Jim Lincoln wrote:
Showy
Perhaps a bunch of them can volunteer With some intercity charities? --anonymously of course.

But notice that Mr. Lincoln voices NO concern with the Gospel.

Feeding people and not preaching the Gospel is as anti-Biblical as anything Jim is concerned with.

Bret Carpenter wrote:
It is not that Christian men don’t have the “calling” or the clear command to preach (shout in a loud voice in public) but rather that they are afraid.

ONE church has come to my door (independent Baptist) and two cults followed (Jehovah's false Witnesses and Morons).

And I have YET to hear any street preaching or see street witnessing... other than what our little church of a dozen is doing.

These are definitely the last days, when Jesus said, "when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?" (Luke 18:8)

Preaching the Gospel is NOT soliciting!

And, so what if it is defined that way? God said preach to every creature, INCLUDING those with "Beware of my chi-hua-hua" signs!

I just can't see Paul saying, "Oh, shucks. There are local ordinances against Christians preaching to worshippers of Diana in the Temple square. I had better go home and blog."

NO. Paul dismissed man's LAW when it attempted to silence the preaching of the Gospel.

That say me.

Doctor WOMI wrote:
... It seems that too many Christians have forgotten this principle. In their preaching to the lost they so easily take no as an answer, almost with a sigh of relief. They are more interested in making the lost feel comfortable then convicted... It seems to me that the word "persuade" carrys with it of not taking no for an answer. I speak not of forcing people to make a decision that is not sincere, neither am I talking of insulting people for not accepting the Gospel... If hell is real and heaven is glorious like we say it is, should not our proclamation accompany some biblical zeal?
Oh that our soulwinning be done with divine authority!
What say ye?

Are they so crass as to think they are so wonderful that people will just drop to their knees.

"This Christian shines so holy and brilliant, I simply MUST find the source of his shekina glory!"

LOL

Hilarious but also sad. The silence from Christians today is DEAFENING...

Bret Carpenter wrote:
Wayne wrote: “I do believe that the gospel is best done through friendship.“
Best done through friendship?
1Cor1:21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

Wayne wrote: “Jesus was called the friend of sinners because he hung out with them, not because he preached at them.“
This was a false accusation charged against Jesus. Are you doing the same?
Actually Jesus was preaching when he exposed this false accusation.
Luke 8:1 And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, PREACHING and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,

Marco wrote:
Hyles-Anderson is a cultic school.
Go to their website and see for yourself what kind of mentality is
being cultivated. It's not Christian
religion. It's Christian indoctrination and brainwashing.

May cults like that INCREASE.

Who in the world decries a school that doesn't preach "christian religion". Christian "religion" was born of Satan, leading men into bondage of denominational (Nicolaitan) machines that rob men of eternal salvation by teaching sacraments and a works-based righteousness.

AntiVaticanistAmerican wrote:
All the Other so-called "Fundamentalist/Evangelical" Christian Bible Colleges have fallen for the same Satanic-Vaticanist snare & trap; including Bob Jones University, Greenville S.C. & The Moody Bible Institute, Chicago IL:
With the exception of the smaller Independent Fundamentalist/Evangelical Christian Bible Colleges which have remained Faithful To The Authorized "King James" Version of The Byzantine-Based Greek "Textus-Receptus"; or The Larger Independent Fundamentalist/Evangelical Christian Bible Colleges with close affiliations & ties to The First Baptist Church of Hammond IN ala The Late-Great Soulwinner/Revivalist/Evangelist/Pastor JACK HYLES !

Lurker wrote:
R.K. Borill is correct in quoting 1 Cor 15:1-4 (Christ crucified) but what does that mean?

"Tell me if you would, what is the Gospel, in your words."
Love thy neighbor as thyself.
(1 John 1:1-4, 1 John 2:7, 1 John 2:24, 1 John 3:10-11, 2 John 1:4-6)

You are joining those who corrupt the simplicity of the Gospel in order to sound "deep" and "philosophical" (Colossians 2:8).

LIsa wrote:
Which one is the gospel? I need to get it exactly right as if i get it wrong i can be labelled a false preacher.

Thats the whole point-the gospel is a mystery....So how do you preach it????

It WAS a mystery but it's not any more. It was revealed in Jesus Christ and preached by the apostles and all true preachers for 2,000 years.

Paul tells us exactly what the Gospel is, for example, in 1 Corinthians 15. Verse 1 says, "Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel..."

Not "a gospel" and he doesn't STILL call it a mystery. He then says (verse 2) that we are saved by BELIEVING the Gospel. Then he gives us THE Gospel in the next verses:

"For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
"And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures."

And, yes, you had better get it right or Paul says you are "accursed".

Don Thierman wrote:
Gregory,
... Most of the time you will not find "you shall do this..." language.
... The methods don't matter and there is no magical prayer, but asking Jesus Christ directly is what matters.

Time after time, the Bible says, "BELIEVE." Why add to God's word? Why add, "Ask Jesus in your heart..." when the Bible NEVER says to do that while saying, "Believe..."

Derek, you are correct. And I preach that a believer must confess the Lord Jesus. But that is in now way, shape or form related to the idea of "asking Jesus in your heart," like Olsteen, 700 Club and others preach.

Mormons "ask Jesus in their heart". But they do not actually believe the same Jesus that we believe and they do not trust his death, burial and resurrection for eternal life.

Asking Jesus into your heart is as Biblical as claiming to eat Jesus in the "Eucharist".

John Yurich wrote:
It is not necessary to verbally procalaim the Gospel Of Christ. It can be done on discussion forums and by putting Gospel Tracts on automobile windshields. The way that I proclaim the Gospel Of Christ is on discussion forums by stating that unless someone prays to Christ and asks Him to become their Savior then they will be spending eternity in Hell.

I hope I don't sound like I'm attacking or anything, but I don't understand why Christians talk one way while the Bible speaks in a totally different manner. TD Jakes told his audience this weekend to, "Ask Jesus to come in to your life." and then gave his toll free hotline.

You seem to be comparing apples with oranges. Whether I am called to Sudan, China, Venezeula or Muletown... is a question of GEOGRAPHY not whether I will obey the Lord's commission to preach the Gospel.

Regardless of WHERE I am called, I am commanded to preach to every creature.

It may not be door to door. It might not be screaming the Gospel on a street corner. But it will be something... and it won't just be in the tiny little circle in which you "live your life" (Acts 1:8).

I am sorry, but the extra-Biblical heresy denying the great commission to PREACH the Gospel by saying, "I witness with my life" just has to stop.

Matthew 10:27, Matthew 28:19-20, Mark 16:15, Luke 9:60, Acts 5:42... These say clearly that preaching the Gospel with WORDS is what God uses to reach the lost.

There is not a single example of a New Testament Christian coming to Christ by "actions and how they live life" alone. Paul & Silas literally opened the door with their actions, but they had to speak the word of the Gospel for the jailor to be saved. Acts 16:25-34

We celebrate our opportunity to serve the Lord together.

My wife distributes Scripture cards, numbering into the hundreds each month. Some she hands out as she witnesses to people at her place of employment, at grocery and clothing stores, etc. She also puts dozens on car windshields and hands them to restaraunt employees in drive thru's and with tips.

This is what our other church members do. Each in his or her own way. One of our men hands out the Gospel cards on his bus commute and while walking through town.

My point is, everyone should be involved in "street ministry" of some sort, unless they are truly incapable for physical and/or mental reasons.

If a person is "able-bodied" and mentally stable, I can't imagine standing before Jesus Christ and seriously expecting excuses such as "personality" or "gifts" to excuse me from obeying His commandment (Mark 16:15).

It's the very least we should do.