Reasons not to invite others to follow Christ
// August 20th, 2008 // Comments Off // Christianity, God, church, church relevance, evangelism/outreach, people
Craig Groeschel hit home once again in his list of 10 reasons why people won’t invite others to follow Christ. His number one, and one that I completely agree is the top reason, is fear of rejection. Working in sales most of my adult life before following Christ and entering the ministry, I saw this fact everyday. Imagine people that choose a job that requires them to make a sale in order to earn commission or not get paid, yet being so afraid of rejection that they never asked for the sale? They would explain all the great things about the item/service yet never ask the prospective client to buy. In the world known as the kingdom of God, why should we fear such rejection? If God wants someone to accept an invitation from us, it will happen. If His plan calls for different timing, then so be it. Are people that refuse our invitation refusing us personally or are the refusing God/Jesus/Christianity/Church/Bible?
Craig’s number 10 on the list is powerful and I believe it should have been placed higher on the list (assuming it is chronological). That point is that some Christians won’t extend an invitation to others because they don’t really believe the gospel themselves. It shouldn’t be the case, but this notion is definitely true for a lot of people that may not admit it with their lips, but do so through their actions. I’ll comment more on this in my next post.
Read the whole list of ten reasons at the Swerve blog here.
