This could be current, a historical figure, someone famous, close to you, anybody.
For me I would want to lead my friend Ethan to Christ, He helped me get sober and formed part of who I am, he never accepted God, he died in front of me in 2023, from cardiac arrest. He was 28 years old and a genuinely good person, just born with a heart defect.
I truly wish I was able to bring him away from his denial.
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God bless
Iām really sorry about your friend. That sounds like a very hard loss.
For me, I think it would be someone close to me too. Not because theyāre a bad person, but because you care about them and want them to experience something meaningful.
At the same time, Iāve come to feel like itās not always something we can control. We can care, we can show it in how we live, but people come to their own conclusions in their own time.
For me it would be my dad. Heās nearing the end of his life, and has so much regret. It pains me. He wasnāt a good dad but I forgave him long ago, and I just wish that he could find the healing for his heart that he is searching for..in Christ. I donāt mention my faith to him much anymore, only because he is so closed and hurting, so instead I just tell him that I love him and hope heās doing well. He lives 2 provinces away (2 states if youāre in the US) so I donāt see him often. Once or twice a year maybe, but heās online so I send him messages. But I pray for him. Thatās about all I can do right now.
At this time, the person Iām most concerned about is a homeless fellow who goes by the term vagrant. The term is his choice. Heās in bondage to a few things, but doesnāt see it at all. I know that all things are possible for God and thereās many people who seemed beyond hope that have come to Christ. Iām praying he will be included in that number.
Jesus says this: āwhen you do this to the least of my bretheren, youāve done it unto meā
Your freind helped you and didnāt even know he was help Christ in you. The Lord will consider his heart. Know this, that even now, pray to the Lord to take him under His grace unto everlasting life.
I wish I could lead my ex. She claims to be a Christian, but her evil deeds, unforgiveness, and hatred tell me she has yet to encounter our Savior. I blame myself for never being the leader she needed.
I am thinking of someone in my family who knows about Christ but has not truly trusted Himā¦
Not because famous people do not need salvation, but because Scripture places such weight on our own households and neighborsā¦
The āwhyā is simple: eternal life is found in Christ.
The New Testament does not typically say we āleadā people to Christ in a causal sense. It speaks of:
Proclaiming (ĪŗĪ·ĻĻĻĻĻ, euangelizÅ)
Bearing witness (Ī¼Ī±ĻĻĻ
ĻĪĻ)
Making disciples (Matt 28:19)
If by āleadā you mean introducing, pointing, persuading, and calling to repentance and faith, thatās biblical.
If you mean effectually bringing someone from death to life, that is the Spiritās work alone.
J.
No I mean bringing a Non-believer to faith
Besides family members, I would choose a homeless guy I hang out with at times names Stephen. Heās in bondage to a few things and follows his own moral code.
What I posted includes non-believers.
J.