Sin has brought disorder and chaos. We are always prone to think that we must begin with man which is another evidence of our sinfulness. And if we don t begin with Him, we will only go farther astray. Not only in the world at large but even in the history of the Christian Church do we find evidence of our failure on this score. We are so easily tempted to be man-centered in our conception of the gospel.
Evangelism seems to be more appealing that way.
And theology, too. But that humanistic approach has often led the Church astray, for it invariably accommodates the Word of God to suit the notions of men. You cannot bring men back to God unless that way of their salvation begins with God. Humanism always ends where it starts, namely, with man. The predicament in which we sinners find ourselves is so utterly hopeless that divine redemption is our only way out.