Nellie's Life

The 21st chapter reminds me that in the city evangelism can happen in many ways, whether done by you or by someone else. Philemon a slave holding farmer went into the city and heard about the gospel and he returned home to plant a church. Meanwhile, one of his slaves Onesimus stole money from Philemon and ran away to Rome. But while Onesimus was in the city he heard about the gospel, and later is found out to be a bishop. This just goes to show how the city is an evangelism tool. So goes the city, so goes the country. Both Philemon and Onesimus heard about the gospel in the city. This stresses the importance of preaching the gospel in the city so all can hear the word and the word will continue to spread from person to person.
We as Christians are called to the needs of the city. It has been shown throughout the generations that in order to solve the problems of the city we are called to help. Bishop Samuel of Cairo reveled that, “in the second century church women provided nursing mothers who sat in the public squares, often under pagan statues, while other women went up and down the streets to collect the unwanted babies abandoned in the night.” (192) Wow, it is amazing women gave their lives to God and followed Jesus. That is exactly what Jesus has asked us to do, and these women are perfect examples of doing just that. The church women responded to a problem in their city and developed a ministry.
This is how I feel Christians need to work today, there are many who already do but I feel that is where we are being called. When we see a need we need to find a way to provide help. Christians have a job that cannot be ignored. I believe we are called to the city because there is a need for the homeless, for the drug addicts, for the children, and many others but I believe my job is to find a need that I can help with, a need in which God has given me a gift to help with this problem and help in anyway I can. I have faith that I am being called to live in the city and develop a ministry to help their needs. I believe all people need to come together and work together just as Bakke said. The only way things will get solved is if we work together and see each other as brothers and sisters in Christ no matter our race or religion.