If you had 5 seconds to share the gospel with someone, what would you say?
Admittedly, that is not enough time to say much, but we often waste much time telling nonessential facts and irrelevant opinions when we speak with unbelievers. Let me repaint the scenario: Suppose a nonbeliever asked you what the message of Christianity is in one sentence. What would you say?
The "Of First Importance" Blog (which is excellent for daily reading) gives us this from Herman Bavinck:
Admittedly, that is not enough time to say much, but we often waste much time telling nonessential facts and irrelevant opinions when we speak with unbelievers. Let me repaint the scenario: Suppose a nonbeliever asked you what the message of Christianity is in one sentence. What would you say?
The "Of First Importance" Blog (which is excellent for daily reading) gives us this from Herman Bavinck:
“The essence of the Christian religion
consists in this, that the creation of the Father, devastated by sin,
is restored in the death of the Son of God, and recreated by the Holy
Spirit into the kingdom of God.”
- Herman Bavinck, Reformed Dogmatics, vol 1
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