Salvation

[kittylover0991]

How do you lead someone to the Lord???

[mrs]

How do you lead someone to the Lord???

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Each person and each situation is different. It takes prayer and listening to the Holy Spirit's guidance to know what to say and what to leave out.

Some people just go through the Romans Road and then have the person say a prayer.I disagree with this approach.

It is important to quote Scripture.Its important to make sure the person understands and believes things such as:

1.their condition before God - lost and on their way to hell

2.they can't save themselves

3.only through Christ and His work on the cross can they get to God

4. they must repent of their sins and turn from them

5. believe that Christ paid the price for them

6.confess - this does not have to be a certain 'prayer' but just as, 'and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation'

Remember, don't pressure someone into saying a prayer.It is not the words, but the heart that counts.If you do have the joy of sharing with someone how to be saved, it is a truly thrilling experience.Don't forget to encourage them,pray with them, and make sure they are being discipled. To many times people get saved and then are left hanging without someone taking them under their wing and discipling.

I hope I didn't miss any important points in there.

[Work in Progress]

Kitty, ask God to make you sensitive to any opening. If you listen for them, there are many. A person could make a complaint about something, or say they have a problem with something - those are openings. Don't go too strong, and you don't even have to start "God talking" - just strike up a friendship - "You know, I had that problem once...........this is what I did..........why don't you try that?" and ask them how it's going a week later. Once you have established a friendship, you could get a little more bold in your witnessing.

If you are in a work relationship or something similar, where you spend time and converse, you can always work it in conversation - "Oh, I know - I was at Bible study last night and this lady said the funniest thing to me....." or "Hey, my friend at Bible study last night told me about this movie she saw..........did you see it?".

Your BEST witness is one of silence - you don't even need your mouth. Live Christ in front of them so that they will see something different and want to ask. Simple things can be a witness - when everyone around you is using God's name in vain and you regularly say things like "Oh, goodness, I can't believe I just did that" - people will notice that you are different and will start to observe and, hopefully, ask.

If you do lead someone to Christ, follow up is very important. I just hate these "get 'em saved" types who grab a person into a closet or nearby private space, pray with them, and then forget all about them. That's one reason I'm not big on alter calls. It's a time consuming experience, a process, not a slam-bam type experience. (I realize that sometimes it's an instance conversion - even the disciples turned and followed, but I'm speaking generally. )

[Liss]

particularly if you are talking about leading someone to the Lord one on one, in my opinion you need to start with a relationship. be that persons friend. they will see that you a christian. i am not saying that you should not talk to them about Jesus, for there is no other way they are likely to find out what Jesus has done for them and how much He loves them. however, witnessing involved much more than talk. the person you are reaching out to in many cases would be moved so much more if they have seen and know the difference God makes in your life.

other than that when you are talking about the Lord to your friend, follow the Holy Spirit's lead. He know what they need to hear and what they have been struggling with.

also don't be disheartened if they do accept Jesus as their Lord and saviour the first time you tak to them about Him. There may be times when the person yo have been witnessing to does not accept Jesus while you are talking. You may just be the person God has sent to them to be a witness, to plant a seed. it is the Lord's doing to water that seed.

i know in my life there were many christians in my life before i accepted Jesus. They are people that God puts there for a reason, and that reason is to be a witness. when a person does get 'saved' they can look back on their life and see how God sent people their way to be light.

i hope this helps