As good fishers, we don’t confuse bait with hook. But as we watch God’s design, not a lot of catching happens with a bare hook.
As good fishers, we don’t confuse bait with hook. But as we watch God’s design, not a lot of catching happens with a bare hook.
Salvation, itself, is the work of God and no one else, through Jesus, the Messiah of Israel -- and it's not from any person and it's not from any organization and it's not from any church and it's not from any human agency of any kind.
But, "giving the message" of salvation -- is the work of those who are already saved through Jesus, the Messiah of Israel's finished work on the cross, and from the message of the Gospel in the Word of God, itself.
Thus, the "job" of the Christian is giving the message of salvation. The job of God is to do the actual "saving" -- not the giver of the message, whether it be a person, a pastor, an organization or a church.