Paul wrote: "If our Gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost. In whom the God of this world (Satan) has blinded the minds of them which do not believe, lest the light of the Gospel of Christ of Christ, who is the image of God should shine unto them" 2 Corinthians 4:3.
It is the work of the Holy Spirit to reveal the Gospel unto Christians. Unfortunately, not all are Christians. They appear to be believers, but they are not. They have never come to Christ as repentant sinners to be saved by him. They are what I call counterfeits. Because they are not trusting in Christ to save them, they are void of the Holy Spirit. You can talk to them until the cows come home, but they will not and cannot profess Christ as their savior because they don't posses the Holy Spirit. No faith and trust in Christ, no Holy Spirit, no Holy Spirit, no Gospel, no Gospel, no salvation.
We try to convince these unbelievers to believe in Christ, but they can't hear or believe because they are spiritually dead. You might as well talk to a telephone pole. So, how do we reach these counterfeits for Christ? Jesus said, "Few there be that find it" Matthew 7:14. It is not your fault if you witness to someone about Christ and they reject you and your message. Satan has blinded them because they do not believe. Instead of turning to Christ to save them, they turn to religion. Religion is a diversion away from Christ and his Gospel, but not all turn to religion. Sometimes the person you are witnessing to will say, "That is the best thing that I have ever heard, thanks for telling me about Jesus".
It is the work of the Holy Spirit to reveal the Gospel unto Christians. Unfortunately, not all are Christians. They appear to be believers, but they are not. They have never come to Christ as repentant sinners to be saved by him. They are what I call counterfeits. Because they are not trusting in Christ to save them, they are void of the Holy Spirit. You can talk to them until the cows come home, but they will not and cannot profess Christ as their savior because they don't posses the Holy Spirit. No faith and trust in Christ, no Holy Spirit, no Holy Spirit, no Gospel, no Gospel, no salvation.
We try to convince these unbelievers to believe in Christ, but they can't hear or believe because they are spiritually dead. You might as well talk to a telephone pole. So, how do we reach these counterfeits for Christ? Jesus said, "Few there be that find it" Matthew 7:14. It is not your fault if you witness to someone about Christ and they reject you and your message. Satan has blinded them because they do not believe. Instead of turning to Christ to save them, they turn to religion. Religion is a diversion away from Christ and his Gospel, but not all turn to religion. Sometimes the person you are witnessing to will say, "That is the best thing that I have ever heard, thanks for telling me about Jesus".