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Most Christians
find it hard to share their faith as often as they would like to
not because they don't want to, but simply because they have not
been taught to do so. Believers may know all there is to know about
witnessing and sharing the good news, but most will balk when it
comes to actually doing it. The best teacher the world has ever
seen trained His disciples on-the-job and this is still the most
effective way to teach disciples today. .
In teaching his disciples Jesus demonstrated two very important
principles
1. Disciples are made not born.
2. The leader has the prime responsibility to begin the process EE
has proved effective in every nation of the world today.
This Statement of Faith and Principles is a broad evangelical
declaration that closely parallels the content of the Gospel
presentation in the Evangelism Explosion training manual and the
concepts considered vital for the furthering of this ministry.
1. The Bible is the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative
word of God.
2. There is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father,
Son and Holy Spirit.
3. Our Lord Jesus Christ is God and man in one person. He was born
of a virgin, lived a sinless life, performed miracles, vicariously
atoned for sin through His shed blood and death. He was bodily
resurrected from the dead. He ascended to the right hand of God the
Father and will personally return in power and glory.
4. Regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for the
salvation of lost and sinful man.
5. Eternal life is received by faith - that is, trusting in Jesus
Christ alone for salvation.
6. The Holy Spirit indwells all true believers and enables them to
live a godly life.
7. Both the saved and the lost will be resurrected from the dead;
the saved unto the resurrection of life and the lost unto the
resurrection of damnation.
8. There is a spiritual unity of all true believers in our Lord
Jesus Christ.
9. The local church is the primary God-established base of
operation for evangelistic activity in the world.
10. Every true believer is commissioned by Christ to "preach the
Gospel to every creature" and to "make disciples of all nations".
11. Inexperienced witnesses are best enabled to share the Gospel by
participation in discipleship groups that include practical
experience in actual witnessing situations led by a more
experienced witness.
For more information on Evangelism Explosion Please contact Dale
Zerber at 765-482-7104
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