I had a phone call this morning
from a telemarketer. He wanted me to hire his company to create, maintain, and
advertise a webpage for our “business” (our church, but he kept saying
business). He started out on a bad foot with me, asserting things about our
website that were not true. I had to ask him twice if he’s ever seen our
website before he finally said, “no.”
Well, a long story short, his main
attempt to get me to hire him was by arguing with me and almost yelling his
points at me to “make” me go with their company. I wonder how many really get
treated this way and think, “oh, well this person was so belligerent; I guess I
should go for their company”? I doubt any.
This got me thinking about our
witnessing. Do we tend to try to argue someone into salvation? Should we argue
the gospel with them? Did Jesus argue His points with the lost and dying (apart
from the “religious leaders”)?
No. Jesus encountered the woman at
the well, who had a few different views/beliefs than Him. He simply shared with
her the way of eternal life.
As we go, let us not be
argumentative to win the lost. Let’s live like Christians should. As we do,
folks will notice and ask why we are different. When that happens, let’s share
the reason for our hope. Let’s share what Christ did in our lives. Let’s share
the Gospel.
