by David Souther | Oct 11, 2024 | Christian Living
6 Ways to Recognize a Nominal Christian: Signs and Sensitivity in Discerning Genuine Faith How do you recognize when someone is a Christian “in name only”? Sometimes known as “nominal Christians,” these are people who identify as Christians due to their family...
by David Souther | Aug 20, 2024 | Christian Living
Criticizing the Messengers Can Impede the Message Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will. The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. The former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition,...
by Larry Moyer | Jul 19, 2024 | Christian Living, Personal Evangelism
I Just Need to Live the Christian Life in Evangelizing the Lost, Is That Enough? Living a life that commends the Savior to unbelievers is essential. A man who for years was antagonistic to Christ unexpectedly trusted Christ to save him. He attributed his conversion to...
by David Souther | Jul 12, 2024 | Christian Living, Fear
Evangelism Misconceptions: “I’m Responsible if Someone Says ‘No’ to the Gospel” When I first got serious about evangelism in my 20’s I had the opportunity to share the gospel with two of my coworkers. My experience with the first one could not have gone any...
by David Souther | Jun 19, 2024 | Christian Living, Fear
When Your Fear of Others Keeps You from Sharing with Others Several years ago, I ran into an old acquaintance of mine. I had recently returned from a mission trip to Africa and was telling him about it. Not knowing if he was a believer, I told him the main reason I...
by David Souther | May 17, 2024 | Christian Living, Personal Evangelism
How to Be “For Culture” Without Being “Of Culture” I have heard the phrase “be in the world, not of the world” throughout my life. Though this phrase is not in the Bible, the principle is implicit throughout. It culminates in Jesus’s prayer for His disciples in John...