Should You Invite Unbelievers to Church?

Should we invite unbelievers to church? Sure, why not? Church should be a place where anyone who comes through the doors will hear the gospel of Jesus Christ proclaimed. The wages of sin is death, the scripture says, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

The Church Must Proclaim the Gospel to Visitors

May this message be preached from every pulpit. But we need to understand unbelievers are not part of the church. In Romans 8 -9, Paul said you however are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you.

Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. The church is the body of Christ. Whoever is not of Christ is not part of his body. Don't let an unbeliever get comfortable. They need to be convicted.

Unbelievers Are Not Yet Part of the Church

Though they're in the doors, they're still outside the church until they repent of their sin and are reconciled to God in Christ Jesus. And don't use gimmicks to get them there. What you win them with is what you win them to.

Not one soul has ever come to Christ through pop music or door prizes. Give them the Word of God. What's more important than inviting unbelievers is going to unbelievers. This is evangelism. How will they call on Him in whom they have not believed?

And how are they to believe in Him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news because faith comes from hearing and hearing through the Word of Christ.

Evangelism Means Going to the Unbelieving World

So yes, invite your unbelieving friend to church and take the gospel of Jesus Christ to the rest of the unbelieving world when we understand the text.