Evangelism Class 14: Sharing with Professing Christians

I. What is a Professing Christian

II. Why Should We Witness to Professing Christians

   1. The Biblical basis

   2. The cultural situation

   3. The size of the mission field

III. Reasons for Concern over Professing Christians

IV. Factors in Witnessing to Professing Christians

   1. The Challenge of Assessing their Faith

   2. The Challenge of Overcoming a False Profession

V. Strategy and Tactics in Witnessing to Professing Christians

   1. Encourage the good that is there

   2. Be humble in your assessments

   3. Be mindful of how well you know the person

   4. Don't neglect the role of the church

   5. Pray, pray, pray

   6. Point them to Scripture

   7. Don't speak exclusively of the possibility of false conversion

   8. Provide resources that provide sound teaching where they may be mistaken