Q: The unsaved are all around us. Why does it seem most Christians do not witness nor share testinony?
It is possible some try, and bumble around, like I did pre 2002 and pre internet cuz I never found a way that worked to strike up convos and it wasnt until I was almost 30 that I heard of tracts. I did what I could. I recently talked with my mom, whom i am not really close with due to childhood issues, about 🤔 what I was like after I got saved (12) she said I was always talking to people about Jesus 😅 i have no memories of it, but 1x on a bus, (i dont usually remember things anyway so I am Glad God does 😊).
Today people have it easy. Post on fb or social media (sns), do a vid clip, share a gospel link in posts on the news etc. So perhaps more than we think are doing so today, but most might be bumbling around trying (online and irl) without any useful training. I got mine at wotm, which is from Living Waters and i never looked back 😀🔥🏃♀️.
Testimonies are useful but only if it isnt full of your former life stuff and the focus is on the gospel, and ends with how you are different now. And swings/leads to a gospel convo w that person. But, too many have too few eyes reviewing the written testimony cuz if they did, it wouldnt be 30 min trip of sin memory lane, but about 4 or 5 min with focus as stated.
I actually did wonder, last night actually, how many have seen wotm free video training on yt cuz I got the basic kits way back then, so I recently wondered how many have got it since, and the other day their podcast noted 23,000 bought that kit, and i was so sad and shocked it was so few considering how many churches and believers there are in biblical Christianity. So i looked up who saw the free series and it looks like at least 24k per video. Some had 60k, and just a few had above 220k ( the shock title ones), one of those was how to witness to family. I think if people watched at least 1 of those theyd see how to WDJDCRAFT can help them in sharing with strangers, and how to find ways to reach family and friends. There also is School of Biblical Evangelism online (that comes w extras!) Or just book which likely many who saw the free videos ended up buying and the Evidence Bible which has 200 faq answered, plus many of the books have the gospel in it. And if they only watched a video and the "how to share" clicked 💡for them, and if they bought the tracts and memorize the tract simple gospel they can do better in convos.
So from resharing regularly on their social media to their circle of influence thinks of various ministries post even redpenlogic, LW, or photo quotes ...
[*feel free to save these]
with solid biblical things ...
besides specific Gospel messages ...
We dont know how many in their circle see those posts, and thats why it is important to include a gospel tract with holiday cards and to engage in person.
Yes it would be great if they share with their coworkers while at lunch, or meet up for coffee intentionally after work, since most dont connect on social media; for privacy. But I am sure the saved ones of God are doing something today. We just dont see many outside sharing the gospel, and that could be due to lack of finding 2 others to go with them when they are free to go, but you certianly can find a few and commit to once a week maybe Sunday after church, or on a Tues evening, or at least 1x a month at a crowded place etc, either from your church or among believers who live close enough to do so.
But today we cant assume theres too few. There were fewer in Bible times,
" Then Jesus said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”
Matt 9:37-38
Theres still few but there are many more in that few today [from reformation till now and from NT to 5th century].
...And we do get a bit of a glance into this, like in 1 Kings 18, where we learn God had 7000 other faithful believers in Israel even though Elijah truly was the only faithful prophet left. Vs 18 revealing "Yet I have 7,000 in Israel, all whom have not followed Baal".
So we can see today how many are following solid apologetic and evangelism ministries (see their social media following numbers), and know that a solid chunk of those are Christians, and some whom also will likely become believers too.
You can help equip your lacking Christian friend. And Encourage other believers. Ask whom theyve shared the gospel with this week, and whom you can add to your prayer list to pray for their salvation. Check in, follow up, and see if you can join a get together locally to help be an outside voice to bring the gospel to them too. Sometimes those not close to a person cause them to be more open minded and engage.
At least do something. 😊
Brethren, do something; do something; do something. While [others waste their time], let us win souls. Too often we discuss, and discuss and discuss, and Satan laughs in his sleeve. It is time we had done planning and sought something to plan. I pray, be men of action all of you & get to work"
C.H. Spurgeon. “Lectures to my students.” 1875 – Delivered to Students at his Pastor’s College
Ps. If your Christian friends have fear, it is overcomeable. Most are concerned they wont know what to say to faq, but todsy we have repylutable resources online that no others had pre 2012. We can easily look up answers ar various resources (see above links). So encourage your timid believing brethren. 😊🙂
