Evangelism

Connections List
 * Types of people
 * Christian Persecution
 * Church Stuff
 * Social Justice
 * Missionary
 * Harvest
 * Christian Rewards
 * Discipleship
 * Gospel
 * Wartime lifestyle
 * Salvation
 * Conversion
 * Life SOP
 * All nations
 * The Kingdom
 * Church Physical
 * Missionary org
 * Suffering (Christian)
 * People who don't hear
 * Great Commission
 * Spiritual Disciplines
 * Church history
 * Christ follower
 * Continuous Commands
 * Evangelism methods
 * Motivations for evang
 * God despite man weakness

Scope
 * Anything related to telling other people about the gospel
 * This page for theo/high level, else pg evang methods is for strategy/tactics

Topics
 * Theology
 * Reasons for
 * Bible Examples
 * For strategic & tactical see "Evangelism methods"

Theology: Power, authority, and responsibility
 * 1 Corinthians 3:5-9 apostles plant and water but God makes things grow
 * We must not be anxious about the task, but enjoy being used and God's responsibility
 * We are commanded to go and preach to all nations
 * Great comission, also John 20:21, also Luke 24:44-47
 * See the "all nations" connection
 * Continuous commands to affect people around us
 * Evang via suffering, conflict, like Jesus*
 * Preach glory, not neccessarily to save
 * Rom 1:5, Rom 9:17, ?Acts 15:14?
 * God has the power. Even JC did not manage to convert Judas.

Reasons for
 * Rewards. View life as an opportunity to share gospel, get rewards, draw closer to God.
 * Potentially you can keep the same goals when in heaven (have consistency) just circumstances change so behavior changes.
 * Natural outpouring
 * Concern for others - Penn (of Penn and Teller) says I don't like people who don't proselytize
 * Commands (great comission)
 * 2 Cor 5:14 compelled to preach due to nature of message

Examples OT
 * daniel
 * Joseph (technicolor)
 * esther
 * Jonah (plus other prophets same?)
 * Elijah to syrophonecian
 * healing of leprous Naaman army by elijah.