We often speak of sharing our faith, but, in truth, we are sharing the faith. The first commandment, the first thing people have always needed to understand, is that there are “no other gods” before Jehovah God. The world needs to worship the Creator God, not the gods created by men.
God causes the sun to rise and set every day. Only the Creator God’s name is great for every nation. Every nation should have a way to worship and honor the one true God. He deserves our pure and holy offerings because only the Lord of hosts is the great God for every nation of people.
The created need to worship their Creator. We don’t share “our faith.” We share “the faith” the world needs. There is only one God, and that message is essential to our evangelism.
It seems arrogant to think our religion is better than another. It seems intolerant to insist there is only one God and only one way to heaven. It is natural to be impressed with a person of great faith, even if their faith is misplaced in a false god.
God knew that this world would always be influenced by gods that were created by people. Satan seeks to “steal and kill and destroy” (John 10:10) by rewriting the truth of God. If we don’t stand firm in biblical truth, our respect for a person’s devotion to their god might keep us from sharing God and the faith with them.
The way is narrow, and that truth is difficult to hear. The first commandment says, “You shall have no other gods before me.” None of the other commandments matter if the first is not obeyed.
Wisdom is joyfully sharing Christ with others. We can share the gospel of Christ as “our faith,” or we can wisely share the gospel of Christ as “the faith.” Belief in the one true God is essential to our evangelism.
