do not tell your neighbor about Christ.......

[bobhow1037]

"No one has the right to hear the gospel twice, while there remains someone who has not heard it once." -- Oswald J. Smith 1889-1986

i am looking for feed back on this quote..i have my own ideas regarding this statement..but i will with hold them for the time being...

 

[lilmissmontana]

I have never heard this quote before and have no reference for it or context. On that note this is JMO ... pure quesswork ... nothing backing it up.

It reminds me of a conversation I had with someone one time who told me it was blasphemous when someone spoke about Jesus in a bar. I remember being dumbfounded and blurting out ... "well where would you have them speak of Him ... at church where they already know ... they have pastors for that".

Another example of that line of thought was a relative of mine who would not let his children associate with other children who didn't go to the Christian school his did. My take on that was "How in the world will they survive in a world as adults with no idea whatsoever how harsh it is and who in the world is supposed to lead all those "non-Christians" if all Christians won't associate with them. The rule at my house with my children was they can spend the night here ... but no ... you cannot spend the night there. Of course there are exceptions to all "rules" ... but you get the idea ... those are my thoughts on your post. I have no idea if they are relevant or not.

side note: I really like your posts ... I know they don't get a lot of feedback always ... but they make me think.

God bless!

 

[Wade Smith]

It reminds me of a conversation I had with someone one time who told me it was blasphemous when someone spoke about Jesus in a bar. I remember being dumbfounded and blurting out ... "well where would you have them speak of Him ... at church where they already know ... they have pastors for that".

Absolutely agree. "They that are whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."

The preachers at the time of the Azusa revival regularly handed out tracts in saloons and prostitution houses. Today, if a preacher did that, they'd put his name on CNN and half the Church world would call for him to step down.

Fortunately, I have no salary and no creeds and really no "church" to ask me to step down.

So, the Lord willing, I shall begin doing just that.

Another example of that line of thought was a relative of mine who would not let his children associate with other children who didn't go to the Christian school his did. My take on that was "How in the world will they survive in a world as adults with no idea whatsoever how harsh it is and who in the world is supposed to lead all those "non-Christians" if all Christians won't associate with them.

Exactly. "You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick..."

This doesn't mean to be in "fellowship" with them, but you must get close enough to the sinner to witness to them.


I tell you, my parents were far from perfect, but God bless them. I wouldn't take back my public school upbringing. If God was able to use me to plant just one seed, or even just plow one field, then it was all worth it. The only thing I'd take back is my own failures.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

God is able to take what's bad and make it good.
God is able to take what's good and make it better.
God is able to take what's better and make it best.

 

[bobhow1037]

Absolutely agree. "They that are whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."

The preachers at the time of the Azusa revival regularly handed out tracts in saloons and prostitution houses. Today, if a preacher did that, they'd put his name on CNN and half the Church world would call for him to step down.

Fortunately, I have no salary and no creeds and really no "church" to ask me to step down.

So, the Lord willing, I shall begin doing just that.

Exactly. "You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick..."

This doesn't mean to be in "fellowship" with them, but you must get close enough to the sinner to witness to them.


I tell you, my parents were far from perfect, but God bless them. I wouldn't take back my public school upbringing. If God was able to use me to plant just one seed, or even just plow one field, then it was all worth it. The only thing I'd take back is my own failures.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

God is able to take what's bad and make it good.
God is able to take what's good and make it better.
God is able to take what's better and make it best.

Most of our modern day missionaries believed it was neccessary to "become part of the culture" they were attempting to influence (with out the influence of the Holy Spirit it was futile)...which i believe to be biblical. but they also had a spiritual backing,teaching and mentoring of a Church. This is extremely important....

 

[lilmissmontana]

thank you ... God bless!

 

[byhisstripes]

I think they need to hear it as many times as it takes for them to really see Christ and accept him. "Who are we to say well you heard it once that was your only change now Im moving on?" Just like forgiveness we are supposed to forgive them as many times as it takes for them to get it right. So I have to say I disagree. Hope this makes sence

 

[byhisstripes]

Sorry, I think I miss understood the quote, ignore what I put