Is there a gift of evangelism? | Rapp Report Daily 0163 | Striving for Eternity
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- Welcome to The Rapid Pull, daily edition, where we provide a quick biblical interpretations and applications.
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- This is a ministry of striving for eternity. Some think, wrongly I believe, that there is a specific gift of evangelism.
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- Now many take this from Ephesians chapter 4 verse 11 that says, So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors, and teachers.
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- And they try to argue that there is some form of gift of evangelism.
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- Now what we do see from Ephesians chapter 4 verse 11 is that there are categories, apostles, prophets, evangelists, and teachers slash pastors.
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- Now the issue is, is there a specific gift of evangelism?
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- Well, Matthew 28, 19, and 20 makes it clear that we're all commanded to make disciples of all people that we come in contact with.
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- The first step of discipleship is to evangelize.
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- Then after they evangelize, in verse 20, says to teach them all things that Christ has taught you.
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- So the first step for us to do is to, in the making disciples process, is to evangelize.
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- Once they become believers, we are to teach them all things that Christ has taught us. There is no specific gift called the gift of evangelism.
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- Evangelism is something that every Christian must do, and in fact is instructed to do by Christ.
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