Perhaps his total number of devoted followers at the end of His earthly ministry numbered little more than the five hundred brethren to whom Jesus appeared after the resurrection (I Cor. 15:6), and only about 120 tarried in Jerusalem to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:15). Though this number is not small considering that His active ministry extended only over a period of three years, yet if at this point one were to measure the effectiveness of his evangelism by the number of his converts, Jesus doubtless would not be considered among the most productive mass evangelists of the church.
— Robert E. Coleman (b. 1928), Theologe, Autor und Hochschulprofessor für Evangelisation
Related Bible passage: 1COR.15.6
Topics: Witness & Mission, Discipleship
Occasions: For Reflection
Robert E. Coleman
Robert E. Coleman (* 1928) ist ein US-amerikanischer Theologe, Autor und langjähriger Hochschulprofessor für Evangelisation an verschiedenen evangelikalen Ausbildungsstätten. Bekannt wurde er vor allem durch sein Werk „Der Meisterplan der Evangelisation“, das die beziehungsorientierte Zurüstung und Multiplikation weniger Jünger nach dem Vorbild Jesu ins Zentrum stellt. Bibellesern vermittelt sein Ansatz einen Zugang zu den Evangelien, der Nachfolge und Glaubensweitergabe primär als persönliche Lebensgemeinschaft statt als rein institutionelles Programm versteht.
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Carl F.H. Henry
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Just as a candle is lit from the flame of another, so faith is kindled by faith.
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