Leading Someone to Jesus - Part 6

How to prepare for the difficult questions:

This is the final portion of this study.  I hope you have received some information that will enable you to grow your church and add to the kingdom of God.

People give many excuses for their reluctance to follow Jesus but the Bible has answers to each. Here is where serious study comes in. You do not have to memorize each verse, but I would make a serious effort to become familiar with each. A good way to do this is to read each, pray about, and then paraphrase the verse.  Ready to get to work?

(Adopted from the study references in the Thompson Chain-Reference Study Bible)

1. Not today
Joshua 24:15
1 Kings 18:21
Proverbs 27:1
Isaiah 55:6
Matthew 24:44
Luke 12:19, 20
Acts 22:16
2 Corinthians 6:2 

2. It is too late
Ezekiel 33:19
Matthew 20:6
John 6:37
Romans 10:13 

3. Tried once and failed. God is able:
To deliver – Daniel 3:17
To fulfill promises – Romans 4:21
To guard your treasure – 2 Timothy 1:12
To save to the utmost – Hebrews 7:25
To keep you from falling – Jude 24 

4. Too many mysteries
Deuteronomy 29:29
John 13:17
Acts 1:7
1 Corinthians 13:12 

5. I don’t need a Savior
John 3:18
John 3:36
Romans 3:23
Romans 6:23
Hebrews 2:3 

6. God is love, there is no danger
Matthew 22:13
Luke 13:3
2 Peter 2:4 

7. Too many hypocrites in the church
Job 8:13
Matthew 7:1
Romans 14:12
1 Peter 4:8 

8. Will cost me too much
Psalm 116:12
Mark 8:36
Luke 18:29, 30
1 Peter 2:24 

9. I cannot leave my friends
Exodus 23:2
Proverbs 13:20
1 Corinthians 15:33
2 Corinthians 6:14 

10. I shall be persecuted
There is a blessing connected with it – Matthew 5:11
It lifts the soul to the plane of the prophets – Matthew 5:12
All godly people expect it – 2 Timothy 3:12
It leads to a crown – Revelation 2:10