Evanglism

[CoffeeSwirls]

The lies we teach? Name one and show how it is a lie with the Bible. You say that you will only accept the teachings of the Bible so prove it. Show that you are not a false teacher.

1 Timothy 6:3-5 If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions, and constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain.

I have half a mind to respond to you only with scripture. No words of my own, just the word of God. In that case, if you want to be disrespectful, you would answer to Him alone.

 

[reformedfan]

Yeah!!

 

[cygnusx1]

i tell the Gospel every week at the olde county jail & the chicks who end up coming to faith in Christ don't line up at the ye olde tattoos R us for the blue John Calvin jail house special commemorative edition tat. (though they do come to faith in Christ, even though i don't 'close the deal' & order them to 'pray this prayer'. NO sense causing anyone undue anxiety, that's what your homey Finney was into.)

you are a scream reformedfan!!!!!

 

[reformedfan]

thanx, punkin pie

 

[Adam02134]

We must fufill the Great Commisssion

 

[Seaioth]

You give them the full (unwatered-down) gospel. Not this Jesus is your buddy zinger...

This is not all inclusive but... They need to understand what a sinner is and realize that they are one, and only through Christ can one be saved. Those regenerated are clothed in the righteousness of Christ, and we still have no righteousness of our own (contrary to Catholic belief, of infused righteousness in man)
The severity of sin, and our inability to do so be works, discipline or anything needs to be particularly emphasized. I have yet to go through extensive ET training however I am iffy on the Four Spiritual Laws' seeker friendly methodology; whereas as of course we are not to "cram verses down anyones throat", as some lifestyle evangelists have so vulgarly put it. But apart from the Word, just whose gospel are you given them? Share the truth in love, yet realize that truth and love are inseperable, however there is "sincerely" false truth and "sincerely" false love...

1 Peter 4:11, 2 Timothy 2:15, 2 Timothy 3:16

Whats with this motto I've be hearing and seeing 5 point professers to put into practice?
"Live like an Arminian, believe like a Calvinist???"
A mix of tolerance and compromise that one believes is a kinder gentler Calvinism?

(Some have rebelled against God's Sovereignty by saying that they do not need to evagelize because of God's Election and reprobation, saying that it nullifies God's Soverignty by doing so. This is truly tragic...)

 

[caltulip]

You know i know this is a little random but when talking about evangilism from a reformed perspective i always have to introduce this. You can not believe that god paid the penalty for everyones sins and not be a calvinist. If the debt is repaid for everyone then everyone should be in heaven. The Bible specifically says tons of times. I came for the sins of "many" not everyone (what it does sometimes way is for the sins of "us" but that us is used when the passage is adressed to the elect).

Whats with this motto I've be hearing and seeing 5 point professers to put into practice?
"Live like an Arminian, believe like a Calvinist???"
A mix of tolerance and compromise that one believes is a kinder gentler Calvinism?

That little saying really frustrates me. It is simply ridiculous. I think that we should show the gospel with love. But i believe that calvinsts do that. The best evangilists in history were mostly reformed. Spurgeon, whitefield, edwards and many more.

 

[CCWoody]

Actually, the funny thing is that you can't live like an Arminian. It is a theology that works only as a theory. It cannot be practiced.

 

[CoffeeSwirls]

Have you ever listened to an Arminian pray? It sounds downright Calvinistic! All this bending of hearts and such.

 

[CCWoody]

Have you ever listened to an Arminian pray? It sounds downright Calvinistic! All this bending of hearts and such.

Well, yeah. When you are on your knees pleading for the salvation of cousin Jimmy it is impossible to sound like an Arminian. You have already abandoned your faith by coming to God for you have left Jimmy's free will and are now asking God to do something.

It would be kind of amusing if an Arminian got this answer: "Well, Randy, I'd love to help out with Jimmy. After all, I don't want anyone to perish, but I've gone as far as I can without violating Jimmy's free will. And, I can't split the heavens for him like I did for Paul. That was a special case and if I do those things for Jimmy, it would not be fair for everyone else. Wish I could help. Why don't you go pray to Jimmy. It is up to him now."

 

[CoffeeSwirls]

Rofl!