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While the Bible itself does not mention tracts explicitly, the concept of disseminating religious teachings through written materials can be seen as an extension of the biblical mandate to spread the Gospel. Biblical Basis for Tracts The use of tracts aligns with the Great Commission, where Jesus commands His followers to spread the Gospel to all nations. In <a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a> , Jesus instructs, "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you." Tracts serve as a tool to fulfill this command by providing a means to share the Gospel message with a wide audience. Historical Context The use of tracts became particularly prominent during the Reformation and subsequent evangelical movements. Reformers and evangelists utilized printed materials to disseminate their teachings and reach individuals who might not have access to formal church settings. The invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century significantly facilitated the production and distribution of tracts, making religious literature more accessible to the general public. Purpose and Content Tracts are designed to be concise and impactful, often focusing on a specific aspect of Christian doctrine, a moral teaching, or a call to salvation. They may include Bible verses, personal testimonies, and explanations of key theological concepts. The goal is to engage the reader and encourage them to consider the message of the Gospel. Biblical Examples of Written Communication While tracts as we know them today are not mentioned in the Bible, the use of written communication to convey God's message is evident throughout Scripture. The Apostle Paul, for example, wrote letters to various churches and individuals to instruct, encourage, and correct them in their faith. In <a href="/2_corinthians/3-2.htm">2 Corinthians 3:2-3</a> , Paul writes, "You yourselves are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by everyone. It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts." Modern Usage In contemporary Christian practice, tracts are widely used in evangelism and outreach efforts. They are distributed in various settings, such as public events, door-to-door evangelism, and personal interactions. Tracts are often designed to be visually appealing and easy to read, with the intention of capturing the reader's attention and prompting further reflection or action. Challenges and Considerations While tracts can be an effective evangelistic tool, they also present certain challenges. The brevity of tracts may limit the depth of theological discussion, and there is a risk that the message may be oversimplified or misunderstood. Additionally, the impersonal nature of tracts means that they may not always lead to meaningful engagement or dialogue with the recipient. Therefore, it is important for those using tracts to be prepared to follow up with personal conversations and provide further guidance as needed. In summary, while the Bible does not specifically mention tracts, the use of written materials to spread the Gospel is consistent with biblical principles and has been a significant aspect of Christian evangelism throughout history.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (n.) A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion.2. (v.) Something drawn out or extended; expanse.3. (n.) A region or quantity of land or water, of indefinite extent; an area; as, an unexplored tract of sea.4. (v.) Traits; features; lineaments.5. (n.) The footprint of a wild beast.6. (v.) Track; trace.7. (v.) Treatment; exposition.8. (v.) Continuity or extension of anything; as, the tract of speech.9. (v.) Continued or protracted duration; length; extent.10. (v.) Verses of Scripture sung at Mass, instead of the Alleluia, from Septuagesima Sunday till the Saturday before Easter; -- so called because sung tractim, or without a break, by one voice, instead of by many as in the antiphons.11. (v. t.) To trace out; to track; also, to draw out; to protect.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/68.htm">68. agros -- a field, the country</a> ... Definition a field, the country NASB Word Usage country (5), countryside (3), farm (1), farms (3), field (21), fields (2), piece of land (1), tract of land (1 ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/68.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/5117.htm">5117. topos -- a place</a> ... general in space, but limited by occupancy; whereas chora is a large but participle locality), ie Location (as a position, home, tract, etc.); figuratively ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5117.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/2824.htm">2824. klima -- a region</a> ... part, region. From klino; a slope, ie (specially) a "clime" or tract of country -- part, region. see GREEK klino. (klimasi) -- 1 Occurrence. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2824.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/5561.htm">5561. chora -- a space, place, land</a> ... 5561 -- country-land (the ordinary word for ); a wide-open area; "a larger tract than (68), . In two cases it refers to a rich man's estates; and ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5561.htm - 7k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/2506.htm">2506. cheleq -- portion, tract, territory</a> ... 2505b, 2506. cheleq. 2507 . portion, tract, territory. Transliteration: cheleq Phonetic Spelling: (khay'lek) Short Definition: portion. ... /hebrew/2506.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/3603.htm">3603. kikkar -- a round, a round district, a round loaf, a round ...</a> ... 8). loaf, morsel, piece, plain, talent. From karar; a circle, ie (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, expec. The Ghor ... /hebrew/3603.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/salvian/on_the_government_of_god/i_a_fifth_century_tract.htm">A Fifth Century Tract for the Times</a> ... I. A Fifth Century Tract for the Times. "Be ashamed, ye Roman people everywhere, be ashamed of the lives you lead! . . . It is neither ... /.../salvian/on the government of god/i a fifth century tract.htm<a href="/library/moody/that_gospel_sermon_on_the_blessed_hope/book_&_tract_catalogue.htm">Book and Tract Catalogue.</a> ... BOOK & TRACT CATALOGUE. THE PLAN OF REDEMPTION. ... A very valuable tract showing that the church is starving for lack of gospel truth.8pp.2 doz. ... /.../moody/that gospel sermon on the blessed hope/book & tract catalogue.htm<a href="/library/montgomery/sacred_poems_and_hymns/hymn_cclxxiv_for_the_jubilee.htm">For the Jubilee Celebration of the Religious Tract Society, 1848</a> ... For the Jubilee Celebration of the Religious Tract Society, 1848. 8.6.8.6 James Montgomery. For the Jubilee Celebration of the Religious Tract Society, 1848. ... /.../montgomery/sacred poems and hymns/hymn cclxxiv for the jubilee.htm<a href="/library/montgomery/sacred_poems_and_hymns/hymn_cclxxv_for_the_jubilee.htm">For the Jubilee of the Religious Tract Society, 1848</a> ... ORIGINAL HYMNS HYMN CCLXXV. For the Jubilee of the Religious Tract Society, 1848. ... James Montgomery. For the Jubilee of the Religious Tract Society, 1848. ... /.../montgomery/sacred poems and hymns/hymn cclxxv for the jubilee.htm<a href="/library/moffat/the_general_epistles_james_peter_and_judas/introduction_3.htm">Introduction</a> ... THE SECOND EPISTLE OF ST. PETER INTRODUCTION. THE atmosphere of this tract is described in the introduction to the epistle of Judas. ... /.../moffat/the general epistles james peter and judas/introduction 3.htm<a href="/library/moffat/the_general_epistles_james_peter_and_judas/introduction.htm">Introduction</a> ... James is a pastoral or homily addressed to Christians in general (see on i.1). The author is a teacher of the church, who writes this tract for the special ... /.../moffat/the general epistles james peter and judas/introduction.htm<a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_christ_gave_his_body.htm">Whether Christ Gave his Body to Judas?</a> ... He gave it him in the morsel, especially since we read (Jn.13:26) that "after the morsel, Satan entered into him." And on this passage Augustine says (Tract. ... /.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether christ gave his body.htm<a href="/library/athanasius/select_works_and_letters_or_athanasius/introduction_to_de_decretis_or.htm">Introduction to De Decretis or Defence of the Nicene Definition.</a> ... Accordingly we must probably place the tract under the sole reign of Constantius, between 351 and the end of 355. ... In the present tract and in Orat. ... /.../select works and letters or athanasius/introduction to de decretis or.htm<a href="/library/de_molinos/the_spiritual_guide_which_disentangles_the_soul/chap_i_no_minister_ought.htm">No Minister Ought to Keep a Faithful Person from the Communion ...</a> ... St. Augustine says, (Tract.26. in Johan.) If thou comest without Sin, come and welcome; tis Bread and not Poyson; Again, (Ep. ... Pope Adrian (In 4 Sent. Tract. ... /.../the spiritual guide which disentangles the soul/chap i no minister ought.htm<a href="/library/richardson/early_christian_fathers/introduction_5.htm">Introduction</a> ... No document of the early church has proved so bewildering to scholars as this apparently innocent tract which was discovered by Philotheos Byrennios in 1873. ... //christianbookshelf.org/richardson/early christian fathers/introduction 5.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/t/tract.htm">Tract (5 Occurrences)</a> ... 3. (n.) A region or quantity of land or water, of indefinite extent; an area; as, an unexplored tract of sea. ... Multi-Version Concordance Tract (5 Occurrences). ... /t/tract.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/d/desert.htm">Desert (322 Occurrences)</a> ... Easton's Bible Dictionary. (1.) Hebrews midbar, "pasture-ground;" an open tract for pasturage; a common (Joel 2:22). The "backside ... /d/desert.htm - 46k<a href="/topical/w/wanderings.htm">Wanderings (7 Occurrences)</a> ... won'-der-ingz: I. CONDITIONS 1. The Wilderness 2. Four Separate Regions Included 3. "The Sandy Tract" 4. Description of the Arabah 5. Physical Condition of the ... /w/wanderings.htm - 40k<a href="/topical/e/elamites.htm">Elamites (2 Occurrences)</a> ... Temperament of the Inhabitants of Elam LITERATURE 1. Geographical Position and Names: A well-known tract, partly mountainous, whose western boundary, starting ... /e/elamites.htm - 39k<a href="/topical/e/elam.htm">Elam (24 Occurrences)</a> ... Temperament of the Inhabitants of Elam LITERATURE 1. Geographical Position and Names: A well-known tract, partly mountainous, whose western boundary, starting ... /e/elam.htm - 48k<a href="/topical/n/neck.htm">Neck (97 Occurrences)</a> ... a gourd. 4. (n.) A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts. 5. (n ... /n/neck.htm - 45k<a href="/topical/f/flat.htm">Flat (33 Occurrences)</a> ... 13. (n.) A level surface, without elevation, relief, or prominences; an extended plain; specifically, in the United States, a level tract along the along the ... /f/flat.htm - 21k<a href="/topical/f/forest.htm">Forest (67 Occurrences)</a> ... 1. (n.) An extensive wood; a large tract of land covered with trees; in the United States, a wood of native growth, or a tract of woodland which has never been ... /f/forest.htm - 37k<a href="/topical/t/territory.htm">Territory (140 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A large extent or tract of land; a region; a country; a district. 2. (n.) The extent of land belonging ... /t/territory.htm - 56k<a href="/topical/t/trachonitis.htm">Trachonitis (1 Occurrence)</a> ... literally, "of the Iturean and Trachonian region" (Luke 3:1). Trachonitis signifies the land associated with the trachon, "a rugged stony tract." There are two ... /t/trachonitis.htm - 13k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Watchtower-Bible-Tract-Society.html">What is the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/gospel-tracts.html">Is handing out gospel tracts a good evangelism method? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Jehovahs-Witnesses.html">Who are the Jehovah's Witnesses and what are their beliefs? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/tract.htm">Tract: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Tract (5 Occurrences)<a href="/acts/4-37.htm">Acts 4:37</a> having a field, sold it, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles' feet. (See NAS)<a href="/genesis/48-22.htm">Genesis 48:22</a> And I have given to thee one tract of land above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow. (DBY)<a href="/joshua/19-29.htm">Joshua 19:29</a> and the border turned to Ramah, and as far as the fortified city of Tyre; and the border turned to Hosah; and ended at the sea by the tract of country of Achzib; (DBY)<a href="/joshua/24-32.htm">Joshua 24:32</a> They buried the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, in Shechem, in the parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money. They became the inheritance of the children of Joseph. (See NIV)<a href="/isaiah/17-9.htm">Isaiah 17:9</a> In that day shall his strong cities be as the forsaken tract in the woodland, and the mountain-top which they forsook before the children of Israel; and there shall be desolation. (DBY)<a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><a href="/topical/t/tract.htm">Tract</a><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><a href="/topical/s/sand.htm">Sand (40 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/p/phoenicians.htm">Phoenicians</a><a href="/topical/p/phoenicia.htm">Phoenicia (6 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/e/english.htm">English</a><a href="/topical/t/tract.htm">Tract (5 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/n/neck.htm">Neck (97 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/e/eumenes.htm">Eumenes</a><a href="/topical/d/desert.htm">Desert (322 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/m/media.htm">Media (14 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/m/meadow.htm">Meadow (8 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/p/palestine.htm">Palestine (1 Occurrence)</a><a href="/topical/p/promise.htm">Promise (112 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/c/cush.htm">Cush (31 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/stream.htm">Stream (96 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/shushan.htm">Shushan (19 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/shem.htm">Shem (17 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/f/forest.htm">Forest (67 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/sick.htm">Sick (117 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/t/trachonitis.htm">Trachonitis (1 Occurrence)</a><a href="/topical/a/arabic.htm">Arabic</a><a href="/topical/l/language.htm">Language (112 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/v/versions.htm">Versions</a><a href="/topical/s/sickness.htm">Sickness (40 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/t/talmud.htm">Talmud</a><a href="/topical/f/feet.htm">Feet (2931 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/l/latin.htm">Latin (2 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/o/oak.htm">Oak (22 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/w/washing.htm">Washing (56 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/t/trade.htm">Trade (33 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/a/arabia.htm">Arabia (9 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/shinar.htm">Shinar (8 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/b/botany.htm">Botany</a><a href="/topical/c/city.htm">City</a><a href="/topical/h/husbandry.htm">Husbandry (2 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/h/husbandman.htm">Husbandman (7 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/v/version.htm">Version</a><a href="/topical/t/tarsus.htm">Tarsus (5 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/i/inspiration.htm">Inspiration (4 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/n/nehelamite.htm">Nehelamite (4 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/t/temple.htm">Temple (614 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/t/traconitis.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Traconitis"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Traconitis" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/t/tracts.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Tracts"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Tracts" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>