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21st May 2011, 10:15 PM
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Reps: 7,308,881,659,608,450 (power: 7,308,881,659,611) | | | I believe street preaching to be 100% biblical. But you must do it the right way. Do not focus solely on condemnation, do not focus solely on love. You must make an equal balance between everything so that those who hear, hear all sides of the story. They need to know the whole truth, not just bits and pieces. And we are not to soften the blow of The Gospel, for Jesus didn't soften the blow of the truth. For The Bible is a double-edged sword that cuts at the soul.
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21st May 2011, 10:15 PM
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Reps: 444,791,070,341,126,464 (power: 444,791,070,341,135) | | Originally Posted by Ih8s8n  OpenDoor: God's Word won't do anything if it's wrapped up in a napkin and buried in the earth. Wouldn't you agree? The point is that we ought to be using every opportunity available to us to scatter the seed of God's Word. Incidentally, God's Word not returning void doesn't mean that everyone who hears it will be saved.
"Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things? For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ." (II Corinthians 2:14-17)
The gospel message that we proclaim will be a savour of death unto death for some and a savour of life unto life for others. Rather sobering.
Good point 
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I will praise the LORD at all times.
I will constantly speak His praises.
I will boast only in the LORD;
let all who are helpless take heart.
Come, let us tell of the LORD’S greatness;
let us exalt His name together.
Psalm 34:1-3
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21st May 2011, 10:17 PM
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Reps: 444,791,070,341,126,464 (power: 444,791,070,341,135) | | Originally Posted by Leat I believe street preaching to be 100% biblical. But you must do it the right way. Do not focus solely on condemnation, do not focus solely on love. You must make an equal balance between everything so that those who hear, hear all sides of the story. They need to know the whole truth, not just bits and pieces. And we are not to soften the blow of The Gospel, for Jesus didn't soften the blow of the truth. For The Bible is a double-edged sword that cuts at the soul.
Come on now.
I agree with almost all of this, but the gospel is a message of love.
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I will praise the LORD at all times.
I will constantly speak His praises.
I will boast only in the LORD;
let all who are helpless take heart.
Come, let us tell of the LORD’S greatness;
let us exalt His name together.
Psalm 34:1-3
one Lord, one faith, one baptism |
21st May 2011, 10:33 PM
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I am not the one to be the critic. Way, way too often, I am hesitant to witness (or I just flat out don't witness) because I am afraid of doing something wrong. These guys are witnessing. They may screw up, but they are witnessing and I am not. |
23rd May 2011, 03:01 PM
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Reps: 953,528,785,309,035,776 (power: 0) | | (Act 2:38) Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
This is the message we preach. There is no other good news to Israel than this, it is what saved me.  |
23rd May 2011, 03:07 PM
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23rd May 2011, 03:10 PM
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I will praise the LORD at all times.
I will constantly speak His praises.
I will boast only in the LORD;
let all who are helpless take heart.
Come, let us tell of the LORD’S greatness;
let us exalt His name together.
Psalm 34:1-3
one Lord, one faith, one baptism |
23rd May 2011, 03:19 PM
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Reps: 123,437,096,032,856,304 (power: 0) | | Originally Posted by OpenDoor It was a fruitless thread so I deleted it.
OpenDoor: Why do you feel that this thread was/is "fruitless"? What were you looking for when you started it? You asked a question and received some Biblically-based responses, didn't you? |
23rd May 2011, 03:25 PM
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Reps: 444,791,070,341,126,464 (power: 444,791,070,341,135) | | Originally Posted by Ih8s8n OpenDoor: Why do you feel that this thread was/is "fruitless"? What were you looking for when you started it? You asked a question and received some Biblically-based responses, didn't you?
My question was fruitless not the responses.
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I will praise the LORD at all times.
I will constantly speak His praises.
I will boast only in the LORD;
let all who are helpless take heart.
Come, let us tell of the LORD’S greatness;
let us exalt His name together.
Psalm 34:1-3
one Lord, one faith, one baptism |
23rd May 2011, 03:36 PM
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Reps: 123,437,096,032,856,304 (power: 0) | | Originally Posted by OpenDoor My question was fruitless not the responses. 
OpenDoor: No offense, but I disagree. Quite frankly, I was somewhat "thrilled" (seriously) to see such a thread in this section of the forum. Who knows? Had it continued, it might have actually provoked some members to stop wasting their time here and actually try to reach the lost (not that there aren't a lot of lost folks here...regardless of what their icons/avatars state). Imagine that? Christians preaching the gospel and at a cost, no less, as opposed to just participating in what seems to be endless p*ssing contests. Now, that's a novel concept (around here, anyway), isn't it? | | |
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