As a Christian, you will probably develop your own approach to sharing your faith with others. Many Christians use “friendship evangelism” as their way to share the Good News of Jesus, while others may use a website such as this to share the claims of Christ. There are as many ways of sharing faith as there are people. None of them are wrong. What is wrong, however, is never sharing your faith at all.

As we have seen in this website, Jesus, the Christian’s Commander, ordered His followers in Matthew 28 to share their faith with others. Christ’s emphasis was not on the method of sharing but on the message to be shared. For the Christian then, sharing faith is not a matter of choice but a matter of obedience.

That gives believers the freedom to personalize their method of sharing faith. One method that has worked well is the use of letters written in advance and given to those who are “chance encounters.” If resources permit, a wonderful book, “The Best of Bible Pathway” could also be given. You are encouraged to use the following letter as an example to help you share your faith with others:

Dear _______________ , (fill in their first name after meeting them)

I would like you to have the book, The Best of Bible Pathway. It’s a devotional commentary that helps one understand in common language what God wants a person to learn from the Bible. In the Bible God progressively unfolds His story. As you may already know, it begins in a Bible book called Genesis and continues to its end in a book called Revelation. The Best of Bible Pathway is a non-denominational devotional book written to unite all believers.

As your letter continues, you may want to substitute your personal testimony. If the person has a web address, you may also want to e-mail your letter to him or her after giving them the Bible Pathway book. In your letter, your testimony should explain how one is saved, i.e.

Many years ago we made a discovery which changed our way of life. We had little understanding of God as our Creator. What we learned is that we’re accountable to God for the life He gave us. We learned that God requires every person who enters heaven to be perfect, as He is.

That led us to Jesus Christ, the God-Man, who became a real part of our life through faith. Faith, we learned, is trusting Christ alone as an act of obedience; an act which lets us take on the righteous or perfect nature of Christ. It is faith that bridges this gap of sin, a gap which separates every unbeliever from God.

Now we come to the heart of your letter highlighted by the offer of the devotional, The Best of Bible Pathway. This book should be offered without obligation, if possible. You may wish to continue your letter as follows:

Please accept this devotional commentary, The Best of Bible Pathway with no obligation. You’ll find that the next 12 months will be the most rewarding year of your life as you read the entire Bible from Genesis to Revelation. You’ll learn there is only one supreme reason for living - that of bringing glory to God. It’s not to obtain financial security, popularity, or material success.

Pity the one who is wasting the few short years of his or her life chasing these things, but fails to achieve the purpose of his Creator. Instead we often engage in a game of comparing ourselves to others. Yet by doing so, we add to our own condemnation. We are judged by a perfect God whose standards we’ll never meet on our own. God’s only way of salvation is for the unbeliever to take-on the righteousness or perfect nature of Christ through faith. Jesus lived a sinless life taking our punishment for our sins. By faith, we only need to believe this.

Yet it’s not a careless belief, or even worse, an empty profession of faith. “Easy Believism” is all too rampant today. Many who profess to believe don’t really understand what they believe. Shallow faith is often unbelief which results in behavior that leaves the unbeliever totally and eternally lost.

But God does not leave us alone! Jesus Christ, the God-Man, becomes a real part of one’s life through faith. Faith is trusting Christ alone as an act of obedience; an act which lets one take on the righteous or perfect nature of Christ. It is faith that bridges this gap of sin, a gap which separates every unbeliever from God. Faith leads to repentance, which results in a change from past sinful behaviors.

All people who trust Christ as their Lord and Savior need to know that their Creator has revealed in the Bible a desire for them to fulfill three major responsibilities within their lifetime:

• That he or she may know what God expects and how to be prepared for eternity.

• That he be fully prepared to face the future with confidence.

• That he may know the one true God, who is expressed in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. All other gods are false, lifeless counterfeits that can save no one from an everlasting hell. These false gods cannot provide for your needs, protect you from your enemies, or answer your prayers.

For there is one God, and one Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.    (1 Timothy 2:5)

Now close your letter with your signature and a return address. If you choose not to include your name and address and your church supports what you’re doing, then with your Church’s permission, use the Church’s name and address.

We hope you'll continue with your visit as there are still several web chapters remaining to read as well as an exam. When you’re finished, e-mail any comment you have, whether good or bad, to The Christian Way. Thanks for your response, and we hope you’ll find the remainder of your visit not only helpful, but encouraging!