Evangelism is a Priority
Many Christians seem to think that sharing the faith is for the few. This is not what the Bible teaches. We have all been called to be Christians to glorify the Lord Jesus our creator, sustainer and Saviour.
The following verses have been collected over the years from my daily Bible reading. The references were written on the blank sheets in the back of the Bible I use. They emphasise the absolute priority of sharing the faith about Jesus.
Old Testament Teaching
Deuteronomy 6:7 Impress them (the LORD’s commandments) on your children. Talk about them when you sit sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
1 Kings 8:43 . . . so that all the peoples of the earth may know your name and fear you, as do your own people Israel. Solomon’s prayer
1 Kings 8 :58,60 May he turn our hearts to him, to walk in his ways and to keep the commands, decrees and regulations he gave our fathers . . . so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God and that there is no other. Solomon’s blessing
1 Kings 18:36 At the time of the sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel . . . Answer me, O LORD, answer me, so these people will know that you, O LORD are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again.
2 Kings 7:9 Then they said to each other, “We’re not doing right. This is a day of good news and we are keeping it to ourselves.”
Psalm 9:1,11,14 I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonders . . . proclaim among the nations all he has done . . . that I may declare your praises . . .
Psalm 22:30 Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the lord. they will proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn - for he has done it.
Psalm 32:2-3 Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord does not count against him and in whose spirit there is no deceit. When I kept silent my bones wasted away . . . then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord” - and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Therefore let everyone who is godly pray to you while you may be found. - The Gospel in the Old Testament!
Psalm 35:28 My tongue will speak of your righteousness and of your praises all day long.
Psalm 39:1-2 I said . . . “I will put a muzzle on my mouth as long as the wicked are in my presence.” But when I was silent and still, not even saying anything good, my anguish increased. My heart grew hot within me, as I meditated, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue.
Psalm 40:9-10 I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly. I do not seal my lips, as you know, O LORD. I do not hide your righteousness in my heart; I speak of your faithfulness and salvation. I do not conceal your love and your truth from the great assembly.
Psalm 51:12-13 Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. Then I will teach your ways, and sinners will turn back to you.
Psalm 67:1-2 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among the nations.
Psalm 71:8,15,16 My mouth is filled with your praise declaring your splendour all day long. . . . My mouth will tell of your righteousness, of your salvation all day long. . . I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, O Sovereign LORD; I will proclaim your righteousness, yours alone. Since my youth, O God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvellous deeds.
Psalm 71:18 Even when I am old and grey, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come
Psalm 71:24 My tongue will tell of your righteous acts all day long,
Psalm 73:28 But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds. Again faith and proclamation are twinned together
Psalm 89:1-2 I will sing of the LORD”s great love for ever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known throughout all generations. I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you established your faithfulness in heaven itself.
Psalm 89:15 Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence.
Psalm 92:14-15 They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green, proclaiming, “The LORD is upright; he is my rock, and there is no wickedness in him.”
Psalm 96:3 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvellous deeds among all people.
Psalm 105:1-2 Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make know among the nations what he has done. . . tell of all his wonderful acts.
Psalm 109:30 With my mouth I will greatly extol the LORD.
Psalm 115:17-18 It is not the dead who praise the LORD, those who go down in silence; it is we who extol the Lord, both now and forevermore.
Psalm 118:17 I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the LORD has done.
Psalm 145:1,4-6 I will exalt you. my God the King; . . One generation will commend your works to another; they will tell of your mighty acts. They will speak of the glorious splendour of your majesty, . . They will tell of the power of your awesome works, and I will proclaim your great deeds.
Psalm 145:10-12 All you have made will praise you, O LORD; your saints will extol you. They will tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might, so that all men may know of your mighty acts and the glorious splendour of your kingdom.
Psalm 145:21 My mouth will speak in praise of the LORD. Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever.
Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise. Helping others find salvation is a very sensible activity
Isaiah 29:13 These people honour me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules of men. Lip service not enough, Jesus quotes in Matt 15:8
Isaiah 43:11 “I, even I, am the LORD and apart from me there is no saviour. I have revealed and saved and proclaimed - . . . You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD, “that I am God.”
Isaiah 49:5-6 And now the Lord says – he who formed me in the womb to be his servant to bring Jacob back to him and gather Israel to himself, for I am honoured in the eyes of the Lord and my God has been my strength – he says: “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and to bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth. Isaiah is honoured to be an evangelist
Isaiah 55:3-5 Give ear and come to me; hear me that you soul may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David. See, I have made him a witness to the peoples. Surely you will summon nations you know not, and nations that do not know you will hasten to you, because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendour. Isaiah foresees that God’s chosen king, His Messiah, would call all people to himself
Isaiah 56:8 The Sovereign LORD declares - he who gathers the exiles of Israel: “I will gather still others to them besides those already gathered.
Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted and to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.
Isaiah 62:1 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet.
Isaiah 62:6 I have posted watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call upon the name of the Lord, give yourselves no rest, and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem.
Isaiah 63:7 I will tell of the kindnesses of the LORD, the deeds for which he is to be praised.
Isaiah 66:19 They will proclaim my glory among the nations.
Jeremiah 2:2 The word of the Lord came to me: “Go and proclaim . . .”
Jeremiah 4:19 Oh, my anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain. Oh the agony of my heart! My heart pounds within me. I cannot keep silent.
Jeremiah 20:8-9 So the word of the LORD has brought me insult and reproach all day long. But if I say, “I will not mention him or speak any more in his name, his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary with holding it in and I cannot.”
Jeremiah 51:10 The Lord has vindicated us; come let us tell in Zion what the Lord our God has done.
Ezekiel 33:7-9 Son of man, I have made you a watchman of the house of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. When I say to the wicked, “O wicked man, you will surely die,” and you do not speak out to dissuade him from his ways, that wicked man will die for his sin, and I will hold you accountable for his blood. But if you do warn the wicked man to turn from his ways and he does not do so, he will die for his sin, but you will be saved yourself.
Daniel 11:33 Those who are wise will instruct many, though for a time they will fall by the sword or be burned or captured or plundered.
Daniel 12:3 Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.
Malachi 23:7 For the lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, and from his mouth men should seek instruction - because he is the messenger of the LORD Almighty.
New Testament Teaching
Matthew 5:14-16 You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your father in heaven.
Matthew 9:35-38 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. when he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harried and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.
Matthew 10:14 As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.”
Matthew 10:22,24 A student is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. It is enough for the student to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. Jesus came to seek and to save the lost (Luke 19:10)
Matthew 10:32 Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.
Matthew 16:24,27 If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. . . For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done. There will be a price to pay now but a prize then
Matthew 24:13 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations and then the end will come.
Matthew 28:19 The Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”
Luke 1:76-77 And you, my child (Zechariah is speaking about his son, John the Baptist), will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, to give his people the knowledge of salvation. John was to set the example
Luke 2:8 But the angel said to them (the shepherds), “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all people. Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.”This is the same message that the church has been told to proclaim
Luke 4:43 But he (Jesus) said, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.” And we are to be imitators of God (Ephesians 5:1)
Luke 5:10 Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will catch men.” So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.
Luke 9:26 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. We show our confidence in Jesus and what he taught by sharing the news with others
Luke 9:60 Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury the dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
Luke 10:2-3 He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore to send out workers into his harvest field. Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
Luke 11:23 He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters. To be linked with Christ necessarily involves us in evangelism
Luke 16:16 The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it. This is the vision Christ has for his church
Luke 21:13-19 They will lay hands on you and persecute you. They will deliver you to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name. This will result in your being witnesses to them. . . By standing firm you will gain life.
Luke 24:45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. Proclamation is the final will of Christ
John 1:22-23 Finally they said (to John), ‘Who are you?’ John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, ‘I am the voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’
John 3:16,18,36 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. . . Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. . . Whoever believe3s in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life for God’s wrath remains on him. The stakes are very high, all must believe
John 17:21 May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
John 17:23 May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
Acts 4:1-20 . . . the apostles were teaching the people . . but many who heard the message believed . . .”Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to obey you rather than God. For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
Acts 4:29 Now Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. . . . All the believers were one in heart and mind . . . With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and much grace was upon them all. What an example
Acts 5:18-32 “Go stand in the temple courts,’ he said, and tell the people the full message of this new life.” . . . We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said, “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man’s blood.” Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than men!”
Acts 5:40 . . . they had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. Then the apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.
Acts 5:42 Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ
Acts 18:9 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid: keep on speaking to, do not be silent. For I am with you . . .
Acts 20:21 I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus.
Acts 23:11 The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”
Acts 26:16-17, 28 (Paul’s testimony to Agrippa) “I am sending you to to them (the Gentiles) to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light. . . .The Agrippa said to Paul, “Do you think that in such a short time you can persuade me to be a Christian?” This was part of Pauls vigorous defence before King Agrippa
Acts 28:31 Boldly and without hindrance he preached the kingdom of god and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ. What an example and Paul wishes that we should all follow him just as he follows Christ (1 Corinthians 11:1)
Romans 9:17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth. God does want this proclamation
Romans 10:1 Brothers, my hearts desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved.
Romans 10:9-10 That if you confess with you mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. An open proclamation of my faith in Christ is essential
Romans 10:14-15 How can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? and how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.” The very presence of the gospel necessitates there being sharers of it
Romans 10:16 But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?” Consequently faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ. Hearers need proclaimers of the message
Romans 10:17 Faith comes through hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.
Romans 15:15-16 I have written to you quite boldly on some points, as if to remind you of them again, because of the grace God gave me to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles . .
1 Corinthians 9:12 We put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.
1 Corinthians 9:16 . . . for I am compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel. . .
1 Corinthians 9:19-22 Though I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone to win as many as possible. To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law. To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some.
1 Corinthians 10:33-11:1 For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved. Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.
2 Corinthians 2:12,14 Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ . . . But thanks be to Christ who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. The church is commissioned to spread the knowledge of Jesus everywhere
2 Corinthians 3:9 . . . how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness.
2 Corinthians 3:12 Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.
2 Corinthians 4:1-2 Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. Rather we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, not do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God. This is the prime ministry of the Church, to proclaim that Jesus is our Saviour and Lord
2 Corinthians 4:13 It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” with the same spirit of faith we also believe and therefore speak. This link comes from the Holy Spirit of God
2 Corinthians 5:11-21 Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men . . . For Christ’s love compels us . . . And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you, on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. It is inevitable that those who are committed to the Lord will want to live for their Saviour
Galatians 3:14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus . . .
Ephesians 3:9-10 Although I am the least of all God’s people, this grace was given to me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery . . . His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of god should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, according to his eternal purpose which he accomplished in christ Jesus our Lord.
Ephesians 4:21 Surely you heard of him and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Christ Jesus. You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self . . . - Salvation comes through being taught about Christ
Ephesians 6:19 Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that i will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains.
Philippians 1:4,12,14 I always pray with joy because of you because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day. . . Now I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel . . . Because of my chains, most of the brothers in the Lord have been encouraged to speak the word of God more courageously and fearlessly. Sharing the gospel is not just for a few, it is the ministry of the whole Church
Philippians 1:27-28 . . . contending as one man for the faith of the gospel without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. A united church that works to share the gospel is a delight to God. It is also evidence of salvation.
Philippians 2:14-17 Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life . . . A beautiful picture of innocent Christians twinkling in a dark world as they share the gospel with others
Colossians 1:25-28 I have become its (the church’s) servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness . . . We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. To this end I labour, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me. Paul clearly felt passionately about the gospel and the importance of sharing it with others
Colossians 4:2-6 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us too that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly as I should. Be wise in the way you act towards outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. This is very practical guidance on how to share the gospel with others
1 Thessalonians 1:6-8 You became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering . . . and so you became a model to all the believers . . .The Lord’s message rang out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia – your faith in God has become known everywhere.
1 Thessalonians 2:15-16 They displease God and are hostile to all men in their effort to keep us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved.
1 Thessalonians 3:2 We sent Timothy, who is our brother and God’s fellow-worker in spreading the gospel of Christ,
1 Timothy 2:3-6 This is good, and pleases God our Saviour, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus who gave himself as a ransom for all men. Part of godliness is to help others come to know Christ
1 Timothy 2:7 And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle - I am telling the truth, I am not lying - and a teacher of the true faith to the Gentiles.
1 Timothy 6:1 All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and out teaching may not be slandered.
2 Timothy 1:7-8 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self discipline. So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner. But join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God, who has saved us and called us to a holy life – not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. . . And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher. That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed . . . It is normal to have some fear of speaking up for Jesus but it is wrong to give in to this fear
2 Timothy 2:1 You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will be qualified to teach others. Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. Passing on the message of salvation though Jesus will be tough but is vital
2 Timothy 4:1-2 I give you this charge: Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct; rebuke and encourage – with great patience and careful instruction. Proclamation is essential
2 Timothy 4:15 But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. Gospel proclamation is fundamental
Titus 1:1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness – a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life . . . This letter centres on the need for appointing faithful teachers who will pass on carefully the word of God
Philemon 6 I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ. Those who are active in sharing the knowledge about Jesus are the ones who benefit most
1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people . . . that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
1 Peter 3:15 But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. but do this with gentleness and respect.
Jude 22-23 Be merciful to those who doubt; snatch others from the fire and save them;
Revelation 2:10 Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life
Revelation 6:9 I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained.
Revelation 12:11 They overcame him (Satan) by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.
Revelation 12:17 . . . those who obey God’s commandments and hold to the testimony of Jesus
Revelation 19:10 (An angel says) I am a fellow-servant with you and with your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Revelation 20:4 And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus and because of the word of God.
Revelation 21:7-8 He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son. But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral . . .their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulphur. This is the second death. Why are cowards first on this list?
Are both our churches and ouselves as individuals making sure that this is a priority?
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