Gospel Reset: Salvation Made Relevant by Ken HamMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is a must-read book dealing with which could possibly be the biggest problem plaguing the evangelical Christian church. This book is in the form of a wake-up-call to the church to start teaching the bible and evangelizing the American culture the way Paul did in Acts 17.
For many, many years we have been witnessing and sharing our faith to a Greek culture (who does not have the biblical foundations of God, and how He created the heavens and the earth) the same way we share our faith to the Jewish culture of Acts 2 (Who has the biblical foundations of God and creation). No wonder why when we are sharing our faith to the lost in America that they look at us as nuts. Even when using the Romans Road, or Ray Comfort's way of evangelizing and using the 10 Commandments to show a person they are a sinner, people still have no concept of what sin is, or that they violated any moral regulations to a deity who created them and everything in the universe. We have got to change how we evangelize to our Greek culture and first give them a foundation to set the whole house of the gospel on.
This book was revolutionary for me in that I need to change how I share my faith to people. I need to stop using the Romans Road, and start using a modified version of it, applying creation and our accountability to a just, holy, righteous creator. I need to be absolutely careful what tracts I use so as to not confuse people any further. I need to consider that people have no idea that there is one God, what sin is, or that they are accountable themselves. I have met multiple people right here in the bible belt of America that had no idea who Jesus was. Never heard of Him. Shocking. I need to be prepared to give an answer TO THOSE PEOPLE as well. To prepare yourself...first read this book. It is a quick read, and full of information. Straight to the point with no irritating filler.
Whether you are a Pastor, Youth Pastor, Evangelist, parent, or millennial, you need to read this book.
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I liked the book and agree the approach is valid. As Frank points out there are lots of methods to use. Bill Fay, Ray Comfort, Romans Road, and Evantell are a few valid ones. But I feel we tend to evangelize from the shoulders up. And this book particularly promotes understanding truth which is not a bad thing. But looking at the morality of christians in our churches I am wondering if people are really being converted or just educated. We can know the truth but has the Holy Spirit does his work of conviction of sin and righteousness and judgement because it is the HS who brings about conversion. Yes knowing lots of methods is good. I just think trusting the Spirit in a key to real conversions. I do not want this to be viewed as negative. The better equipped we are the more likely God can use us to reach the lost. But it is the Word and the Spirit and not us that are how God works.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Charles. We tend to evangelize from the shoulders up. You're right, we cannot talk people into heaven, but we can use good tactics from godly men, be Bereans and be skilled in knowing what we talk about. Through prayer and the holy spirit as our helper we will accomplish much.
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