author was in 1946, home director of the China Inland Mission for Australia and New Zealand; in May, 1954, appointed general director of that Mission.
*preface many books treating this subject are obtainable, but we know of no similar book...which covers the ground so fully.
Originality is not claimed, the object of the writer being to present in small compass the best instruction he could give, whatever its source, on the subject under review.
others books recommended:
how to bring men to Christ r.a.torrey
persona soul-winning w. evans
method in soul-winning h.c.mabie
studies in soul-winning f.p. wood
God's plan for soul-winning t. hogben
the personal touch j.w.chapman
personal work for Christ g. soltau
the passion for souls j.h. jowett
the craft of soul-winning c.m.turnbull
the soul-winner c.h. spurgeon
*10 Oh, for a passionate passion for souls;
oh, for a pity that yearns.
oh, for a love that loves unto death,
oh, for a fire that burns
oh, for a pure prayer-power that prevails,
that pours itself out for the lost-
victorious prayer, in the conqueror's name,
oh, for a Pentecost.
CHAPTER 1 - A Concern for Souls
*11 'even if I were utterly selfish and had no care for anything but my own happiness. i would choose, if i might, under God, to be a soul-winner; for never did i know perfect, overflowing, unutterable happiness of he purest and most ennobling order till i first heard of one who had sought and found the saviour through my means. no young mother over so rejoiced over her first born child, no warrior was so exultant over a hard won victory. so spoke that matchless winner of souls, charles h. spurgeon. only those who have never given themselves to the exercise of this divine
*12 art, would be disposed to quarrel with him for the seeming extravagance of his statement.
and yet, despite the fact that this 'perfect, overflowing, unutterable happiness' is within the reach of the humblest and least capable believer, comparatively few seem sufficiently in earnest to strive after its attainment. a passion for souls is rare among church members today. the great mass of christians..feel not the slightest responsibility for the souls of their fellow men. it never so much as dawns on them that they are their brother's keeper. if they can manage to save their own souls, that is the end of their concern.
the reasons for this apathy are not far to seek.
A. Absence of Conviction that Every Impenitent Soul Is Utterly Lost
there may be a willingness to subscribe to the orthodox creed concerning future punishment, but there is a world of difference between a creedal belief and a working faith.
Judge Mingins had been an infidel in his youth and had lived with his infidel companions in philadelphia. some time after his conversion he was visiting one of them, who said: 'george, i hear you are a christian now. is that so?
'Yes, said mingins
'george, do you believe in God?
*13 'yes.
'and do you believe in hell and that all who do not believe in God and in Jesus Christ will ultimately go to hell?
i do, most certainly.
well, george, does christianity dry up all the milk of humanity in one's body as it has in yours?
why, said..mingins, what do you mean?
i mean this, that here you have been living under my roof for 3 days and 3 night, knowing and believing all this and yet you never put your hand on my shoulder, or said one word to save me...
the case was put even more strongly by a gifted and noted infidel, who said: 'where Ii a religionist, did i truly, firmly, consistently believe, as millions Say they do, that the knowledge and the practice of religion in this life influences destiny in another, religion should be to me EVERYTHING. i would cast aside earthly enjoyments as dross, earthly cares as follies and earthly thoughts and feelings as less than vanity. religion would be my first waking thought and my last image when sleep sank me in unconsciousness. i would labor in her cause alone. i would not labor for the meat that perisheth, nor for treasures on earth, but only for a crown of glory
*14 in heavenly regions where treasures and happiness are alike beyond the reach of time and chance. I would take thought for the morrow of eternity alone. i would esteem one soul gained for heaven worth a life of suffering. there should be neither worldly prudence nor calculating circumspection in my engrossing zeal...
*15 General Booth (note - founder of the Salvation Army) once said that he would like to send all his candidates for officership to Hell for 24 hours as the chief part of their training.
*16 B. Absence of Concern for the Lost
an old puritan used to speak of having a 'CONCERN' and a meaning full expression it is. Christ had a concern for the individuals and for the multitudes. His concern was so real and deep that at times the flood of manly tears could no longer be restrained ...
O for tear-filed eyes! Oh, for sleepless eyes because of the imminent danger and doom of the unsaved! ...does sleep ever flee..
Oh, for a passionate passion for souls,
Oh, for a pity that years!
*17 ..General booth received a message from one of his captains that the work was so hard he could make no progress. the General sent back a reply of to words: 'Try tears'...Dr. Goodell
...'I went to hear d.l.moody preach when i was
*18 a country minister and he so fired my heart, that I went back to my country church and tried to preach as he preached and we had really a great work of grace. it did not start immediately and i was so discouraged, because things did not go as i thought they ought, that i called my church officers together and said, 'you will have to help me. they promised to do so and finally an old farmer rose and said: 'I have not done much work in the church, but i will help you. one of the officers said to me afterwards: 'do not ask him to pray, for he cannot pray in public and another said: 'do not ask him to speak, for he cannot speak to the edification of the people. next morning we had one of those sudden snowstorms for which that part of the country is famous and this old farmer rose and put his horse to his sleigh and started across the country 4 miles to a blacksmith's shop. he hitched his horse on the outside and went into the shop all covered with snow and found the backsmith alone. the Blacksmith said, 'mr. Cranmer, whatever brings you out today? the old farmer walked to the blacksmith's bench and putting his hand upon the man's shoulders, said: Tom! and the tears started to roll down his cheeks. then with sobs choking his utterance, he said: 'Tom, when your old father died, he gave you and your brother into my guardianship and i have
*19 let you both grow into manhood and never asked you to be a christian. that was all. he did not ask him then; he could not. he got into his sleigh and drove back home. an he did not go out again for months; he almost died from pneumonia.
but that night in the meeting, the blacksmith stood up before my church officers and said, 'friends, i have never been moved by a sermon in my life, but when my old friend stood before me this morning , with tears and sobs, having come all through the storm, I thought it was time i considered the matter. we received him into the church and he is a respected church officer today. preaching fails, singing fails, but individual concern does not fail.
C. Absence of Conception of the Value of a Soul
...a man will work harder to recover diamonds than gravel...
*21 ...impelled by a great passion for souls, Raymond Lull, first missionary to the moslems, cried: 'to Thee, O Lord, i offer myself, my wife, my children, and all that I possess. after many years of suffering and service, he became a martyr for his Lord.
How may this 'concern' be obtained?
*22 we must cherish the slightest impression of the spirit; take the Bible and go over the passages that show the condition of lost sinners. Dr. Wilbur Chapman suggests:
take your New Testament and go quietly alone and read a sentence like this: 'he that believeth not is condemned already.then sit and think about it for 10 minutes. put your boy over against it - your girl, your wife, your husband, yourself. then take this: 'He that hath not the Son of God, hath on life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.
CHAPTER 2 - The Fitness of the Worker
A. An Unwavering Purpose
...Clay Trumbull 'the resolve I made was that whenever I was in such intimacy with a soul as to be justified in choosing my theme of conversation, the theme of themes
* 27 should have prominence between us, so that I might learn his need and if possible meet it.
B. An Unassailable Assurance of His Own Salvation
...suppose one on whom you were pressing the claims of Christ turned to you with the question, 'Are you absolutely certain you yourself are saved? what would you answer? could you ring out an unhesitating, 'yes, than God,I am? our Lord said: 'we speak that we do Know. john 3.11
*28 many truly converted people know nothing of a settled assurance of salvation because the life has never been fully yielded to Christ. the writer, although born again, was often tormented by doubts until at the age of about 20 he wholly surrendered to the Lordship of Christ. since that hour no doubt has found even temporary lodgment in his heart.
C. A Working Knowledge of the Scriptures
every soul-winner must acquire as speedily as possible, first, a general knowledge of the Bible, its main contents and teachings, and then how its message can best be applied in this work, for the
Bible is the soul-winner's only kit of tools. just as
*29 the physician does not give the same prescription for each case, so the same verse will not cause the light to bread on every soul. hence the necessity of being familiar with all the Scriptures which are relevant to soul-winning work. that worker will be most successful whose mind is most liberally stored with apt and suitable scriptures.
Murray McCheyne used to say: 'it is not our comment on the Word that saves, but the Word itself.' ...how frequently one has seen opposition silenced and interest awakened by the sledge-hammer blows of the Word when wielded in the power of the Spirit. it is the Word which the Spirit uses to convict of sin (Acts 2.37) and to reveal the way of salvation. (II Tim. 3.15) it is with the Bible that objections and excuses can be met or modern heresies exposed, therefore the soul-winner Must be a man of the Book if he is to know success.
to summarize in the words of Dr. Torrey;:
1. a soul-winner should know how to use his Bible so as to show others their need of a Saviour.
2. to show them that Jesus Christ is just the Saviour they need.
*30 3. to show them how to make Him their own Saviour.
4. to deal with difficulties which hinder them from doing this.
5. ...have a living and active faith in the power of the Word of God to save the most difficult case.
one of the first students of Spurgeon's College came to him with the lament: 'I have been preaching now for some months and i do not think I have had a single conversion. and do you expect that the Lord is going to bless you and save souls every time you open your mouth? said Spurgeon. 'No sir, he replied. 'well, then, that is why you do not get souls saved, was the rejoinder. 'if you had believed the lord would have given you the blessing.
D. a Habitually Prayerful Attitude
how many possibilities of error there are in such a work as this! the worker must be led as to which direction to take and to whom to speak; to rightly diagnose the case and to prescribe the appropriate remedy. well might he cry with Paul:
'who is sufficient for these things? only as the heart is
*31 constantly being lifted to God in prayer for promised wisdom will he be preserved from blundering. he must pray before, during and after His work.
it was because Philip was a man of prayer and in touch with God that he was guided to that seeking soul in the most unlikely spot, the desert.
*32 ...it has been said that for the personal worker the rule of the road is: 'Go as you pray and pry as you go.
E. a Lovingly Tactful Approach
tact has been defined as the art of putting ourselves in the place of others so that we may know their needs and supply them their prejudices and conciliate them. it is an intuitive perception of what is proper or fitting; the mental ability of saying and doing the right thing at the right time, so as not to unnecessarily offend or anger.
...tact is not always a natural gift, but may in measure e acquired by observation, study and prayer. we should try to imagine how we would feel and react if we were in the position of our
*33 'prospect', and act accordingly. much is gained if we can make people feel at ease with us.
the story is told of a gentleman crossing the ocean who was distressed by the profanity of several men in the party. finally, he said to them: 'Gentlemen, I believe all of you are Englishmen, and if so, you believe in fair play, do you not?
'certainly, that is characteristic of Britons everywhere.
'well, gentlemen, I notice that you have been indulging in a good deal of profanity and I think it is my turn to swear next. isn't that fair?
'Of course it is, said the others.
'very well, remember that you are not to swear again till I have had my turn.
'but you will not take your turn.
'I certainly will just as soon as I see a real occasion for it.
all this was done in a playful way, but the result of his tactful approach was that they kept their profanity bottled up for the rest of the voyage.
F. the Enduement with Power
although we have placed this qualification last in order, it is not because it is least in importance. without it, one may have formed an unwavering purpose, enjoy an unassailable assurance, possess a working knowledge o the Scriptures, be very
*34 prayerful and exercise much tact and yet not be a successful soul-winner. with it, the value of all this equipment is immeasurably enhanced.
from the study of the biographies of all great soul-winners will emerge the fact that in each life there came a crisis, a new and fuller surrender to the Lord and an enduement with power from on high for the discharge of the ministry entrusted to them. they learned to recognize in the Holy Spirit Himself their power for service. if you know little or nothing of His empowering in your experience, do not rest until it becomes a vital reality I your life. (Luke 24.49 -..behold, I send the promise of My Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.; Acts 1.8 - but ye shall receive power, after than the Holy Ghost is come upon you and ye shall be witnesses unto me...to the uttermost part of the earth. :10.38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with Him.)
CHAPTER 3 - The Place of Prayer in Soul-Winning
*36 any price is worth paying which will make us more powerful in prayer. if god is to answer our prayers, we must be sure that we are standing on praying ground. the psalmist warns: 'if I regard (cling to) iniquity in my hear, the Lord will not hear me. Psalms 66.18, let alone answer me. before we are on true praying ground, we must have renounced every sin about which the Holy Spirit has convicted us. have you done this or is there a controversy between your soul and God? you will know when the last thing has been dealt with.
then it is necessary that we have a heart at leisure from itself and its own concerns, a heart that is able to bear the burden of souls and travail for them in birth until the new life is implanted.
*37 listen to the apostle paul as he prays, and note how his prayers are all for others.
'I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh Col. 4.12.
...the soul-winner's prayer will be first for himself and then for the soul to be won. for himself he will need to pray a threefold prayer.
first, for ...COURAGE TO SPEAK for Christ when opportunity offers. in the world which crucified
*38 Christ, it will never be easy to speak for Him. to some, the fear of man is an almost insuperable barrier. is it boldness you need? then do as the disciples did - pray! 'Grant unto they servants that with all boldness they may speak Thy word...and they spake the word with boldness. Acts 4.29-31 'I can do all things thru Christ which strengtheneth me. Philippians 4.13 you will be able, after prayer, to do what you never could have done without it.
second, for GUIDANCE AS TO WHOM TO APPROACH. to speak to men indiscriminately and without inspiration and guidance is often hurtful both to the worker and to those whom he addresses. ..God (note: may) not expect us to speak to everyone we meet, although He does expect us to be willing so to do. Dr. F.B.Meyer used to feel constantly burdened in regard to speaking to everyone he met, until he made it a matter of prayer that god wold show him the ones to whom to speak.
*39 third, for GUIDANCE AS TO WHAT TO SAY...
...the worker's prayer for the soul to be won will also be threefold.
first, that any INDIFFERENCE OR HOSTILITY MAY BE BROKEN DOWN and an opening made for delivering the message of salvation.
Second, that the SOIL OF THE HEART MAY BE PREPARED for the sowing of the seed. this again is the work of the Spirit of God. 'when he, the Spirit of truth is come, He shall convict the world of sin, of righteousness and of judgment. John 16.8
*40 third that THE SOUL may BE LIBERATED FROM THE POWER OF SATAN from the power of Satan...it can be by believing prayer alone that the strong man can be bound. the prayer warrior must learn how to plead the victory of Calvary, for the blood of the Lamb has forever broken the power of the Devil and robbed him of his prey.
our praying is likely to be futile unless it is definite in its aim. the marksman is aiming at one spot in all the wide world. after he has shot, he knows whether or not he has hit it. our prayers should be of a similar order. they should be so definite that we shall know whether or not they have been answered. we must pray for definite souls. but for which souls? here again the Holy
*41 Spirit comes to our aid. our PETITIONS SHOULD BE SPIRIT-TAUGHT. as we wait before god, He will burden our hearts for certain souls who are within the sphere of our influence.
then too our PRAYing should be SYSTEMATIC. too often we pray haphazardly for whatever comes into the mind. 'the Lord is a God of system Isaiah 30.18 margin...system in praying will beget that PERSEVERANCE which is so often conspicuous by its absence from our prayers. we pray and run away. 'foolish boys that knock at a door in wantonness (def - without regard for what is right, just, humane, careless; reckless), said the old Puritan, will not stay till someone cometh to open to them, but a man that HATH BUSINESS will knock and knock again UNTIL HIS CALL IS ANSWERED. 'Knock and it shall be opened unto you, for...to him that knocketh(knocks and keeps on knocking) it shall be opened. Luke 11.9,10 let us not hang up the receiver before the answer comes
*42 men ought always to pray and not to faint. Luke 18.1
but apart from a BELIEVING HEART all the foregoing conditions may be complied with and yet no answer be received. 'he that cometh to God MUST BELIEVE Heb. 11.6 'but let him ASK IN FAITH, NOTHING WAVERING, for he that wavereth...let not that man think that he shall receive Anything of the Lord. James 1.6,7...do not grieve or dishonor Him through disbelieving Him. 'He is faithful that promised.' Expect Him to do the unexpected.
the writer knows of no method which is of greater help in securing definiteness of am, system and perseverance in prayer that the use of the 'Throne of Grace Book', of the One by One Band.it consists almost entirely of blank pages on which are entered the names of people for whom the spirit has impressed the worker to pay, space being left for the insertion of the date of answer. anyone can make his won book of remembrance and keep these souls constantly before the Lord in prayer. begin at once. you will find that very soon your praying will prepare the ways for witnessing and you will have the surpassing joy of entering the date of answer opposite some of the names.
prayer is God's mightiest instrument in the salvation of souls and it is to be doubted if any soul
*43 is saved apart from the believing prayer of some saint. writing of his own conversion, Dr. J. Hudson Taylor said: ;little did I know at that time what was going on in the heart of my dear mother, 70 or 80 miles away. she rose from the dinner table that afternoon with an intense yearning for her boy's conversion and felling that a special opportunity was afforded her of pleading with God on my behalf, she went to her room and turned the key in the door,k resolved not to leave that spot until her prayers were answered. hour after hour that dear mother pleaded for me, until; at length she could pray no longer, but was constrained to praise God for that which His Spirit had taught her was already accomplished, - the conversion of her only son.
when our dear mother came home a fortnight later, I was the first to meet her at the door, and to tell her I had such glad news to give. I can almost feel that dear mother's arms around my neck as she pressed me to her bosom and said: 'I know, my boy, I have been rejoicing for a fortnight in the glad tidings you have to tell me.
'Why, I asked in surprise, has Amelia broken her promise? she said she would tell no one.
my dear mother assured me that it was not from any human source that she had learned the tidings and went on to tell the little incident above. you will agree with me that it would be strange indeed if I were not a believer in the power of prayer.
CHAPTER 4 - Do's and Don'ts for the Soulwinner
the aim of these studies is eminently practical. they shall have failed of their purpose if many readers are not stirred to engage in this most fascinating and fruitful form of Christian service. the need of a genuine concern for souls and the necessary qualifications of a soul-winner, have been passed under review. the next step is to be found in II Sam. 3.18 'Now then, do it. the art can be learned in no other way.
;Soul-saving is a divine art, says Dr. T.C.Horton. 'Men are not born soul-savers, but are made there is a widespread misapprehension in the
*46 minds of most christians concerning responsibility for this work. christians seem to think that Some people are called to this work, but that the obligation is not universal; that it is work which one May do or not do, as they choose. this is false, unscriptural and illogical. soul-saving is the greatest work in the world and is committed to every believer. all may have the joy of doing it who Give themselves to it and all who fail to do it are recreant to a holy trust and will be the poorer throughout eternity. if this be true, now then, do it.
1. DO believe God's promise of wisdom (James 1.5) many hold back from this work because they feel so ill-equipped to engage in it and are sure that they will never succeed. but has the faithful God not said: 'If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liberally ...and it shall be given him? can you not trust Him to keep His word? often stammering words, prompted by a genuine concern, achieve more than an eloquent discourse. even if we seem to fail. God can bless our blunders, as the following story shows.
Dr. L. G. Broughton once said to an ignorant member of his congregation: Why don't you speak to someone about Jesus Christ
'I will, he said. he walked down the aisle and
*47 sat beside a brilliant young lawyer. 'do you want to go to Heaven when you die?
'I don't know whether I do or not..
'All right, then, go to Hell. he rose and left him.
needless to say, the lawyer was piqued (def - 'pick' sharp irritation, resentment) but the shaft went home. when visiting Dr. Broughton a few days later he confessed: 'I hate to acknowledge it, but that remark of that blundering fool of yours kept ringing in my ears and I could not get rid of it. at last I got down on my knees and said: 'Lord, give me the faith of that blundering fool who made me so mad' and Jesus Saved Me'.
they went together to the home of the 'blundering foo' and with tears streaming down his face, the lawyer wrung his hand, saying: 'You are the man who led me to Christ.
I am not Commending his method of approach, but I do contend that the result certainly atoned for his faulty method. are you willing to be a blundering fool for Christ.
2. Do claim deliverance from the fear of man. it is essential that the soul-winner should lose the fear of man. a former employer of the writer, a Christian lawyer, was a fearless, personal worker. one day, feeling my bondage to the fear of man, I ventured to ask him if he had always been bold in
this work. he replied that he had been as timid as anyone, until one day he could stand it no longer. he fell on his knees with his Bible open at Ps. 34.4: 'I sought the Lord and He heard me and Delivered Me From All My Fears'. Lord, you did this for David, he prayed, to it for me now. from that moment his timidity was replaced by a holy boldness. so long as we are in bondage to the opinions of the world, our work will be circumscribed and hampered. there are many who fail to engage in aggressive soul-winning through fear of being thought peculiar. do claim deliverance from this satanic fear. God will give a full deliverance to the most timid and fearful soul who dares to claim it.
3. DO keep your eyes open for opportunities. I have found myself surrounded with opportunities When Willing To Seize Them, but when I was unwilling, no opportunities seemed to present themselves. doubtless, there were just as many opportunities seemed to present themselves. doubtless, there were just as many opportunities, but i was blind to them. we can be so occupied with what we consider 'bigger things' that we neglect to speak to our milkman, baker, butcher or maid.
the following confession by a missionary secretary appeared some years ago in the Missionary Review of the World: 'I was helping to get up a big Convention and was full of enthusiasm over
*49 making the session a success. on the opening day, my aged father, who came as a delegate to the Convention,sat with me at luncheon at the hotel. he listened sympathetically to my glowing accounts of the great features that were to be. when I paused for breath, he leaned toward me and said, while his eye followed the stately movements of the head waiter: 'Daughter, I think that big head waiter over there is going to accept Jesus Christ. I've been talking to him about his soul'. I almost gasped. i had been too busy planning for a great missionary convention. I had not time to think of the soul of the head waiter.
when we went out to my apartment, a Negro man was washing the apartment windows. hones and trustworthy and had been a most satisfactory helper in my home. only a few moments passed before I heard my father talking earnestly with Jim about his personal salvation and a swift accusation went to my heart as I realized that i had known jim for years and had never said a word to him of salvation.
a carpenter came in to repair a door. I awaited his going with impatience to sign his work ticket, for my ardent (def - intense feeling, 'burn') soul longed to be back at my missionary task. even as I waited I heard my father talking with the man about the door he had just fixed and then simply and naturally leading the
*50 conversation to the only door into the kingdom of God.
a Jew lives across the street. I had thought that possibly I would call on the folks who lived in the neighborhood - some time - but I had my hands so full of missionary work the calls had never been made, but, as they met on the street, my father talked with my neighbor of the only saviour of the world.
a friend took us out to ride. I waited for my father to get into the car, but in a moment he was up beside the chauffeur and in a few minutes I heard him talking earnestly with the man about the way of salvation. when we reached home he said: 'You know, I was afraid I might never have another chance to speak to that man.
the wife of a prominent railway man took him out to ride in her elegant limousine. 'I am glad she asked me to go, he said, for it gave me an opportunity of talking with her about her salvation. I think no one had ever talked with her before.
yet these opportunities had come to me also, and had passed by as ships in the night, while I strained my eyes to catch sight of a larger sail on a more distant horizon. I could but question my own heart whether my passion was for souls or for success in getting up conventions.
comment is needless. we are surrounded by opportunities
*51 in our home, in the church, in the Sunday school, among our friends, relatives, neighbors, employees, fellow workmen, on trains or cars, it parks or on the streets, if only we are willing to avail ourselves of them. do improve your opportunities.
4. DO purpose to win ONE soul. you might well shrink from the task if you were asked to win 20 souls, but could you not win one? have you ever honestly tried this? don't say, 'I can't!' for
God never requires us to do something we can't do.
ASK THE LORD TO LAY ONE SOUL ON YOUR HEART,
and then LAY YOURSELF OUT TO WIN THAT ONE.
incalculable possibilities lie in this lie in that purpose.
Dwight L. Moody, who later became the great evangelist, was reared in a Unitarian environment,went to Boston at an early age, was induced to join a Sunday school class and was led to a definite acceptance of Christ through the faithful personal persuasion of the teacher of that class. when Andrew brought Peter to Jesus, he brought through Peter 3000 souls on the day of Pentecost and when Edward Kimball brought Moody to Jesus, he brought, through Moody, 1,000,000 souls to Christ and by that much moved the whole world Godward.one soul is worth it all, but infinite possibilities are wrapped up in Every soul.
but consider the negative side. Joseph Smith,
*52 who later became the leader of the Morman Church, lived in a neglected home in a certain country community. a farmer on his say to church passed that home every Sunday, but he never asked the poor lad to accompany him or even to attend Sunday school the sad consequences of that failure will never be blotted outnumbered lives have been blighted and homes ruined. Oh, the tragedy of failure! (note - to reach out)
in Every community there are potential Moodys, potential Spurgeons and also, alas, Potential Joseph Smiths! there may be one or the other IN YOUR OWN HOME, or in your neighbor's home. do seek to win at least one soul for your Lord.
in order to crystallize this purpose for you, will you or will you not, here and now append your name to the following suggested pledge?
WIN ONE SOUL -i will seek, with God's help, to win one soul each year and endeavour to get them to do the same. Name--------- (note: how about...AND I WILL MAKE this one A DISCIPLE BY TEACHING THEM TO OBSERVE ALL THINGS JESUS HAS COMMANDED US TO DO, and Lo (def - 'Look, See'!) Jesus promises He is with you, even unto the end of the age. )
SOME DON'Ts
1. DON'T LET IT BE APPARENT THAT YOU ARE A PERSONAL WORKER. conceal your hook. if you are using tracts, hide them.
2. DON'T ATTEMPT TO DEAL WITH MORE THAN ONE SOUL AT A TIME. get your 'prospect' alone or he will never open his heart to you and disclose his real difficulty.
3. DON'T BE DRAWN INTO AN ARGUMENT. you will most likely be side-tracked from your main objective if you do. few have been argued into salvation. Duncan Mathieson tells how, in his unregenerate days, an earnest christian used to speak to him about his soul. this friend was very staunch concerning his denominational tenets and , in order to avoid a pointed talk about salvation, Mathieson used to attack his views on these matters and the old man at once brought forth arguments to prove his views were right and doubtless succeeded in defeating his opponent's arguments, but this was much to Mathieson's liking. he had escaped the personal talk about the condition of his soul. keep your man pinned to his personal responsibility to Christ.
4. DON'T ATTRACT ATTENTION TO YOURSELF OR YOUR EXPERIENCE. seek to attract souls to your Lord.
5. DON'T MONOPOLIZE THE CONVERSATION. if your man has a lot to say, give him a patient hearing. You will be better able to deal with him if you know his viewpoint. he will come to an end of his talking sooner or later, and then your chance will come.
*54 6. DON'T AS A RULE DEAL WITH PERSONS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX. if possible pass them over to some worker of the same sex. it is not becoming for a young man or a young woman to be always looking for a person of the opposite sex to deal with.
7.DON'T AS A RULE CHOOSE A PERSON MUCH YOUR SENIOR TO DEAL WITH. of course, there are exceptions to both this and the previous 'don't'.
8. DON'T RELY ON YOUR OWN ABILITY, powers of persuasion or knowledge of the Scriptures. maintain an attitude of constant dependence on the Holy Spirit to wield His sword.
9 DON'T MULTIPLY TEXTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS. have 3 or 4 texts with reveal the need and the remedy, with one or two pertinent illustrations. answer difficulties from the Word rather than from your own experience.
10. DON'T BE UNDULY FAMILIAR WITH YOUR INQUIRER. avoid putting hand on shoulder or arm around him, as it sometimes arouses resentment.
11. DON'T BECOME IMPATIENT, EVEN IF CAUSE HAS BEEN GIVEN. return good for evil.
12. DON'T BREAK IN WHEN SOMEONE ELSE IS DEALING WITH A SOUL. never interrupt at such a moment of crisis. you may feel you could do far better and perhaps that is so, but this is not the time for you to do it. do not even stand by. similarly, do not allow others to interrupt you.
*55 13. DON'T HURRY OR DO SHODDY WORK. 'he that believeth shall not make haste'. (Isa. 28.16)
14. DON'T BE DISCOURAGED BY APPARENT FAILURE. pray and think over every case in which you fail,asking the Lord to show you how to deal with a similar case next time. thus your failures may become stepping-stones. in any case, the Word of God never fails.
15. DON'T FORGET THAT YOUR ONLY WEAPONS ARE
THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT (eph. 6.17)
'ALL PRAYER' (eph. 6.18)
make full use of both.
CHAPTER 5 An Old Testament Illustration and a New Testament Example
*56 my brother, I do not know how any christian service is to be fruitful if the servant is not primarily baptized in the spirit of a SUFFERING COMPASSION. we can never heal the wounds we do not feel. tearless hearts can never be heralds of the passion. we must bleed if we would be the ministers of the saving blood. 'Put on, therefore, as God's elect, a heart of compassion'. J.H. Jowett..
*57 the Old Testament illustration...the word WIN
( def - succeed by striving or effort..to gain consent; 'work, fight, bear')
used so frequently in connection with the theme of these studies, may legitimately be applied to the captivating of human affections. the figure of the bridegroom wooing and winning his bride is elevated to the spiritual realm by the apostle Paul, who speaks of the believer as one who is married to another', even to Christ (Rom. 7.4) no more beautiful illustration of the work of the soul-winner can be found in Holy Writ than the winning of Rebekah for Isaac by Eliezer, Abraham's servant. the delicate task entrusted to E - that of winning a bride for I - has a present day parallel in the task of the christian worker who seeks to win for Christ a bride. let us study this servant and his methods as recounted in Gen. 24, first reading the chapter through.
I. HIS QUALIFICATION
1. he was born in Abraham's house (Gen. 15,3) and thus had AN INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS MASTER AND OF HIS PLANS for Isaac, his only son. the soul-winner too must, through close and intimate fellowship with God, enter into His purposes for His Only Son.
2. his WHOLE LIFE WAS UNRESERVEDLY YIELDED TO THE SERVICE OF THE ONE WHO SUPPLANTED HIM, for Eliezer would have been heir to all Abraham's wealth had Issac not been born (cf. Gen. 15.2-4; 24.36, with John 3.30)
*58 II. HIS MISSION
1. ABRAHAM REVEALED TO HIM HIS SECRET PURPOSE to obtain a wife for his son and God has similarly given us to know His secret purpose for His only begotten.
2. HE RECEIVED DEFINITE INSTRUCTIONS where to go and where not to go. it was useless to go where the chosen brie was not. he was not bound to approach Every young woman he met. so the soul-winner is not called upon to speak to Every person who crosses his path, but only to those to whom he is directed by the Holy Spirit. willingness to press the claims of Christ on anyone, any where, together with an attentive ear to the guidance of the Spirit, will bring the worker into a glorious liberty in this work.
3. HE WAS ROBBED OF ALL HONOR, BUT FREED OF ALL RESPONSIBILITY. an angel was to proceed him (v7) who would prepare the heart of the chosen bride for the favorable reception of the message -a gracious ministry fulfilled for the soul-winner by the Holy Spirit . in the event of the woman being unwilling to accompany him after he had given the invitation, he was freed from all responsibility.
*59 (v.8) our responsibility extends only to the faithful delivery of God's message.
III. HIS ATTITUDE
1. HE DID NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE DIFFICULTY of
persuading a woman to go with him,
a stranger ,
to be the bride of one whom she had never seen.
he knew the gain and glory of being a bride of Isaac, but she had no such knowledge. so the christian worker knows the unsearchable riches of Christ ; but as he has nothing to appeal to the senses of his 'prospect', he sometimes fears that his Master will meet with rejection. it is just here that he must rely on the ministry of the angel.
2. HE PROPOSED A CARNAL EXPEDIENT - to take Isaac with him. Abraham indignantly rejected the proposal (v6). I had to be offered to the woman in a verbal message by the chosen messenger. sometimes the Word of God seems painfully inadequate to lure a soul away from the world to Christ. yet, when this sword is wielded in the power of the Spirit, it is 'quick and powerful'. it is still true that 'faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God'.
3. HIS DEPENDENCE ON THE ANGEL DID NOT CUT THE NERVE OF HIS OWN ENDEAVORS. he prayed and acted as thought all depended on him. he knew that God had chosen Isaac's bride, but he still prayed that
*60 he might be led to the one of God's choice and put himself in the way of
God's leading. he ventured forth in faith. 'I, being in the way, the Lord led me'. the pilot cannot guide the ship while it is moored to the wharf.
4. HE SUBORDINATED HIS OWN COMFORT AND INTERESTS TO THOSE OF HIS MASTER. he never obtruded (def - thrust forward without warrant or invitation) himself. he speaks of 'my master' (vv 12,27,34) he would not so much as satisfy his hunger till he had unburdened his hear (v33) the lesson is obvious.
IV. HIS METHOD
1. He PRAYED BEFORE HE MADE THE PROPOSAL (v. 12) AND DURING THE NEGOTIATIONS (V.26) NOR DID HE FORGET TO PRAISE GOD AS HE SAW HIS PRAYER BEING ANSWERED. (V.15)
2. HE DELIVERED HIS MESSAGE CLEARLY AND SIMPLY. Abraham had one wonderful Son on whom he had bestowed all his wealth.he desired a bride for his son and Rebekah was the bride of divine choice. would she consent? 'The Father loveth the Son and hath given all things into his hand. the worker's task is to clearly and winsomely present the facts of the Gospel, in order to induce souls to accept the Son.
3. HE USED NO UNDUE PRESSUR, although he was most anxious for he answer to be 'yes'. he left
*61 that to the angel. there is always a thrilling pause when a soul is brought to the point of decision for Christ, but it is the work of the Spirit to draw the soul to say 'yes' to Christ. the wise worker will not force a decision. Eliezer even tarried a whole nigh to give her time to reflect on the offer. (doubtless he spent most of it in prayer.) he was well rewarded for an anxious night when she responded: 'I will go'
4. HE EXPECTED SUDDEN SUCCESS. less than a day had elapsed before the bride was on her way to meet Isaac! but she had opposition. her other and brother wanted her to stay at least 10 months ( note - )days? Eliezer would not hear of it. 'Hinder me not!' Satan is the prince of delays, but a soul is too precious to win and nearly lose again, expect sudden conversions.
our last glimpse of Eliezer is in communion with Isaac (v. 56). he has fulfilled his mission. he has brought the bride to the bridegroom, he gives an account of the way he had been prospered and then fades out of the picture, leaving Isaac alone with Rebekah. when we are granted success in our mission, let us emulate his self-effacement.
The New Testament Example
has it ever occurred to you that the greater part of he harvest of our Lord's earthly ministry was hand gathered fruit? 7 out of the 11 apostles and probably the other 4 as well, were won by individual appeal. in both Matthew and John, as least 16 private Interviews are recorded for our instruction. surely this is sufficient evidence that the Master considered personal soul-winning as of primary importance. in this, as in everything else, He is our Exeplar.
Christ was the Master Soul-Winner. knowing, as he did, what was in man (John 2.25) and the workings of the human mind which He had fashioned, His methods in dealing with various classes will be of he greatest interest and importance to His followers. let us learn some lessons from him.
1. HE WAS NOT CLASS-CONSCIOUS. He had conversations with the ruling class, ie, Nicodemus and the young ruler. he conversed with businessmen, men of the middle class, ie. Zaccheus. but He did not neglect to deal with the outcasts, ie. the woman of Samaria. he gave of His very best to each class.
2. HE MADE A TACTFUL APPROACH. it was His frequent habit to commence with some point of common interest, from which he could lead the conversation on to spiritual realities.
his question to the leper was: 'Wilt thou be made whole? - a matter of burning interest.
he met Nicodemus on the ground of his interest in the Kingdom of God.
He led the conversation with the woman of Samaria from well water to living water.
He told Peter that he would make him a fisher of men.
*63 3. HE COMMENDED RATHER THAN CONDEMNED.
honest commendation is one of the quickest avenues of approach into the human heart.
our Lord doubtless perceived many defects in the character of Nathanael, but He opened the conversation by commending him on his freedom from guile.
probably nothing will more quickly dissipate prejudice than this approach. condemnation always alienates and closes the heart against further advances.
4. HE CONSTANTLY ILLUSTRATED His talks with simple parables which were within the range of knowledge of Hi auditors. one of the evangelists said that 'without a parable spake he not unto them'.
5. HE REFUSED TO BE DRAWN INTO PROFITLESS ARGUMENT. when faced with an argumentative lawyer who demanded an answer to his quibbling question: 'Who is my neighbor? the Lord so completely disarmed him with the parable of the Good Samaritan, that he had no further argument to present. he refused to be side-tracked from the main issue.
6. HE WEPT AND PRAYED OVER THE SOULS OF MEN, believing that unless He sowed in tears He would not reap in joy. he gladly inconvenienced Himself if He could only be a blessing to someone.
*64 7. HE NEVER FAILED TO MAKE A PERSONAL APPLICATION OF HIS TEACHINGS. in inducing her friends to come to see Christ, the woman of Samaria said: 'Come, see a man who told me all things that ever I did'. to Nicodemus he said: 'Ye must be born again'.
8. HIS BLAMELESS LIFE constituted the power of His spoken testimony.
An Example in concluding this study, a representative illustration of our Lord's method is given in the words of Robert Lee, of the Outlined Bible.
the CASE - The Woman of Samaria (John 4):
a. adulteress
b. sensitive, not shameless. this is seen in her going at noon,when no one in the East thinks of going for water.
c. religious formalist.
d. proud of her descent (v. 12)
e. frivolous (v15) she had a tongue quick to turn grave things into jests.
the METHOD
a. He went out of His way
b. He was not bound by conventionality. 'Let no one talk with a woman in the street; no,not with his own wife'. (Rabbis).
*65 c. acted circumspectly. did not arrange to meet her at dusk, but at noon.
d. put Himself to inconvenience to meet her.
e. he was tactful.
did not interview here in the presence of others.
did not reproach or scold her.
He asked a favor.
sought to teach spiritual truth through homely metaphor.
after a while ceased to beat about the bush (v16), getting into close quarters.
He refused to be diverted (v19-20)
yet He did not ignore the point she had raised. (v21)
it is interesting to further notice the barriers which the woman raised in self-defense. the sex barrier (v9) the racial barrier. the religious barrier (v19-20) but the Lord ruthlessly demolished them all and exposed her heart to her own gaze. she tried in every way possible to avoid the issue, but Christ kept her to it. she appealed to her ancestry (v12), told a half-truth in an endeavor to conceal her guilt (v17). concerned in what He said and endeavored to flatter Him (v17); but in each case He brought her back to her guilt and need.
the culmination of the interview is seen in vs 25-6 - the revelation of Himself as the Messiah - the sole objective of all personal work.
when I am dying how glad I shall be
that the lamp of my life has bee blazed out for Thee.
I shall be glad in whatever I gave,
Labor or money, one sinner to save;
i shall not mind that the path has been rough,
that Thy dear feet led the way is enough.
when i am dying how glad I shall be.
that the lamp of my life has been blazed out for Thee.
CHAPTER 6 - Opportunity, approach and diagnosis
*67 I. OPPORTUNITY 'all our natural endowments, all our personal histories, all our contrasted circumstances, are so man opportunities for peculiar work. Bishop Westcott.
although this theme has already been briefly mentioned in a previous study, it is deserving of more particular treatment.
in the studio of an ancient Greek sculptor stood a rather peculiar piece of work it was a statue, the
*68 hair of whose head was thrown around to cover the face; on each foot there was a wing and the statue was standing on its toes. the visitor asked for its name and the sculptor said it was 'Opportunity'
'why is its face veiled? he asked.
because men seldom know her when she comes to them, was the reply.
'and why does she stand upon her toes and why the wings?
because, said the sculptor, when once she is gone, she can never be overtaken.
a great christian worker entered a store and something said 'speak to the clerk; speak to the clerk! instead of doing it he went out. but the voice kept speaking for an hour and at last he went back and asked for the clerk. the proprietor said: 'we had an awful tragedy here a few minutes ago. immediately after you went out the clerk that waited on you went into the back room and shot a bullet through his brain. he is back there now if you wish to see him.
thus was opportunity irretrievably lost - and with what eternal consequences. our path is be strewn with opportunities, most of which are unseen or unembraced. 'While they servant was busy here and there, the man was gone.
1. in the Home. (note: people in the neighborhood, delivery persons, passersby, children at play etc.) in II Kings 5.1-5 we are told how a housemaid brought salvation to the home of the syrian General.
...4. In Church (note: practicing Heb. 3.13 - exhort (ie. URGE) one another daily, while it is called Today; lest any of your be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin...10.24-5 - 'and let us consider how to provoke (MOVE TO ACTION) one another to love and good deeds....James 5.16 confess (SAY THE SAME THING AS GOD) your faults one to another...)
5. in Travel...(note - 'Gossip the Gospel'; show an interest in other people; treat others as you would like to be treated; ask God to show you ways in which to help, to serve; seek to lift up those who are down and rejoice with those who are rejoicing; be a servant, be a friend; seek to speak to others.)
II. OPPORTUNITY
the soul winner should covet and cultivate an easy manner of approach to religious subjects,for it requires tact and skill to turn the conversation from secular to sacred subjects. he must be always ready to converse about Christ and a few suggestions as to how best to do this follow.
be natural in manner and in tone of voice. let it be seen that your religion forms a joyous part of your everyday life...
(note - ask God to so fill you, hunger after a relationship with Him that is so sweet that His joy comes flowing out!..ask the Lord to help you properly diagnose the condition of the person you are dealing with.
CHAPTER 7 - How to Deal with Various Classes
*77 I. Converted persons
1. Open Backsliders. always make sure as possible to know whether the person is genuinely converted and be satisfied that he is a possessor rather than just a professor...
*78 if the person does not seem anxious to return to the Lord, and shows no real sorrow, although at ties he longs for 'the food old days'. use jeremiah 2.5, 13, 17, 19, showing the ingratitude, bitterness and folly of his longer pursuing his godless way. bring him face to face with the inevitable issues of his conduct in the life to come. use also I Kings 11.9; Amos 4.11; Luke 11.24; II Peter 2.20-22.
it however, that person manifests a Genuine sorrow for Sin and Desire to Return to the Lord, it is a great joy to bring the haling balm of the Scriptures to his sad heart. not how gently the Lord dealt with penitent Peter: 'go and tell My disciples and peter.'...let us too be gentle in our dealings. our first task is to assure him of God's willingness to receive all who return to Him. use Hosea 14.1-4 with its joyous promise of restoration. Luke 15.11-24 has been wonderfully used in encouraging wanderers to return from the far country. Next (note - seek and pray for a full and unvarnished confession and desire to forsake his sin..Jer. 3.13; I John 1.9)...then show that if he has done his part -confessing, acknowledging, forsaking his sin - god has done His part, for giving,
*79 cleansing and restoring. (note - Is he grateful to the Lord?)
2. those whose christian experience has been unsatisfactory (note - the book's words are shortened and summarized by me and only at times do these summaries appear under 'note') first ascertain the reason....neglect of prayer, bible reading or lack of desire to share Christ with others, evident interest in the World, indulging in sin, Doubt(s), no assurance of salvation, no victory over sin. ..endeavour to find the reasons(s) for the above...share the Bible on these subjects, giving the example of Jesus and of the saints...the Devil knows that if he can prevent or discourage these things he can paralyze the whole of the believer's life of service...one who is ashamed of Jesus cannot be happy. (Rom.10.9-10; Mt.10.32-3)...if the reason of nonwitness is fear of ridicule or persecution, use John12.42-3...
*81 d. compromise with the world.since james4.4 is true and 'friendship withteh world is enmity with God' it naturally follows that the Christian who is ongood terms with the world is not ...with god and vice versa. God has commanded us to be separate from thee world and no to love i> I John 2.15-7; II Cor. 6.14-7.1; Matt. 6.24; Luke 8.14) seek to bring the inquirer to the point where he will make a definitand final break withthe world (I Cor. 6.19-20; 8.13; Col. 3.17; I tim. 4.6; I Cor.6.12)
e. enslaved by sin. a manin one of Moodhy's meetings sid he would like to come,but he was chained and couldn't come. a scotsmansaid o him: 'aye, man, why don't you come,shain and all? he said: 'I never thougt of that'. the One who saved from the guilt of sin is able to save from its enslaving power (rom. 6.11; I Cor.15.57)
f. no assurance of salvation. the cause of this may be ignorance, many have no idea that a believer can, before he dies, know with certainty that he is saved, with this class of person, use I john 5.10-13, stressing the last vs. also john 1.12; 3.36; 5.24; acts 13.39 make clear what believing on Christ really means and make sure hat this saving belief is present.
sometimes, however, the lack of assurance is due to tolerated sin. in such a case, find out what is
*82 hindering, press for a confession and assurance will generally result. use Isaiah55.7; john 8.12; psalm 32.1-5
a very general cause of lack of assurance is a dependence on feeling. sometimes the inquirer feels saved, but at other times he is sure he is not saved. the task of the worker is to induce him to cease from looking at his own inward feelings and to rest on the sure word of God.
tell him that God's unchanging Word is far more trustworthy than his fickle feelings. use such a verse as John 3.3, calling attention to the fact that 'believing' is assuredly followed by 'having' eternal life. romans 8.1 and john 5.24 assure that for the believer judgment is past. eternal life is given and cannot be taken away.Jon 10. 28-9; Exodus 12. 1-13 have been much used in this connection.the sprinkled blood ensured safety while the Word of the Lord believed assured of safety. an old lady, full of joyous confidence, was asked: 'But suppose Christ should let you slip through His fingers? she replied at once: 'But i AM one of His fingers'. there is no possibility of the true believer being separated from the love of Christ (Rom.8.38-9). do not let the inquirer go until he can say with absolute assurance: 'I know that I have eternal life'.
*83 II. Unconverted persons
these may be considered under 5 headings:
1. Anxious or Interested. what a joy it is to the zealous personal worker to come across someone anxious to be saved....
the first thing to do with one in this condition is to assure him of God's willingness and ability to save. Luke 19.10
next show that GOD REQUIRES REPENTANCE OR A SORROW FOR SIN REAL ENOUGH TO MAKE HIM WILLING TO FORSAKE IT. (Acts 17.30; Like 13.3; Isaiah 55.7)
repentance involves confession, for God cannot forgive sin until it is confessed to Him. I John 1.9 then show what Christ had to suffer before God's love could have full sway and he could righteously forgive men. it is often very effective to have he seeker read Isaiah 53. 3-6, using the first person singular instead of plural, ie. 'surely he hath born MY griefs...He was wounded for MY transgressions and bruised for MY iniquities' etc. this will accomplish the dual purpose of convicting of sin and awakening faith in Christ. endeavor to make the picture as graphic as possible. having got the inquirer to repent and confess his need and explained the cost at which the gift of eternal life was bought, the next step is to show that before he can be saved he must not only repent but believe the Gospel. Mark 1.15; Acts 16.31. but what is it to believe?
What it is to believe
it isof the utmost importance that the personal worker be able to show clearly the nature of saving faith or what is meant in scripture by 'believe on the Lord Jesus Christ'. the sin for which menare condemned is - 'because they believe not on Me. Joyn 16.9
in a letter received recently an inquirer said: 'I believe in Christ, but the devils also believe and tremble and hey are not saved. here is the worker's problem in a nutshell.
*85 there are obviously 2 kinds of elief - one purely mental, the other involving the whole of the moral nature. the purely mental opinion that it is true that Christ lived and died for men, works no saving change in the heart or life. WHAT THEN IS IT TO BELIEVE O THE SALVATION OF YOUR SOUL? IT IS TO SO PUT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN CHRIS AS BEING WHAT HE CALIMED TO BE -your Saviour and Sin-bearer - THAT YOU PUT YOURSELF ASOLUTELY IN HIS HANDS FOR SALVATION. if I am suffering from a dread disease for which a certain surgeon says he has an unfailing remedy, it is not sufficient that i believe that he can cure me. that is merely an opinion. i do not realy believe until I put my case in his ahnds. i do not believe in my banker untili place y money in his keeping. believeing without trusting is not faih. perhaps no illustration is more effective than that of Blondin,the tight-rope walker who, having walked the tight-rope across Niagara Falls, first alone and then pushing a wheelbarrow, asked a little fellow who had been watching him breathlesly, whethr he believed that he could wheel him across the rope in the barrow. 'of course I do sir, replied the lad, 'i saw you do it'. 'all right, jump in'. 'Oh, no,sir, you don't catch me', was the honest reply. he believed (mentally), but he did not trust.
another way of presenting this truth is by showing
*86 from John 1.12 that believing and receiving are synonymous. 'As many as received Him' - as personal Saviour and Sin-bearer -thereby received power to become the sons of God.
the final step is to lead the inquirer to definitely believe in Christ and receive Him as Saviour. use john 1.11-12 again some what as follows:
'you have now confessd your sin and need.
you believe that whenjesus died He oe heh punishmen for your sins and that He longs to be your Saviour and Master.
will you now take Him to be such?
yes I will.
well, what does this verse say you are now?
A child of God.
and you are really a child of God already? (if the inquirer is not clear on this point, go over the ground again.)
do not leave him until the last doubt has been removed.
another verse which the writer frequently uses is John 5.24:
'Have you heard God's Word about Christ tonight? Yes.
and do you believe that God sent His son into the world to die for your sins? Yes
and do you believe tthat od sen His Sonintothe world to die for your sins? yes.
well, what does god sayyou have? Everlasting life.'
and have you everlasting life" (if hesitancy is shown, take him back over the ground until he can give an unequivocal
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