Christian Worldview Journal

The Incentive for Evangelism
friendship

“Observe what Andrew says to his brother, ‘We have found the Messiah, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.’ You see how, in a short time, he demonstrates not only the persuasiveness of the wise teacher but also his own longing that he had from the beginning.

For this word, ‘we have found,’ is the expression of a soul that longs for his presence, looking for his coming from above, and is so ecstatic when what he is looking for happens that he hurries to tell others the good news. This is what brother affection, natural friendship, is all about when someone is eager to extend a hand to another when it comes to spiritual matters.

 


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