Christian Evangelism

Christian Evangelism

Introduction

Taking into consideration Evangelism within the church or faith community, is to understand that the focus has been drawn on evangelist and talking about evangelistic emphasis. This topic can be an issue that interests an individual or not, but little attention has been drawn towards it. It depends on where and how an individual exercise evangelization. Today there are theologies and methods of evangelization, they offered left and right, making the people of God in a market of supply and demand. It is person's intention to highlight a particular theology or a special method of evangelization, but according to personal interest is to emphasize the great task or commission given by Jesus Christ to his church and is valid through the ages, for any social and anywhere in the universe. It is my intention that every Christian is aware that this mission is an ongoing task that can be done in person or community . Evangelism is not just a church activity that has to be scheduled sometime in the year and with a big budget. This is the reason for it. This paper will be talking about the Christian Evangelism.

Discussion

Concept of Evangelism in Christianity

The word derives from the Greek word evangelization: gospel, its meaning is to proclaim good news, from the sacred view, is to announce the Good News of Jesus Christ, while for the early church was the gospel of Jesus Christ himself, who had proclaimed a message of salvation and announced his second coming. The Christian church as in the beginning, announces the good news of salvation event in Jesus Christ, however, as the evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, emphasizes different aspects:

Mark: Jesus Christ is the content and the author of the gospel. He is present and active where it is proclaimed the gospel (Mark 8:35; 10:29).

Matthew: Add a clarification to the word gospel: "gospel of the Kingdom" (Mt.4: 23, 9:35). Jesus Christ brings the gospel, which proclaims it. Are given by teaching his disciples (Mt.4: 23; 9:35; 24:14).

Luke: Gospel is to proclaim a message of happiness (in the manner Hellenistic). Gospel is the proclamation and praxis (Luc.1 :67-69; 4:18-21.31-37.38-39.40-41; 5: 12-16.17-26; 6:6-11.18-19.20 ss; 7:22; etc.). .

John, more theological presentation of Jesus Christ (John 1 :1-18). "The idea behind this term is to announce the good news of God to non-Christian world, which implies an appeal to the decision to accept Jesus Christ to be saved." This is the perennial task of every Christian.

Evangelization and Christian Communion

From intensive mission exercise, it can be identified that the importance of each point in the process of evangelization. The first ad, the resumption Christian catechesis and ministry as links in a chain, learning to intertwine consecutively, give consistency to our work of evangelization, because they become a process that matures the baptized as a disciple and missionary. That personal process of deepening encounter with Jesus Christ is what has been called training for Christian living. "Primary mission of training is to help members of ...