Have you ever wanted to
share your faith with someone…anyone…family or stranger, and you could not
think of what to say? Evangelists have come up with a few easy questions to get
the conversation started.
“Do you attend church
anywhere?”
“Have you ever read any of
the Bible?”“What do you believe about Jesus?”
“Do you think there is a heaven and hell?
“If what you believe is wrong, would you want to know the truth?”
You can add any number of
generic questions to this list! If the person sincerely
answers the question, that gives you an opportunity to share with them what
Jesus did in your life. Not a long soliloquy, but a short synopsis made up of
about three to five sentences. Write out your testimony in as many words as you
would like to use. Then, narrow it down to 3-5 sentences. This gives you a good
way to tell others about the changes in your life since coming to Christ.
Open your Bible and let the
person you are talking to read these verses. They are called the Romans’ Road
to Salvation and are the traditional verses used in witnessing: Romans 3:23;
Romans 5:8; Romans 6:23; Romans 10:9-11. A few other helpful verses
are: John 3:3; John 3:16-18; Revelation 3:20.
Then you can ask:
1. Have you ever sinned? (told a lie, coveted something, gotten angry or drunk)
2. Do you want to pay the penalty of those sins or would you like complete forgiveness?
3. Do you believe that God became man in the form of Jesus Christ and died on the cross for you and rose again?
4. Are you willing to surrender your life and will to God in exchange for a personal relationship with Jesus Christ?
5. Are you ready to invite the Holy Spirit to move into your life?
Some people you are sharing
with will come up with excuses such as these:
1. The church is full of hypocrites.
You are so right. The church is
not a showcase for Saints, but a hospital for sinners.
2. My parents would disown me.
Jesus came across this scenario and He said, “If you love your mother or
father more
than you love me, you are not worthy of Me.”
3. I am just not ready.
Why? (Then listen). Well, what if you die today or tomorrow and you are not ready?
4. I already believe in
God.
The Bible says that even demons believe in God and
tremble. Salvation
takes
repentance as well as belief. That means to totally turn away from a
sinful
lifestyle and to surrender your life and your will to God. Have you done
that?
that?
5. There are too many
religions in the world. I don’t know what to believe.
There are really only two types of religions in the
world. Those that believe
Jesus is
God, who came in the flesh to save us from the penalty of our
sins; and
those who do not believe in Jesus. Jesus said that HE is the only
way, truth
and life.
6. There are so many
translations of the Bible. I don’t know which one is right.
There are two types of Bibles: paraphrases and
translations. The
translations
are taken from the original Greek and Hebrew of the Bible.
The Dead
Sea Scrolls proved that the translations today are very close to
the
original scriptures.
7. The Bible’s been
changed so many times.
The Bible has never been changed. The translations
we use today are
extremely
similar to the original texts. The Dead Sea Scrolls prove this to
be true.
Every archeological discovery ever made proves the truth of the Bible and not one has ever proven otherwise.
8. Will I have to give up
my bad habits (stop sinning) if I become a Christian?
No, God will take them away from you one at a time
and give you back so much more. Then your life will be so full, you will never miss them.
9. How can I serve a God
who sends people to hell.
God desires that NO ONE goes to hell, but that
everyone will repent and believe on Jesus Christ as his/her Savior. We condemn our self by our
unbelief (John 3: 16-18).
10. How can I serve a God
who orders His people to kill little babies and women?
God is a God of mercy, but He is also a God of
justice. The people who died in the Old Testament refused to believe in Him or to serve Him. This
is written as a warning to us that if we also refuse to believe, we will spend
eternity in hell.
11. My friends will
unfriend me if I become a Christian.
You will find truer friends in God’s family than
anywhere else on earth. Not every one who claims to be Christian will live like Christ. However, those who
who do live like Christ will be happy to have you as a friend.
Sample Prayer:
Lord Jesus, I confess that I
am a sinner. I repent of my sins and turn to You for salvation. I believe that
You are God who came in the flesh to save me from my sins. I trust in You and
surrender my life and my will to Your control. Amen. 