Speaking Of Ethics... What About Street Preaching?

[madluvofficial]

Don't get me wrong, I think that there are street preachers out there doing a great job.
But do you think this form of condemnation is really valuable to furthering the kingdom of God at all?

Love to hear your thoughts!

Much love and God Bless you good people!

 

[mukk_in]

Don't get me wrong, I think that there are street preachers out there doing a great job.
But do you think this form of condemnation is really valuable to furthering the kingdom of God at all?

Love to hear your thoughts!

Much love and God Bless you good people!

Not at all, if done the right way in love. I had done a bit of that. Of course, the local law may not always permit it .

 

[DamianWarS]

Don't get me wrong, I think that there are street preachers out there doing a great job.
But do you think this form of condemnation is really valuable to furthering the kingdom of God at all?

Love to hear your thoughts!

Much love and God Bless you good people!

Jesus calls us to "love our neighbour as ourselves". I don't want to enter a public space and have someone try and push something on me that I don't accept so why would I do that to someone else?

 

[ViaCrucis]

Jesus calls us "love our neighbour as ourselves". I don't want to be enter a public space and have someone try and push something on me that I don't accept so why would I do that to someone else?

I also try and remember that St. Paul asks the rhetorical question, "Are all apostles? Are all teachers?" etc; and describes also in Ephesians how some are called to be pastors, some are called to be teachers, some are called to be evangelists. Not everyone is called to be an evangelist. And in truth, I think most of us can think of many people who probably shouldn't be playing the part of evangelist--perhaps because they are quite young in the faith, or because they are improperly taught, or because they simply aren't actually preaching the Gospel but something else entirely. We all have the opportunity to share "the hope that is within us, with gentleness and respect" but not everyone is called to be an evangelist or missionary. Yes, Paul went into Athens and preached at the Parthenon and at the Areopagus to gathered crowds of Pagans--but Paul was also specifically called, hand-picked by Jesus, to be an apostle to the Greeks.

-CryptoLutheran

 

[DamianWarS]

I also try and remember that St. Paul asks the rhetorical question, "Are all apostles? Are all teachers?" etc; and describes also in Ephesians how some are called to be pastors, some are called to be teachers, some are called to be evangelists. Not everyone is called to be an evangelist. And in truth, I think most of us can think of many people who probably shouldn't be playing the part of evangelist--perhaps because they are quite young in the faith, or because they are improperly taught, or because they simply aren't actually preaching the Gospel but something else entirely. We all have the opportunity to share "the hope that is within us, with gentleness and respect" but not everyone is called to be an evangelist or missionary. Yes, Paul went into Athens and preached at the Parthenon and at the Areopagus to gathered crowds of Pagans--but Paul was also specifically called, hand-picked by Jesus, to be an apostle to the Greeks.

-CryptoLutheran

there should be a guy with a bull horn preaching to the street evangelist.

 

[jmldn2]

We have too many places for people to go hear the Word of God and to fellowship, rather than preach from a street corner.