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But it does no good to tell someone Jesus is the savior when the person has no idea what they need saving from. They need to know that God created everything, that he has standards of righteousness, and that everyone has failed to live up to his righteous standards. They explaining what Jesus did for them makes sense. Until they know these things, it doesn't make sense to people.

It used to be that almost all Americans had the biblical background, but it isn't true anymore. This makes witnessing harder, but also might make people more likely to accept their need of a savior once it is explained because it is new instead of the same condition they have lived with their whole lives.

Paul witnessed to Greeks in a different manner than Hebrews because the Hebrews had the foundation and the Greeks didn't. The basis for everything in the New Testament is in Genesis.

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freeborn | ἐλεύθερος | 8r0gwg 2y ago

I hear what you're saying, and yes--Paul appealed to general revelation when preaching to the pagans in that recorded instance. But we also know from Romans 1:18f that every human knows God, and knows he ought to be worshipped; we also know from Romans 2 that the law of God is written on every heart (we call it "conscience")--and for most people, our conscience condemns us more often than not. Lewis referred to this as "The Law of Nature" (we all know what "others" ought to do) and "The Law of Human Nature" (we do not apply the same standard to ourselves, but excuse ourselves from the same rules we exact from others.)

There's more than one way to evangelize, but I generally agree: "first, the bad news; then, the good news" -- as I wrote the other day. Appreciate your feedback!