One of the things a lot of Christians are concerned about is witnessing, often called evangelism. However, there is a fundamental difference between the two. Evangelism's aim is to save people. There isn't any long-term goal of building a relationship with a person or anything like that. Evangelists just want to save people. People who witness have a different focus: they seek only to glorify God. Yep, that's right. They just want to glorify God. There are a couple of verses that talk about this:
- Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, But to Your name give glory, Because of Your mercy, Because of Your truth.
- Psalm 115:1
- But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
- Acts 1:8
When we glorify God, we allow Him to work through us, touching others' hearts. We don't have to evangelize someone for them to know Christ. If you glorify God and just live for God, you're showing them who He is right there. It's that simple.
