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“Andrew Finds Peter”
Categories: Author: Paul Earnhart, Evangelism, Jesus, TeachingAndrew Finds Peter
By Paul Earnhart
One of the first disciples of John to follow Jesus was a man by the name of Andrew. Andrew was doubtless a good and faithful man. He later become one of the apostles of Jesus. But Andrew will always be known for the fact that he brought someone else to Jesus.
John 1:40-42 tells about it: “One of the two that heard John speak and followed him was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He found first his own brother, Simon, and said to him, ‘We have found the Messiah’ (which translated means Christ). He brought him to Jesus.”
It is great to find Jesus and to obtain the benefits that come from knowing Him. It is even greater to share that knowledge with others. And, unlike the sharing of many other things, the more we share our knowledge with others, the better we know Jesus.
Most of us like to share good news. If we discover a useful product, we tell others about it so they can also enjoy it. If we find a good sale somewhere, we tell our friends about it so they can go and buy at a good price. But somehow, we are reluctant to share our knowledge of Jesus.
These days, religion is considered a very private matter. People talk about everything else, but the subject of religion must be avoided. If another person has no religion, that’s his business and we must not meddle. If another person has a religion which is very clearly false, we must not even dare to question what he believes or to show him something better.
People who reason this way simply do not realize the seriousness of false religion, nor the importance of knowing Jesus. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth and the life; no man come to the Father but by me” (Jn. 14:6).
Once we have found Jesus, love for others demands that we do exactly what Andrew did…we must go and find them and share that knowledge with them. It is the greatest favor we can possibly do for them.
