Be careful of ‘instant evangelism’. Your friend probably won’t become a Christian immediately

Some approaches to evangelism assume that people are ready and waiting to accept Christ as soon as they hear the message. Gary Gibbs has been preaching the Gospel for four decades. He says the reality is very different

Recently one of my friends became a confirmed Jesus follower.

As far as I can tell, he is now saved, born again, has a relationship with God, regenerated and adopted into God’s family. He wouldn’t use any of this terminology because he doesn’t know it. What he does know is that Jesus is a living reality.

When we first met 13 years ago, my friend was a committed atheist.