Tony was at the corner of Locust and Marquette, in Davenport (IA), with his Prayer Stand and "Stop and Talk" cross. Michelle, curious when she saw Tony on the corner, stopped to inquire about what he was doing.
Tony soon discovered that Michelle, a professing Christian, is a member of a church that is heavily influenced by false teachers within the demonic, New Apostolic Reformation. Michelle believed she was filled with the Spirit, but she could not articulate the gospel.
Is Michelle a Christian, or is she among the deceived mention in Matthew 7:21-23.
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“ Really? ” I ordinarily appreciate Tony’s ministry and agree with him theologically at most points (plus I regularly engage in street ministry similar to his) but his final assessment of this woman as supposedly not able to summarize the gospel is concerning. Clearly she is not super bright and struggled to articulate her faith, but she did affirm Christ’s death on the cross as the only way for sinners to receive salvation from a literal hell. Also, she was very humble and did not claim to be an expert. Tony’s appeal to Matthew 7:21-23 was totally forced as she was completely teachable, showed no signs of living in scandalous sin, and repeatedly rejected salvation by works. This appears to be a classic case of an evangelist imposing a preplanned script on the conversation rather than charitably dealing with a specific person and their situation. The main pastoral issue here, in my mind, is that she is a professing Christian in a church that is not feeding her sound doctrine. That should have been the main emphasis. Nevertheless, I still love Tony and believe that some good was accomplished here, despite my concerns. Keep up the great work!
Tony serves as an evangelist for Grace Fellowship Church (Davenport, IA). Author of several books, including "Overcoming Despair" (GFC, 2024), Tony has spent the last two decades on the streets proclaiming the gospel to the lost.
