The motive in evangelism

Is it wrong to get people to respond by promising them that Jesus will make them happy, fix their problems, etc?

Yes, this is wrong. This provides people with the wrong motive to respond to the Gospel. Everyone wants to be happy, to have their problems fixed, and to go to Heaven when they die. However, if a person is going to be saved, there must be repentance (Luke 13:3). This means that a person must be willing to turn from their self-absorbed and sinful way to God. If the motive you are giving sinner’s to respond to the Gospel revolves around enhancing their conditions—you are merely feeding their carnal and self-absorbed lusts. They are not coming to Jesus because they are wretched sinners who have no other hope; they merely want to improve their life. If a person is going to be brought to repentance, the motive given for them to respond must be deliverance from their sin. This means you must tell them of their SIN, the resulting JUDGMENT, and salvation through the LORD JESUS CHRIST. That is the Biblical Message—and it contains the Biblical motive for sinners to respond. Don’t circumnavigate the Biblical Message to create “decisions”. A decision is not the same as a conversion.

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