Vocal Evangelism as an Essential

"How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him [of] whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, 'How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!'" (Romans 10:14-15)

Christians need to be vocalizing the Gospel. I'm not the best at this, but I'm working on it. I tend to do it better in writing. But, as the verse above suggests, how will those who do not believe hear the message of Christ if Christians are not vocalizing that message?

The kingdom of God tarries while the number of those chosen from eternity past are brought into the faith in Christ. We do not know how many that will be, except that as long as we are here on earth, that number has not been reached. Therefore, evangelism (the vocal, sometimes uncomfortable kind) is really a Christian essential, despite often being treated as a non-essential.

If we treat it as non-essential, we ignore Christ's own words in His commission to the disciples to spread the Word to the ends of the earth. Christ died that men and women from all nations and tribes across the earth might believe and be saved. Though, not everyone on earth will be saved, and many will still reject Christ.

Yet, we do not know God's mind, or the heart of the unbeliever. How will they call on Christ if they have not heard the good news? How will they hear the good news if someone doesn't preach it? And, if it is the pastor's job to equip and make disciples, it is really the disciples (Christians) who are meant to be the hands and feet reaching out to the lost on a day-to-day basis.

So, let us treat evangelism as an essential. Some will say, "it is better to live the gospel by our actions," but who has ever come to saving faith in Christ by watching someone live a moral life, yet not hearing the message of Christ? No one. We can be compassionate, kind, and representative of a moral life, and in fact should as followers of Christ, yet we must also be vocalizing the gospel message to the lost.

Preach the true Gospel of Christ crucified for our sins as propitiation to satisfy God's wrath against sinful man. And preach the grace and mercy found in that sacrifice, as any who call on the name of the Christ will be saved. Those who repent of their sin, and put full faith in the finished work of Christ, are saved. Without the sacrifice, there could be no mercy- no forgiveness. We must establish the tough news of everyone having a sin problem, before we can explain the good news found through salvation in Christ.

I'll work on my vocal evangelizing confidence, and I hope my Christian brothers and sisters will too. It is essential that we tell the world of the coming King.

Let us fulfill our essential Christian calling and reach the lost for Christ.