Lifestyle evangelism
Matt 5:13-17" 16Let your "light lifestyle" so shine before men that they may see your [z]moral excellence and your praiseworthy, noble, and good deeds and [aa]recognize and honor and praise and glorify your Father Who is in heaven"
Lifestyle evangelism is an evangelism strategy that focuses on living a holy, winsome life among unbelievers with the goal of attracting people(them) to the message of Jesus Christ.
Lifestyle evangelism has been popular since the 1990s, it enables a Christians or child of God an opportunity to share their faith through their lifestyle in addition to their verbal testimony.(it means beside your verbal preaching, your appearance an conducts also preaches).
Statistics would prove that tracts, crusades, and media-based outreaches are good but not to be compared to" personal lifestyle evangelism"(an evangelism that says once i was a sinner but now saved )
Paul exhorted Timothy to “keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching” (1 Timothy 4:16). He emphasized that Timothy’s lifestyle and preaching were both important in the effort to evangelize to others.
Ephesians 4:1-3: “I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.”
Romans 1:16" For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek"(we a have a clear call to live a life reflective of the message of Christ)
lifestyle evangelism should not replace the verbal sharing of the gospel,rather Lifestyle evangelism can be a wonderful way to show faith in action in a world that needs to see what true Christianity looks like.
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