heard€him€read€the€prophet€Esaias,€and€said,Ð  ("% ÐUnderstandest€thou€what€thou€readest?€òò31€óóAnd€he€said,€HowÐ Œ)#& Ðcan€I,€except€some€man€should€guide€me?€And€he€desiredÐ x*ô#' ÐPhilip€that€he€would€come€up€and€sit€with€him.€òò32€óóThe€place€ofÐ d+à$( Ðthe€scripture€which€he€read€was€this,€He€was€led€as€a€sheep€toÐ „ Ðthe€slaughter;€and€like€a€lamb€dumb€before€his€shearer,€soÐ pì Ðopened€he€not€his€mouth:€òò33€óóIn€his€humiliation€his€judgmentÐ \Ø Ðwas€taken€away:€and€who€shall€declare€his€generation?€for€hisÐ H Ä Ðlife€is€taken€from€the€earth.€òò34€óóAnd€the€eunuch€answeredÐ 4 ° ÐPhilip,€and€said,€I€pray€thee,€of€whom€speaketh€the€prophetÐ  œ Ðthis?€of€himself,€or€of€some€other€man?€òò35€óóThen€Philip€openedÐ  ˆ Ðhis€mouth,€and€began€at€the€same€scripture,€and€preached€untoÐ ø t Ðhim€Jesus.€òò36€óóAnd€as€they€went€on€their€way,€they€came€untoÐ ä ` Ða€certain€water:€and€the€eunuch€said,€See,€here€is€water;€whatÐ ÐL  Ðdoth€hinder€me€to€be€baptized?€òò37€óóAnd€Philip€said,€If€thouÐ ¼8  Ðbelievest€with€all€thine€heart,€thou€mayest.€And€he€answeredÐ ¨$  Ðand€said,€I€believe€that€Jesus€Christ€is€the€Son€of€God.€òò38€óóAndÐ ”  Ðhe€commanded€the€chariot€to€stand€still:€and€they€went€downÐ €ü  Ðboth€into€the€water,€both€Philip€and€the€eunuch;€and€heÐ lè  Ðbaptized€him.€òò39€óóAnd€when€they€were€come€up€out€of€theÐ XÔ  Ðwater,€the€Spirit€of€the€Lord€caught€away€Philip,€that€theÐ DÀ Ðeunuch€saw€him€no€more:€and€he€went€on€his€way€rejoicing.Ô#†XáÄXX*XáĹ­#ÔÐ0¬Ð Ð  ÐÌà0  àWhether€you€use€the€direct€or€the€indirect€approach,€be€sure€to€follow€through€until€you€haveÐ „ Ðpresented€Godððs€plan€of€salvation€and€invited€them€to€accept€Christ€as€their€personal€Saviour.Ðôp(#(# ÐÌà@}}$ìàò òÔ4‚>X}ÔÝ‚3ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(Back€To€Top)òòÔ6ÆÔÝ‚3ÍO'ÆauseÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7€b[UÆÔó óˆÐ ÌH ÐÌò òà0  àà ° àV.€òòà  àÔ% ‡8 ÔTHE€NECESSITY€OF€WAITING€ON€THE€WORK€OF€THE€HOLY€GHOSTÔ%†8ÇÔóó.€ó óReadÐ ¤  ÐMatthew€13:3-8€and€18-23:Д(#(# ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àMatthew€13:3„8Ð lè Ðòò3€óóAnd€he€spake€many€things€unto€them€in€parables,€saying,€Behold,€a€sowerÐ X Ô Ðwent€forth€to€sow;€òò4€óóAnd€when€he€sowed,€some€seeds€fell€by€the€way€side,€andÐ D!À Ðthe€fowls€came€and€devoured€them€up:€òò5€óóSome€fell€upon€stony€places,€whereÐ 0"¬ Ðthey€had€not€much€earth:€and€forthwith€they€sprung€up,€because€they€had€noÐ #˜ Ðdeepness€of€earth:€òò6€óóAnd€when€the€sun€was€up,€they€were€scorched;€andÐ $„  Ðbecause€they€had€no€root,€they€withered€away.€òò7€óóAnd€some€fell€among€thorns;Ð ô$p! Ðand€the€thorns€sprung€up,€and€choked€them:€òò8€óóBut€other€fell€into€good€ground,Ð à%\" Ðand€brought€forth€fruit,€some€an€hundredfold,€some€sixtyfold,€some€thirtyfold.ÐÌ&H #` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àÐ ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àMatthew€13:18„23Ð ¤( "% Ðòò18€óóHear€ye€therefore€the€parable€of€the€sower.€òò19€óóWhen€any€one€heareth€theÐ ) #& Ðword€of€the€kingdom,€and€understandeth€it€not,€then€cometh€the€wicked€one,Ð |*ø#' Ðand€catcheth€away€that€which€was€sown€in€his€heart.€This€is€he€whichÐ h+ä$( Ðreceived€seed€by€the€way€side.€òò20€óóBut€he€that€received€the€seed€into€stonyÐ „ Ðplaces,€the€same€is€he€that€heareth€the€word,€and€anon€with€joy€receiveth€it;Ð pì Ðòò21€óóYet€hath€he€not€root€in€himself,€but€dureth€for€a€while:€for€when€tribulationÐ \Ø Ðor€persecution€ariseth€because€of€the€word,€by€and€by€he€is€offended.€òò22€óóHeÐ H Ä Ðalso€that€received€seed€among€the€thorns€is€he€that€heareth€the€word;€and€theÐ 4 ° Ðcare€of€this€world,€and€the€deceitfulness€of€riches,€choke€the€word,€and€heÐ  œ Ðbecometh€unfruitful.€òò23€óóBut€he€that€received€seed€into€the€good€ground€is€heÐ  ˆ Ðthat€heareth€the€word,€and€understandeth€it;€which€also€beareth€fruit,€andÐ ø t Ðbringeth€forth,€some€an€hundredfold,€some€sixty,€some€thirty.€Ðä `` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà0  àThe€parable€of€the€sower€illustrates€that€the€work€of€salvation€in€the€unbeliever€is€likenedÐ ¼8  Ðunto€farming.€It€moves€through€the€process€of€tilling,€planting,€watering,€weeding,€andÐ ¨$  Ðharvesting.€The€parable€of€the€sower€indicates€that€there€will€be€four€types€of€people€we€willÐ ”  Ðencounter€in€our€attempts€to€witness€to€lost€folks.€It€also€indicates€that€there€will€be€fourÐ €ü  Ðtypes€of€ground€we€will€plant€in.€Jesus€explains€the€parable€in€(Matthew€13:18-23),€and€weÐ lè  Ðlearn€that:ÐXÔ (#(# ÐÌà0  àò òà0` (#(#àA.à0¸ ` (#` (#àÔ_ÔòòTheÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔSowerÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔIsÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔTheÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔWitnessóó.Ô_ÔÐ0¬¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àÔ_ÔB.Ô_Ôà0¸ ` (#` (#àÔ_ÔòòTheÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔSeedÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔIsÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔTheÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔWordÔ_Ô€of€Ô_ÔGodóó.Ô_ÔИ¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àÔ_ÔC.Ô_Ôà0¸ ` (#` (#àÔ_ÔòòTheÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔSoilÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔIsÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔTheÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔHeartóó.ó óÔ_ÔЄ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà  àà ` àWe€also€learn€that€there€are€four€types€of€hearts.€They€are:Ð à\ ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð à1.à0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àòòThe€hard€heart;€this€is€the€wayside€soil,€fertile€but€hardóó.и4Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð à2.à0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àòòThe€shallow€heart;€this€is€the€stoney€soil,€fertile€but€depthlessóó.Ф Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð à3.à0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àòòThe€worldly€heart;€this€is€the€thorny€soil,€fertile€but€possessedóó.Ð Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` Ð ` Ð à4.à0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àòòThe€understanding€heart:€this€is€good€soil,€fertile€andÐ |ø Ðpreparedóó.ÐhäÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àà ` àThere€will€be€four€types€of€potential€converts€that€will€be€found.€These€are:Ð @!¼ ÐÌà8  àà ` àà ¸ à1.à0Ð Ð àòòThe€person€who€will€outright€reject€the€Gospelóó.Ð#”Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àà ¸ à2.€à0Ð Ð àòòThe€false€professor€who€will€appear€to€gladly€receive€theÐ $€  Ðgospel,€but€will€almost€immediately€fall€away€because€theÐ ð$l! Ðseed€found€no€root€in€their€heartóó.ÐÜ%X"Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àà ¸ à3.à0Ð Ð àòòThe€convert€who€genuinely€possesses€salvation,€but€shows€noÐ È&D # Ðevidence€of€growth€because€they€are€extremely€worldly€andÐ ´'0!$ Ðcarnalóó.Р("%Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` àà ¸ à4.à0Ð Ð àòòThe€fruitful€Christian€whose€first€priority€is€the€Lord€JesusÐ Œ)#& ÐChrist,€who€lives€a€separated€life,€and€who€produces€muchÐ x*ô#' Ðfruit€in€soul€winningóó.Ðd+à$(Ð Ð  Їà0  àThe€lesson€here€is€that€the€fallow€ground€must€be€plowed.€The€seed€of€the€Word€of€God€mustÐ „ Ðbe€sewn.€The€seed€must€be€watered.€The€field€must€be€weeded.€Then€we€must€look€for€theÐ pì ÐHoly€Ghost€to€gather€the€harvest.€The€increase€belongs€to€God.€We€must€be€ever€vigilantÐ \Ø Ðbecause€the€Holy€Ghost€may€want€us€to€go€back€and€plow€the€field€again€and€replant€the€seedÐ H Ä Ðof€the€Word€of€God.€In€the€case€of€the€carnal,€worldly€converts€the€field€must€be€weeded€withÐ 4 ° Ðthe€Word€of€God.€Ð œ(#(# Ðà0  àà ` àAgain,€what€all€this€indicates€is€that€soul€winning€is€a€labour€of€love€that€is€not€rootedÐ  ˆ Ðin€a€sinnerððs€prayer.€Most€deceived€ð ðsoul€winnersðð€today€insist€on€gathering€a€harvest€fromÐ ø t Ða€field€that€has€not€been€plowed€and€from€seed€that€either€has€not€been€sewn€or€is€infertileÐ ä ` Ðbecause€it€is€corrupt.€Your€King€James€Bible€is€your€most€important€earthly€farmingÐ ÐL  Ðimplement€that€you€have€in€your€soul€winning€barn.€Ð¼8 (#(# Ðà0  àà ` àAnother€€issue€for€most€ð ðsoul€winnersðð€today€is€that€they€put€the€Holy€Ghost€on€aÐ ¨$  Ðtime€clock.€They€are€not€willing€to€spend€the€TIME€and€EFFORT€to€work€the€fields.€If€youÐ ”  Ðtake€a€look€at€the€book€of€Acts,€you€will€see€that€it€was€the€common€practice€of€Paul€to€workÐ €ü  Ðthe€fields€for€many€hours€and€many€days€in€his€efforts€to€bring€others€to€the€Lord€JesusÐ lè  ÐChrist.€Look€at€these€passages€in€Acts€17:1„4,€Acts€18:1„6,€Acts€24:24„25,€and€Acts€28:23„Ð XÔ  Ð24:ÐDÀ(#(# ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àActs€17:1„4Ð ˜ Ðòò1€óóNow€when€they€had€passed€through€Amphipolis€and€Apollonia,€they€cameÐ „ Ðto€Thessalonica,€where€was€a€synagogue€of€the€Jews:€òò2€óóAnd€Paul,€as€hisÐ ôp Ðmanner€was,€went€in€unto€them,€and€three€sabbath€days€reasoned€with€themÐ à\ Ðout€of€the€scriptures,€òò3€óóOpening€and€alleging,€that€Christ€must€needs€haveÐ ÌH Ðsuffered,€and€risen€again€from€the€dead;€and€that€this€Jesus,€whom€I€preachÐ ¸4 Ðunto€you,€is€Christ.€òò4€óóAnd€some€of€them€believed,€and€consorted€with€PaulÐ ¤  Ðand€Silas;€and€of€the€devout€Greeks€a€great€multitude,€and€of€the€chief€womenÐ   Ðnot€a€few.Ð|ø` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àÐ ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àActs€18:1„6Ð T Ð Ðòò1€óóAfter€these€things€Paul€departed€from€Athens,€and€came€to€Corinth;€òò2€óóAndÐ @!¼ Ðfound€a€certain€Jew€named€Aquila,€born€in€Pontus,€lately€come€from€Italy,Ð ,"¨ Ðwith€his€wife€Priscilla;€(because€that€Claudius€had€commanded€all€Jews€toÐ #” Ðdepart€from€Rome:)€and€came€unto€them.€òò3€óóAnd€because€he€was€of€the€sameÐ $€  Ðcraft,€he€abode€with€them,€and€wrought:€for€by€their€occupation€they€wereÐ ð$l! Ðtentmakers.€òò4€óóAnd€he€reasoned€in€the€synagogue€every€sabbath,€and€persuadedÐ Ü%X" Ðthe€Jews€and€the€Greeks.€òò5€óóAnd€when€Silas€and€Timotheus€were€come€fromÐ È&D # ÐMacedonia,€Paul€was€pressed€in€the€spirit,€and€testified€to€the€Jews€that€JesusÐ ´'0!$ Ðwas€Christ.€òò6€óóAnd€when€they€opposed€themselves,€and€blasphemed,€he€shookÐ  ("% Ðhis€raiment,€and€said€unto€them,€Your€blood€be€upon€your€own€heads;€I€amÐ Œ)#& Ðclean:€from€henceforth€I€will€go€unto€the€Gentiles.Ðx*ô#'` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àÐd+à$(` Ð ` Ð  Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àActs€24:24„25Ð „ Ðòò24€óóAnd€after€certain€days,€when€Felix€came€with€his€wife€Drusilla,€which€wasÐ pì Ða€Jewess,€he€sent€for€Paul,€and€heard€him€concerning€the€faith€in€Christ.€òò25Ð \Ø ÐóóAnd€as€he€reasoned€of€righteousness,€temperance,€and€judgment€to€come,Ð H Ä ÐFelix€trembled,€and€answered,€Go€thy€way€for€this€time;€when€I€have€aÐ 4 ° Ðconvenient€season,€I€will€call€for€thee.Ð œ` Ð ` Ð  Ðà0  àÐ (#(# Ðà8  àà0` Ð Ð àActs€28:23„24Ð ø t Ðòò23€óóAnd€when€they€had€appointed€him€a€day,€there€came€many€to€him€into€hisÐ ä ` Ðlodging;€to€whom€he€expounded€and€testified€the€kingdom€of€God,Ð ÐL  Ðpersuading€them€concerning€Jesus,€both€out€of€the€law€of€Moses,€and€out€ofÐ ¼8  Ðthe€prophets,€from€morning€till€evening.€òò24€óóAnd€some€believed€the€thingsÐ ¨$  Ðwhich€were€spoken,€and€some€believed€not.Д ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà0  àà ` àIn€Acts€17,€it€took€Paul€three€Sabbath€days€worth€of€òòò òreasoningó óóó€with€those€in€theÐ lè  Ðsynagogue€at€Thessalonica€before€some€of€them€believed.€In€Acts€18,€Paul€went€into€theÐ \Ø  Ðsynagogue€at€Corinth€and€€ò òreasonedó ó€with€them€every€Sabbath.€Notice€that€the€reception€inÐ HÄ ÐCorinth€was€one€of€much€opposition€and€blasphemy.€There€was€no€quick€and€easyÐ 8´ Ðpresentation€of€the€Gospel.€In€Acts€24,€Paul€reasoned€with€Felix€and€Drusilla€for€many€hours.Ð $  ÐIn€Acts€28,€Paul€òòò òpersuadedó óóó€them€from€morning€till€evening.€The€message€is€to€wait€uponÐ Œ Ðthe€Lord.€Do€not€try€to€rush€the€work€of€the€Holy€Ghost.Ð|(#(# ÐÌà@}}$ìàò òÔ4‚<X}ÔÝ‚3ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôóó(Back€To€Top)òòÔ6ôÔÝ‚3ÍOôauseÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7€b[IôÔó óˆÐ ØT ÐÌò òVI.à0  àÔ% ‡6 ÔòòBE€PREPARED€FOR€AND€EXPECT€THE€RESISTENCE€OF€HARDENED€HEARTSóóÔ%†6ëôÔ.а,(#(# Ðó óà0  àà ` àYet€another€issue€is€that€the€ground€in€America€is€much€harder€than€it€has€ever€been.Ð œ ÐMost€of€America€is€stony€ground€in€2018.€The€wickedness€of€America€has€become€as€anÐ ˆ Ðadamant€stone€against€the€Word€of€God.€We€have€been€possessed€by€the€wicked€spirit€ofÐ tð Ðsodomy,€fornication,€adultery,€pornography,€murder,€abortion,€and€child€molestation.€WhyÐ ` Ü Ðshould€we€be€shocked€at€the€mass€school€shootings€that€are€taking€place€by€children€whenÐ L!È Ðwe€have€taught€our€children€that€murdering€babies€is€okay.€Make€no€mistake€about€it,Ð 8"´ Ðabortion€is€nothing€more€than€a€contract€murder€for€hire€because€the€abortionist€is€paid€forÐ $#  Ðhis€homicidal€services.€Ð$Œ (#(# Ðà0  àà ` àThere€was€a€time€when€children€were€taught€to€read€using€the€King€James€Bible€andÐ ü$x! Ðschool€days€were€opened€with€prayer.€Alas,€that€day€is€long€past!€There€was€a€time€inÐ è%d" ÐAmerica€when€most€of€our€citizens€were€taught€the€general€precepts€of€the€Bible€just€byÐ Ô&P # Ðbeing€present€in€our€society.€Even€though€many€were€not€saved,€the€morals€of€our€societyÐ À'