Foundation # 2 – People are
spiritually lost
It is obvious that there are plenty of
people who don’t know Jesus as their savior. But at times we
hold everyone to the same standard as if they were all
Christians. We shouldn’t be surprised when a group of
atheists tries to have God’s name removed from the pledge of
allegiance. We shouldn’t be surprised when states pass laws
allowing gay marriages. That doesn’t mean we sit back and do
nothing, but why would we expect and non-Christian to act
like anything other than a non-Christian?
The Westminster confession states that
the chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him
forever. If that is what we are here on earth for, how can a
person who doesn’t know God achieve this? It is no wonder
why people spend their lives living like wretches because
they don’t know God. Life is meaningless without a purpose
and our purpose is to glorify God.
Foundation # 3 – People Need Christ
There are two major barriers that we
encounter early in evangelism. The first is getting a person
to recognize that they are spiritually lost. The second
barrier stems from this and is sometimes overlooked. Not
only do people need to realize that they are lost, but they
need to realize the only solution to this problem is Christ.
If the two fit perfectly hand in hand,
we wouldn’t have the problems with so many religions in the
world today. There are plenty of people who recognize that
they are lost and they will seek out religion to fill that
need. But unfortunately they seek out the wrong religion.
How would you explain why Christianity
is different from other religions?
Our third foundation brings us full
circle back to our first foundation. It is because people
matter to God that He sent His son into the world.
