Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone so that I might bring them to Christ. I do all this to spread the Good News, and in doing so I enjoy its blessings.
1 Corinthians 9:221 Corinthians 9:22
English: Contemporary English Version (1999) - CEV
22 When I am with people whose faith is weak, I live as they do to win them. I do everything I can to win everyone I possibly can.
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What does it mean to find common ground?
We tend to focus on what differentiates us from each other. We build up barriers, rather than looking for opportunities to bridge what separates us. But the things that we share are stepping stones to sharing the gospel. Our common ground is what gives us credibility to speak about Jesus’ love when people are in need of truth. Our common ground is what makes us real people in the eyes of those who are uncertain about what it means to be part of the body of Christ.
Common ground is having kids in the same school. Or being interested in a similar activity. It can be a shared background, like where we are from. Or it can be an experience we have gone through. It can be a shared passion, like sports, or fishing or camping. It is working together on a project, or commiserating about the travails of managing home and children. What matters is that we are willing to give it to God to be used for his glory and purpose.
What are some areas of common ground that have opened doors for you to share your faith? Are their areas that you have avoided allowing others into? Thank God today for the way he knows you inside and out, for creating you uniquely and building that uniqueness into the fabric of his plan for spreading the gospel.
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