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Ideas For Evangelism - Way of Life Literature

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7. The typical soul-winning program uses humanpsychology and salesmanship.8. The typical soul-winning program doesn’t depend onGod enough and isn’t geared to looking for God’sworking.9. The typical soul-winning program promotes the error<strong>of</strong> immediately giving assurance.10. The typical soul-winning program is geared to notdoubting the reality <strong>of</strong> empty pr<strong>of</strong>essions.1. THE TYPICAL SOUL-WINNING PROGRAMNEGLECTS REPENTANCE (Acts 20:21).Repentance was preached by John, by Jesus, and byPeter. It appears 68 times in New Testament, 10 times inthe book <strong>of</strong> Acts alone.Repentance was a major part <strong>of</strong> Paul’s message (Acts17:30; 20:21; 26:19-20).The Bible teaches that repentance is not same asbelieving (Acts 20:21). Sometimes repentance isemphasized (Luke 5:32; 13:3,5; 24:47; Acts 3:19; 5:31;17:11; 26:20; 2 Peter 3:9); sometimes faith is emphasized(John 3:16; Acts 16:30-31; etc.); and sometimes both arementioned together (Acts 20:21; Hebrews 6:1).Repentance is not a change <strong>of</strong> life; it is a change <strong>of</strong> mindthat results in a change <strong>of</strong> life (Acts 26:20). It is asurrender (1 Thess. 1:9). “Believing” without surrender isnot salvation.Repentance is an assassin laying down the knife.Evangelist James Stewart wrote: “The hand that clutches191

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