Rules (and
suggestions) for
Witnessing
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Most Christians know that we are supposed to witness to other people
but often we have no idea how,
and sometimes well intentioned Christians can make it harder for
someone to come to faith in Christ. In the section below I will
give you some of my own tactics for witnessing as well as the rules
that God
has given us on the subject as well.
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1) Before you start witnessing to someone take a deep breath it
is possible the person you are witnessing to will get hostile, so you
need to be calm and try not to do anything to deserve the bad
attitude.
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2) Carry a notebook with you whenever come across a problem that you
don't have an answer for write down the problem and if possible
get the persons phone number or e-mail
address so you can send them the answer. Then find out the answer from
someone you trust (You can E-mail
me with it as well) , and get back to the person if you are able
to contact them. If not possible
you will come across the same question again so save the answer
for later.
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3) Pray-
It is your job to witness to the person's mind the Holy Spirit is in
charge
of the heart.
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4)
Let
the person walk away if they want to, forcing people to listen will
only cause them to avoid future contact.
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5)
Give the people you are witnessing to a business card, web site
address or a tract with your contact info on them in case they want
more info later.
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6) Try to stick to one or two issues while talking to the person,
issues that he or she will have to think about for awhile. If
they get back to you then you can add more
subjects at a later date. If you talk about to many issues they
might end up confused.
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7) Define or avoid
religious church words. Many of our words have been redefined by
other groups, so if you are using allot
of words like trinity you may
be talking about two different things and
not know it.
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8)
Everyone no matter what their faith is, including Atheist has a
testimony, so often they need
reasons to believe, more then they need personal testimonies.
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9) Read
as much as you can. Not just Christian literature, but every once in a
while
read other view points
so you can
better
gauge what you are up against.
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In
2 Cor. 6:3-10 It tells us that we will
have to
have allot of patience, knowledge and kindness, unfaked love If you
treat the person you are witnessing to as
a smaller person they will resent you. If you are mean to them it will
confirm every bad thing they have heard about us.
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Jude 1:3 Says we should strive (earnestly
debate) for the faith.
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1 Peter 3:15 Keep God sacred in you
heart, and always be ready to answer anyone that ask you about
your faith , in gentleness and in respect of God.
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2 Tim. 2:15 Study the Bible
regularly. I personally feel that everyone should read it from cover to
cover
at least once.
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2 Tim. 2:24-25 Don't fight about the
scriptures. Teach with calmness. It is better to walk away then
to fight.
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Matthew 7:6 If every time you give them a good
response they treat your words like dirt to be stomped on walk away. I
sometimes
break this rule when I am on the internet.
Even though I know I
probably won't get anywhere with the person I am talking to millions of
other people have a chance of seeing it. And when they see you reacting
calmly to some one with
a bad attitude it will speak volumes to a reasonable person.
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