Non soul winner
Intro
(Matthew 13:44 [KJV])
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
Do non soul winners have an evil heart of unbelief? Not necessarily.
(Hebrews 3:12-14 [KJV])
[12] Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
[13] But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
[14] For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;
Is someone ashamed of the gospel if he is not a soul winner? Not necessarily.
(Romans 1:16-17 [KJV])
[16] For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
[17] For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
Not necessarily. I mean I believe there exist lost people that are ashamed of the gospel and are non soul winners.
But I don't believe that if you are a non soul winner then that proves that you are lost and or ashamed of the gospel.
I believe that you can be a non soul winner that is not ashamed of the gospel and that is a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ on your way to heaven.
(Matthew 10:21-22 [KJV])
[21] And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
[22] And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
You can confess Jesus Christ without getting people saved. Confessing Jesus Christ to other people might be good though to get yourself out of trouble, like deliverance, physical salvation in this world.
(Matthew 10:32-37 [KJV])
[32] Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
[33] But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
[34] Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
[35] For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
[36] And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.
[37] He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Prophet Micah still applies today.
(Micah 7:2-6 [KJV])
[2] The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
[3] That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
[4] The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
[5] Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
[6] For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.
You might be dealing with an assembly of treacherous men.
Misinterpretations
Some lost work-salvationists may claim that the parable of the talents prove that non soul winners go to hell.
(Matthew 25:14-30 [KJV])
[14] For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
[15] And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
[16] Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.
[17] And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.
[18] But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.
[19] After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
[20] And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
[21] His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
[22] He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
[23] His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
[24] Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
[25] And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
[26] His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
[27] Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
[28] Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
[29] For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
[30] And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
A lost work salvationist might claim that if you are a non soul winner then you are like the servant that hid his talent and was cast into outer darkness. Then they claim that cast into outer darkness means going to hell. So then they will claim that fruit is how many souls you have converted.
(Matthew 13:8-9 [KJV])
[8] But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
[9] Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
And if you don't agree with him then you don't have ears to hear, so you are lost.
The hysteria around the idea that if you are not a soul winner then you are lost can create a work salvation cult. This cult will then win souls in order to prove that they are not lost. Those souls are likely to be false converts because they were not saved by grace but rather by a hysteric work salvationist that is afraid of that is going to go to hell if he cannot prove that he has converts. That is how you create a work salvationist cult full of fake false christian, evil fruit.
(Psalms 12:8 [KJV]) The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
Wisdom
Some might say well isn't he that winneth soul wise?
(Proverbs 11:30 [KJV]) The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
Yes but there are many other things in the bible related to wisdom. Winning souls is just one of them. Its this extreme drive for winning souls that is wrong. Its as if the lost world is worth more than the saved. There are a number of ministries and evangelist is just one of them.
(Ephesians 4:11-12 [KJV])
[11] And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
[12] For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: