Witnessing is a relay race - we should be preparing the soil, or the nonbeliever, for the next Christian to witness to them.
We do not need to worry about giving them all the information, we need to spark their interest, educate them on engaging in spiritual conversation, and provide them with love and acceptance so that the next Christian they meet with be received rather than rebuked.
God gives us all a life time to get to know him - this race is not a sprint - use the time God has granted us to witness to people for the long term.
People respond to love and acceptance - shape their ideas towards Christ, don't condemn their ideas - they will receive it as a personal affront. It is funny to me that Christians cannot seem to understand why nonbelievers confuse our hatred for their sin as hatred for them; yet, we think people are attacking us when they question our faith or doctrine! People do not separate themselves from their thoughts emotions or behavior - remember this and trend lightly.
Finally, always prepare a person to receive Christians and the Christian message with a positive attitude - love the person you are witnessing to - if you do not love them - witness to someone else because the person will see your real feelings and feel rejected by you. The next conversation with a Christian will end up being defensive, rather that life giving
We do not need to worry about giving them all the information, we need to spark their interest, educate them on engaging in spiritual conversation, and provide them with love and acceptance so that the next Christian they meet with be received rather than rebuked.
God gives us all a life time to get to know him - this race is not a sprint - use the time God has granted us to witness to people for the long term.
People respond to love and acceptance - shape their ideas towards Christ, don't condemn their ideas - they will receive it as a personal affront. It is funny to me that Christians cannot seem to understand why nonbelievers confuse our hatred for their sin as hatred for them; yet, we think people are attacking us when they question our faith or doctrine! People do not separate themselves from their thoughts emotions or behavior - remember this and trend lightly.
Finally, always prepare a person to receive Christians and the Christian message with a positive attitude - love the person you are witnessing to - if you do not love them - witness to someone else because the person will see your real feelings and feel rejected by you. The next conversation with a Christian will end up being defensive, rather that life giving