When you hear the word “evangelize” what comes to your mind? How do you understand that word? When I hear that word I think of it as explaining the gospel to an unbeliever and calling him to faith and repentance. I think that is how most people use it. My friend Mark Dever uses it that way. Tim Chester and Steve Timmis use it that way. My friend Lig Duncan uses it that way. John MacArthur uses it that way. I think it’s safe to say that many gospel-centered believers use it that way. And there’s nothing wrong with using the word that way. I’ve used it that way and will continue to use the word evangelism to speak of proclaiming/explaining the gospel to unbelievers and calling them to faith and repentance. But Paul didn’t use the word that way. P.T. O’Brien explains commenting on Romans 1:15-16 (
What does it mean to "Gospelize" a person?
What does it mean to "Gospelize" a person?
What does it mean to "Gospelize" a person?
When you hear the word “evangelize” what comes to your mind? How do you understand that word? When I hear that word I think of it as explaining the gospel to an unbeliever and calling him to faith and repentance. I think that is how most people use it. My friend Mark Dever uses it that way. Tim Chester and Steve Timmis use it that way. My friend Lig Duncan uses it that way. John MacArthur uses it that way. I think it’s safe to say that many gospel-centered believers use it that way. And there’s nothing wrong with using the word that way. I’ve used it that way and will continue to use the word evangelism to speak of proclaiming/explaining the gospel to unbelievers and calling them to faith and repentance. But Paul didn’t use the word that way. P.T. O’Brien explains commenting on Romans 1:15-16 (