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Evangelism: Three Critical Assumptions

There are a number of assumptions that are necessary for evangelism.  These don't guarantee that evangelism will take place, but they must be understood in order for evangelism to happen.  You might say that they create an environment or atmosphere where it can happen.  Meteorologists issue thunderstorm or tornado watches based on atmospheric conditions.  Based upon a whole host of variables such as barometric pressure, temperature at the surface, temperature aloft, relative humidity, etc. they can say that there's a good chance that a storm will pop up on a summer afternoon even if they can't necessarily guarantee that it will happen.  They simply say that all the ingredients are in place.  So, what are some of the necessary ingredients for evangelism to take place? The first assumption is purely theological.  It is that there is, at bare minimum, something truly unique about the Christ event.  I say the Christ event, because we must look at what was actually happening i