Review: Intriguing Perspective on Evangelism
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 11, 2013
There is no debate that personal evangelism is part of those who walk as Christ-followers. The Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20) and other verses such as 1 Peter 3:15: "... always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence ..." affirm that as fact.In the book of Acts, we have several testimonies from Stephen, Peter, and Paul and none of them give personal testimonies. Without exception, they told the historical story of Jesus Christ which the hearers knew intimately as the events referred to were still affirmed by eye witnesses.However, with the separation of two millennia, Christiansen's book demonstrates a practical, simple, useable method by which Christ-followers can communicate their faith to their circle of influence.My only caveat is that there is more to the Christian story than simple experience. It is up to the individual Christian to read the hard books Christian apologetics because in my line of work I can encounter people who can seriously give emotional testimony to all matter of worldviews. Agreed, we as Christians are armed with prayer and the Holy Spirit, but in an age where Christians in the pulpit are becoming more and more illiterate about their own faith, we still need to be able "to make a defense."The disciplines of archeology and history are the friends of Biblical Christianity. It is up to us who want to be used of God to give a full defense by doing hard study and learning the historical underpinnings of our faith.