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Free and Clear: Understanding and Communicating God's Offer of Eternal Life
How can we state the gospel correctly and clearly so that non-Christians grasp its meaning? Veteran evangelist Larry Moyer has spent more than thirty-five years collecting and reflecting on the most common issues and problems in personal evangelism. He has learned that to state the Gospel clearly, one must first understand it. Free and Clear offers believers a thorough understanding of the Gospel message and biblical terms and concepts. Each chapter includes group discussion questions. Praise for Free and Clear : "In the simplest, most effective manner I've seen, Larry Moyer explains how to tell people that they can know for sure they can go to heaven. I highly recommend this book!" "Larry Moyer is to the point and is clear on the issue of salvation Free and Clear says it all." "Larry Moyer tackles issues surrounding the Gospel that can confuse older Christians as well as new converts. Larry writes like he talkswith clarity and plenty of practical examples."
272 pages, Paperback
First published September 10, 1997
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July 19, 2018
Larry Moyer is passionate about evangelism. If you were to meet him, you can be sure that you would here about the Gospel before you parted ways. Not only does he love to tell people about the Gospel, he wants to help fellow Christians to evangelize. This book is a part of that.
Most evangelists seem to think that guilt is their best tool to convince other Christians to become evangelists. I cringe when I see cliché scriptures being taken out of context to encourage evangelism (or missions). I writhe inside when the claim is made to be the first thing on everyone's mind, and portrayed as the easiest thing in the world. It is important to share the good news of Jesus Christ, but it has always been incredibly difficult for me to strike up a conversation with someone, and even harder to share a clear, concise Gospel message. Moyer is different from other evangelists; he is helpful to me.
First, this book is fairly deep. He states at the beginning that he wants to buck the trend of evangelists not being great theologians and does an excellent job dealing with many theological issues as they pertain to evangelism. Yet, his style remains readable. It's not exactly light reading, but is readable. While not every story and illustration is exactly on point, there are a lot of illustrations.
Speaking of style, he is never judgmental. Believers are encouraged to evangelize and shown the importance (and biblical commands), but always assured that God's grace doesn't hinge on how many souls you've won. His gentle shepherding won my respect even more than his accurate theology.
Study questions are included at the end of each chapter. Since I wasn't doing this as part of a study group, I skipped over most of them. However, the few that did catch my eye seemed helpful and relevant.
Most evangelists seem to think that guilt is their best tool to convince other Christians to become evangelists. I cringe when I see cliché scriptures being taken out of context to encourage evangelism (or missions). I writhe inside when the claim is made to be the first thing on everyone's mind, and portrayed as the easiest thing in the world. It is important to share the good news of Jesus Christ, but it has always been incredibly difficult for me to strike up a conversation with someone, and even harder to share a clear, concise Gospel message. Moyer is different from other evangelists; he is helpful to me.
First, this book is fairly deep. He states at the beginning that he wants to buck the trend of evangelists not being great theologians and does an excellent job dealing with many theological issues as they pertain to evangelism. Yet, his style remains readable. It's not exactly light reading, but is readable. While not every story and illustration is exactly on point, there are a lot of illustrations.
Speaking of style, he is never judgmental. Believers are encouraged to evangelize and shown the importance (and biblical commands), but always assured that God's grace doesn't hinge on how many souls you've won. His gentle shepherding won my respect even more than his accurate theology.
Study questions are included at the end of each chapter. Since I wasn't doing this as part of a study group, I skipped over most of them. However, the few that did catch my eye seemed helpful and relevant.
October 2, 2012
Very practical and Biblically based.
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