Helping those in false churches

Fellowship Evangelism

Q: I have been a part of false several seeker-sensitive churches. Of the friends in my peer group I made in those churches:

-At the very least, half are divorced. Half.

-One couple has a ministry teaching Word of Faith heresy to prisoners

-One couple has a ministry teaching prosperity gospel to starving Haitians and Africans 

-One woman is a "female pastor"

-One couple left the church to affirm their gay son and now practice Wicca

-One man is an assistant pastor and is running for the city as an open Democrat

-One lady advocates for drag queens

-One couple started another church, got divorced, and now the disqualified man is preaching at yet another church but the sermons are centered around tinfoil conspiracies (seriously, I think he's mentally impaired)

-Several others are now into progressive Christianity 

-The rest have walked away from Christianity

These false gospels & worldviews hurt more than just the people believing it. What are some ways we can combat this one both local and widespread levels?

A: Ensure we share the biblical Gospel with them. This includes: 

1. KNOWING THE BIBLE VERY WELL. Read it daily & meditate on it.

2. Ask them their testimony. 

* to gauge if they really are saved

3. Ask how their life has been transformed by God since "salvation".

*they should be replying with righteousness & removing sin. Probe a lil on that. 

*notice if their answers to all this is focused on "me" or Christ. 

4. Ask them to share the gospel with you. 

*it will tell you which gospel they believed. 

*if they dont understand, it is a red flag. You can ask how they got saved. It should be in their testimony but likely wont be. 

*Ask if they are sure theyre saved

*Ask how they know theyre going to Heaven. 

5. Share the biblical Gospel with them. You can send them an appropriate livingwaters.com youtube witnessing video. *some have more clarity than others esp dep on where that person goes to "church"

*this video can do the work of sharing the gospel. 

*you can ask if they found a particular part of the video interesting, and then share your part you want to focus on in the convo with them. Pointing to important part that is specific for that person. 

5b. If you only know them online, connect with them, and when you can, share specific videos "you saw" and "ask their feedback". Then, tell them your view. And ask if it (what you are saying) makes sense reasonably and biblically. And similar to 5a.

6. Have them join you at a bible study. * a discipleship class at your church or/and connect it on zoom. And you might be able to mentor and befriend and guide them to your/a biblical church. 

7. Pray for them daily.

And stay in touch. Ask them for prayer requests, and let them know you prayed for x for them. *X being a edited biblical prayer in God's will not their genie prayers. This could help them start to see the right way to pray and they may ask you for help for a better prayer life. 

You can also at some point, offer the pages or links in our resources related to your interactions. Be a blessing. 

If you want to consider this friendship evangelism or fellowship evangelism thats fine. Reaching those innoculated with a false gospel is hard, but if you are willing to put in the work and do it for the Lord, even if they never get saved and out of false teaching, you have built up experience to help some others one by one or a few at a time. They wont have excuses on Judgment Day, and you will have loved an enemy of God, done good to and blessed them as God tells us to do.