A Threefold Purpose

Doctrinal

The purpose of follow-up is doctrinal, personal and collective.

Note that follow-up still has a threefold purpose first, doctrinal;

the new believer must be taught Bible doctrine. No believer can 

advance spiritually on his own. Were it true that all a Christian 

need do in order to grow in grace and in to the knowledge of his

Savior is read a chapter or two of Bible daily, the Lord would not

have found it necessary to give certain men the gift of pastor-teacher

(Eph. 4:11)! It is the duty of the pastor-teacher to feed the flock of God,

to edify and equip the saints (Eph. 4:12). God designed the local church

to be the believer's classroom.

By R.B. Thieme, Jr  Book Witnessing

Be strong and take heart all you who HOPE in the Lord.

Ps. 31:24