Wednesday, November 22, 2006
evangelism's purpose
"Our concern in evangelizing people is not just to 'save their souls', but to restore the image of God to its proper functioning in all of life, to the greater glory of God." (Excerpted from Created in God's Image by Anthony A. Hoekema / Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1986; p. 99.)
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Thanks for all these words. There's a lot in each, like this one. On first reading this one is good because it points out that simply saving someone isn't the goal. Helping them get to a relationship with God which helps them see God in every moment is much more. But then, God saves people and brings them into that relationship, we don't. So, really it points out that what we do is take our place in the plan - restoring our little bit of the plan.
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