WHAT DOES BEING A WITNESS FOR CHRIST INVOLVE? – “PREACH THE GOSPEL AT ALL TIMES AND BY ALL MEANS”
September 3, 2026When we talk about witnessing the LORD Jesus, we are talking about preaching the gospel. When we are talking about preaching the gospel, we are talking about non-Christians. Non-Christians, if we have not already realised, are human beings just like us. We find they are “good” people, civilised, cultured, religious, god fearing, honest and hardworking – just like us.
– YES IT IS TRUE, the LORD Jesus is the ONLY PATH to salvation, as the Bible says – John 14:6.
– YES IT IS TRUE, without any difference, all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God – Romans 3:23.
– YES IT IS TRUE, all our righteousness is like filthy rags – Isaiah 64:6.
– YES IT IS TRUE, we cannot save ourselves, except in the LORD Jesus – Acts 4:12.
However, how would our LORD Jesus, the One who died for us on the Cross of Calvary, want us to present this gospel to those who are perishing?
– “18 Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. 20 Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. 21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” – 2 Corinthians 5:18-21
What comes out clear as the day in the above verses is the demonstration of the heart of God towards the world, which is fallen and lost. The words that should hit us most should be – “…the ministry of reconciliation, 19 that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them…as though God were pleading through us…” Do we see the heart of God in these words?
– “Paul’s appeal carries the earnest concern of Christ Himself. The apostle pleads because sin brings real separation from God and because judgment is certain apart from the Savior. Christ’s representatives must speak truthfully and urgently, calling people to turn from sin and receive the mercy God has provided.” – Berean Study Bible Notes
So how should we present the gospel of the LORD Jesus to those who are in the darkness? What approach and what attitude should guide us, our words and our conduct while witnessing the LORD Jesus? I believe, we should follow the way God Himself had dealt with the fallen man – with love, care, concern and kindness. These are some of the traits we see in the LORD Jesus’ earthly ministry. We see the same in the way the LORD God Almighty had dealt with the rebellious human beings, fallen and lost because of our sin.
– “Jesus was gentle. Be like Jesus. Called to imitate the gentleness of Jesus, we’re far more adept at responding in a reactive, angry, harsh, arrogant, condemning, or judgmental fashion…Gentleness is the quality of being kind, tender, mild mannered; it is softness of action or effect.” – Doug Scalise
– “Sinners felt safe in the presence of Jesus, who is much holier than any of us, because the message they clearly got from him was a message of gentle love and acceptance that encouraged and enabled them to repent.” – Doug Scalise
Therefore, let us witness the LORD Jesus and preach His gospel to the fallen people and the lost world in…
– IN HUMILITY
– IN GENTLENESS
– IN TRUTHFULNESS
As Christians, the FRUIT of the SPIRIT has to be seen in our lives – Galatians 5;22-26 – in our witnessing the LORD Jesus, and in the preaching of His gospel.
– “The glory of the gospel is that when the Church is absolutely different from the world, she invariably attracts it. It is then that the world is made to listen to her message, though it may hate it at first.’” – D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Let us dear brothers and sisters, seek the LORD Jesus to give us a heart and mind just like His, towards the fallen and the lost. Let us ask God to help us be HUMBLE, GENTLE and TRUE in representing Him as His ambassadors and His disciples. Even so, the LORD Jesus help us.
