What is evangelism and who is an Evangelist?
By Babatope Babalobi
Broadly defined, evangelism is defined as spreading the good news of salvation with the purpose of ensuring the conversion of unbelievers into Christianity. ‘Evangelistes’, the Greek word for evangelism means a ‘bringer of good tidings’, and it occurred thrice in scriptures-Acts 21:8; Ephesians 4:11; and 2 Tim 4 :5
Evangelism is not the mere testimony of a good, consistent life. The quiet, pervasive influence of the Christian life is necessary — but it is not evangelism. Being friendly, helpful, and neighborly may be a necessary preparation for evangelism, but it is no substitute for evangelism. Christianity cannot be radiated; truths about God and his Son have to be communicated. Good deeds do not convey the actual content of the gospel; the good news must be expressed in words.
Evangelism, then, is the specific, articulate presentation of the message that Christ’s death upon the cross propitiates (turns away) God’s wrath which abides upon man in his unregenerate state (Romans 3:25; John 3:36). Evangelism is the presenting of Jesus Christ, so that men will accept Him as their Savior from the guilt and power of sin, and declare Him Lord as they seek to follow Him in their daily lives[1].
Euangelistes “a messenger of good”, denotes a “preacher of the gospel,” Acts 21:8; Eph. 4:11, which makes clear the distinctiveness of the function in the churches; 2 Tim. 4:5. euangelizo, “to proclaim glad tidings,” and euangelion, “good news, gospel.” Missionaries are “evangelists,” as being essentially preachers of the gospel.[2]
“Jesus evangelized. He preached the “glad tidings of the kingdom of God” (Luke 8:1). Paul evangelized. He said, “I have preached to you the gospel” (2 Corinthians 11:7). Philip evangelized. He “preached unto him Jesus” (Acts 8:35). Evangelism in the Bible, then, was a ministry of the spoken word. Evangelism means “to make known the message of the gospel.” [3]
Since the only good news around is ‘Jesus news’ an Evangelist can therefore be safely defined as a Public speaker on the ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The task of soul winning should be the preoccupation of every Christian since we are saved by grace in order to reach out to others. Every Christian is therefore meant to be an Evangelist, and no Christian should wait to be ordained to do the work of Evangelism. Once a person becomes born again, he automatically becomes an Evangelist and is expected to carry out the work of Evangelism.
[1] S. Martin Harold, ‘The Biblical Basis for Evangelism’
[2] From Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words, Copyright © 1985, Thomas Nelson Publishers
[3][3]S. Martin Harold, Ibid
By Babatope Babalobi babalobi@yahoo.com +234 80 35 897435
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Dear beloved, calvary greetings to you. I happy to reach you this moment. What are the ways one can rise up to meet the challenges of effective evangelism?
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I AM EVANGELIST WHO WANT TO KNOWN MORE.THANKS
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Dear Franca, I believe in 3 main ingredients for effective evangelism. (1) Studying of the word of God. We must know the word in order to share it. (2) Effective and fervent prayer(these avail much). (3) Fasting – we must engage in prayer and fasting, simply because we evangelize to lost souls and we are actually entering the kingdom of darkness in order to get these lost souls out. We must be prayed up. We have no idea what will will encounter out there on the evangelistic field, but it is our duty to seek help from the Evangelist himself, and that is Jesus Christ our Lord. Just because the message we share is about Him, who else is best to tell us how to do the job and do it effectively? We rely totally on him because it is our job to tell, but it is the job of the Holy Spirit to convict the person. Jesus said it clearly in Matt; 28 v 19.. I am the way, the truth and the life, no man cometh to the father but by me. And in John 6:44 he said, No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day.. so really we must just be obedient.. share the word and let the Holy Spirit do the convicting.
Hope this has helped you.
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Thanks
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Good talk,it is the duty of every christian to evangelize.
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Your topic on the duty of Evangelist is informing. Pls send some write-up to mail address. Thanks. Pastor Joe Mbah
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how should an evangelist dress?
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AN EVANGELIST IS SOME ONE WHO SHEARS THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS,SO YOUR DRESING SHOULD REFLECT THE JESUS YOU ARE TALKING ABAUT,DRESS AN COVER YOUR BODY,B/C IT IS THE TEMBLE OE GOD.GOD BLESS YOU.
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i want to now how to be perfect in evangelist work
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