Evangelizing is often pictured as saving lost souls. But none who respond were "lost." They are His that come at his chose time - his chosen ones. He came to destroy the works of the devil through their faith. He plants the seed of truth in them, waters it, and allows us to harvest his crop - bringing it into his kingdom. There are none out in the world that were lost to Him but diverted to heaven. All who respond are our brothers and sisters who were chosen before the foundation of the world. We are just there when he calls them so fear not to proclaim the gospel - his chosen people will hear.
He doesn't call us to serve the world (who reject him) but to build up the body of Christ. Eph. 4:11ff. We were given apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers to equip the saints...for the building up of the body of Christ.
[the lost - is this a term the bible uses? Are they really lost? This term gives us the idea we have to rationalize people into the kingdom when really we are just finding brothers.]
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