For the Furtherance of the Gospel

“But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel; So that my bonds are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;” – Philippians 1:12-13 The Apostle Paul pens this epistle to the church at Philippi during his first…

Evangelism Principles

Over the past couple of days some of my meditations have been drawn toward biblical evangelism. Below are some observations of proper principles concerning both biblical evangelism and how to interact with other Christians about the gospel. • Preaching the gospel by necessity always has to involve preaching the Gospel. Simply doing good works does…

Be Ready To Answer

“But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear…” 1 Peter 3:15 Why do you believe what you believe? It is easy, when one is raised in the church, to hold to a certain belief or theological position…

The Extent of the Gospel

By David Pyles This post concerns the question of whether all of the elect will hear the gospel. I contend they will not, yet at the same time, I contend that we have no authority to offer the hope of eternal life to anyone who has not heard the gospel and believed it. First let…

Philip, The Pattern for Evangelism

By David Wise Philip is the only man in scripture who is specifically denoted by the Holy Spirit as an evangelist – “Philip the evangelist” (Acts 21:8). Paul tells the ordained minister Timothy to “do the work of an evangelist” (2 Tim. 4:5), and he also denotes “evangelists” as one of the four ministerial offices in the New Testament…