The Biblical Mandate for Evangelizing in light of
WHO GOD IS
I. GOD IS THE MIGHTY CREATOR
A. What
did He create?
1) He created the visible world (Gen. 1-2; Col.
1:16).
2) He
created the invisible world (CoI. 1:16). Satan was not created as such, but as an
angel (Is. 14:12-15).
B. How does
creation respond to its Creator?
1) Nature
responds with absolute obedience.
~ Light and darkness obey (Exod. 10:21-29)
~ Sun, moon and stars obey (Josh 10:12-14)
~ Heaven and earth obey (1 Kings 17:1; James
5:17-18; Num. 16:31-32).
~ Wind and water obeys (Exod. 14; Josh 3; Luke
8:22-25)
~ Animals obey (Jonah 1:17; 2:10; Dan. 6).
2) The
invisible world responds with absolute obedience.
~ Demons obey (Mark 1:25; 5:1-16)
~ Satan obeys (Luke 4:1-12).
~ Death obeys (Mark 5:41; John 11:39).
3) What
about man/women...?
Man/women, the crown of creation, is the ONLY creature who disobeys God.
(Is 1:3; JerB:9).
II. GOD IS THE
HOLY AND JUST LORD
A. What
does He do as the holy & just Lord?
1) He sets
rules. (Gen. 2:15-17).
2) He gives
commandments when He calls His people (Exod. 20)
3) He makes
clear the spirit of the law (Matt. 5:17-47).
B. What
does He expect as the holy and just Lord?
1) He
expects perfection (Matt. 5:48).
2) He
expects absolute obedience (Jas. 2:10).
C. Whom
does He hold accountable as the holy and just Lord?
1) People
before Abraham (Gen. 3:11; 4:9; 6:5-7; 11:5-9).
2) His
children (1 pet. 4:17-18; Heb. 2:1-4; 12:12-29).
3) All of
humankind. (Is. 13-24; Jer 46-51; Ezek 25-32; Rom 1:18-32; Heb 9:27).
III. GOD IS
THE POTENTIAL DESTROYER OF EVERYTHING
~ How does
He put an end to His creation? Through
1) Flood
(Gen. 6-8)
2) Burning
sulfur (Gen. 19 - Sodom &
Gomorrah)
3) The word
of His mouth (Matt. 21:18-22).
4) Unexpected
illness (Acts 12:20-23)
5) Instant
death (Luke 12:13-21)
6) Fire (2
Pet. 3:7,10,12).
IV. GOD
IS A GOD OF LOVE
A. Whom
does God Love?
He Loves and seeks both
1) Men and
women (John 3:1-15; 4:1-30).
2) Young
and old (Luke 18:15-17; Mark 1:29-31).
3) Poor and
rich (Mark 1:16-20; Luke 19:1-10).
B. How does
God show His Love?
1) He
creates man and woman in His image and treats them with Love and respect.
(Gen 1:26-31; 2:15-25).
2) He takes
the initiative and seeks man and woman after the Fall. (Gen. 3:8-9; Luke
15:1-7; 19:1-10).
3) He is
willing to forgive and restore (Is. 1:18; Mic. 7:18-19; Luke 23:34; 2 Cor.
5:17).
4) He gave
His own Son (John 3:16,17).
5) He died
and took upon himself all the penalty that humankind deserved (Is.
53; Rom 5:8).
If God is mighty creator, Owner and Master of everything
created:
~ How do we dare disobey Him? (Rom. 14:7-9).
~ How do we dare ignore His Great Commission? (Mark
12:28-33; Matt. 28:18-20).
If God
is the holy and just Lord who will hold everybody accountable according to His
standards:
‘~‘ How can we consider His standards to be relative
and allow things to stand side by side with Him?
~ How can
we escape from our responsibility to evangelize and warn people? (Ezek
3:16-21).
If God is the potential destroyer of everything, and
nobody can mock him:
~‘ How can we be quiet and not warn others, knowing that it is a “dreadful
thing to fall into the hands of the living God”? (Heb. 10:31)
~‘ How can we take our life so lightly? (2 Pet
3:11,14).
If God is a God of love:
~ How can
we be ungrateful and not share with others what we have received by grace?
~ How can
we be quiet and not share these news with others, without loading punishment on
us?
We are not doing right. This is a
day of good news and we are
keeping it to ourselves. If we wait
until daylight, punishment will
overtake us.”
(2 kings 7:9)