Bringing people to Christ is all about God's work. We participate with Him.

1 Corinthians 2:4-5My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, 5 so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power. 

Romans 9:16 It does not, therefore, depend on man's desire or effort, but on God's mercy.

I have a friend who was getting frustrated by the fact that his father would not listen to him as he gave him evidence for his faith. He had been quoting the scriptures and showing his dad all the reasons why he should become a Christian, yet after months of this, his father still would not believe. He said "I'm happy that you found something that works for you son, but it's not for me." My friend was at a loss. All he wanted was for his dad to believe in the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. 

Then he read this verse in 1 Corinthians. It is something he had read a hundred times before, but this time it spoke to him. Chapter 2 verse 5 says 

"so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power"

He realized that he was trying to do it all by himself. He got caught up in the "what-can-I-say-to-convince" mentality rather then saying in what way can I plant the seed so God can bring them to Him.


As Christians, it is our job to demonstrate the love and truth of Jesus Christ. We cannot bring others to Christ on our own, no matter how strong we are in our faith or how good of and apologist we are. It is God who saves.


I am not saying that giving evidence (apologizing) for our faith is wrong. On the contrary, we are called to be defenders of our faith. 

1 Peter 3:15 "But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect."

It is when we rely solely on our wisdom as the "saving factor" that we become a hindrance instead of a helper. Bringing people to Christ is all about God's work. We participate with Him. We are responsible for bringing the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ to the world, but God is the one who calls them unto Him. It's not through our power, but through God's love.