Where Should We Begin When Teaching People?
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· 8 viewsThere are many things people worry about when talking to people with the intention of "evangelizing". Baptism, instrumental music, institutionalism, taking the Lord's supper every sunday, plurality of elders, etc. Should we really be worried about these specific things when talking to people? Should those be the hot button issues we need to make sure to get into the conversation? Or should something else be our focus?
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The Substance of Apostolic Preaching/Teaching was the Gospel
When the apostles taught, they focused on the death, burial, & resurrection
There were other things they could have talked about
The Sadduccees lack of belief in the resurrection
The Romans could either be atheists or pagans
It would have seemed very odd if they spent time talking about things other than the gospel
The Substance of Contemporary Teaching/Preaching is Usually not the Gospel
Apologetics
Specific issues of practice like baptism, instruments, etc.
These things really do not focus on the gospel
If a specific conversation is about these issues, that is one thing, but our emphasis and focus must get to the heart of the gospel and not float around all these other things
Deal with things when they come up
We Must Start at the Foundation to Build Something, We Cannot put the isolated point at the Bottom
A faithful person needs to start with the foundational elements of what the gospel intended to do (identity, humility, gratitude, etc.)
What damage might be done by being focused on these secondary and tertiary issues?
Often times what is really the core is supplanted or substituted for other concerns
This is sometimes reflected in people “straining a gnat and swallowing a camel”, looking at the letter of the law rather than the spirit, believing all the right things but not being rooted in Christ and not convicted in the gospel