Belfast OutReach

Such unnecessary confusion and misplaced confidence about salvation! What does salvation mean? When—how—is one “saved”? The answers are not what you think—or expect. Here they are, made absolutely plain! Religious people and preachers continually speak of “being saved,” “getting saved,” “getting salvation,” or “receiving their reward.” What does this mean? All professing Christians want salvation. None want whatever is the alternative. The masses hope to leave this life for a better one. But just what is salvation? Exactly what is it that they—and you—are seeking? Most merely accept popular tradition and do not really KNOW! Do you? Are you certain? Take a moment and write down your expectation for salvation—what it means to be “saved.” Did you write “go to heaven”—“be with Jesus”—“have eternal life”? Or did you write “conversion”—“accepting Jesus now”? Even this much uncertainty raises questions. Does salvation come at death? Or at conversion? On one occasion, a young man asked, “…what...

Christian Witnessing - We're Merely Called to Share Christian witnessing is merely sharing our heartfelt faith in Christ - what He's personally done to change our individual lives! We're not called to argue or debate anyone into heaven. We're merely called to share! As in the courtroom, we're called to be a witness for the Gospel, not the lawyer, judge or jury… Leave that up to God! Christian Witnessing - It's Not About Intellect or Debate Skills In his letter to the Corinthian Church, Paul addresses the heart of Christian witnessing: And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in...