Yes, Absolutely!
But that is not why I am posting on this thread! The OP has an important point in the closing lines of his opening post. And that is, God has given us the task of evangelizing the lost. Other than missionaries, of whom I know and pray for a number of them, and then a few gifted evangelists, we are missing the boat these days as to the task Jesus gave us to do! We are to be witnesses in all the earth!"
"And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them inthe name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matt 28:18-20
The above passage is rightly called "The Great Commission." The question is, are we doing it, or sitting around debating about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin? Because a few days ago, there was an obvious Muslim on CC. Most didn't even notice. A few did- they either answered back or belittled him. And of course, some reported him. I was doing the same, myself. Then he wrote me a pm with a loaded question - explain the Trinity to him. I took it literally, got out my theology books and write a long, theological reply. He never answered me back. Which made me angry, after all the work I put into explaining to him the theological concept. He was banned soon after. I was horrified to think I had wasted that pm ranting at him. (I am sure some of you also feel the same way about some of my more elaborate posts!)
But later, God reassured me, that perhaps my complexity in the answer I gave him was what he needed to hear. Instead of egg or water states metaphors, which he could easily dismiss, he could not dismiss that although the Trinity was complex, it was also simple and logical, and someone did have some answers, even if they were paraphrased from great Christian theologians. Yet what a wasted opportunity for all of us to witness to someone who came only for the purpose of disturbing, and maybe making a few converts to his cause!
And God has such a sense of humour! Later that day, a Christian friend sent me an email finally telling me she didn't believe Jesus was God. I prayed about it and felt God telling me to send her the letter. Still no reply to that one, either!
A few few years before my father died, I tried to witness and lead him to the Lord. He objected, once again, by asking me, "What about all the people in the world who aren't Christians, what happens to them when they die?" Somehow my answers never satisfied him, and he remained an unbeliever.
About a week after my husband and I led my father to the Lord, on what was to be his deathbed, he was very excited on my visit. He told me, "I know why all those people don't know about Jesus- it's because no one told them!"
Out of of the mouth of a brand new Christian, who literally was dying before my eyes. So you know what my father did? He told all the nurses, doctors, aides, cooks, janitorial staff and the other patients all about Jesus.
My father obeyed the Great Commission, without ever having heard it!
Would that we could all do the same!
