It is our soul purpose of Christians to win souls to Christ. We are called to spread the Gospel. Long before Christ came to the earth, Solomon understood the saving of souls.
"The fruit of the [uncompromisingly] righteous is a tree of life, and he who is wise captures human lives for God [as a fisher of men] - he gathers and receives them for eternity." Proverbs 11:30, Amplified
Every tree is known by its fruit. One can walk up to a tree and partake of its fruit. At the first bite he can ascertain if he fruit is good or not. The same goes for the Christian. There are those who don the title of Christian and those who actually live the life of a Christian. "Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit." (Matthew 6:17, NKJV)
Solomon understood the importance of bearing good fruit. But he also understood the mission of the one belonging to God. That mission is to save souls. "The He said to them, 'Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.'" (Matthew 4:19, NKJV) Jesus called the twelve just as He calls us, for His purpose. "For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more..." (I Corinthians 9:19, NKJV) "Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back, let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins." (James 5:19-20, NKJV)
As a good tree, we must use our fruit to win over those who are lost, turn the stray back to the past of the truth. Fish bite the hook simply because they want what is on the end of it. Live your life like you believe and others will want what you have. My analogy is a little misguided because these fishermen that Jesus called used nets. If the net is thrown, we must understand that something will always be drawn in. We must, however, have the faith to throw the net.
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