On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 11:43 PM, Pete Theisen <[email protected]> wrote: > Publius Maximus wrote: >> On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 10:12 PM, Helio Wakasugui >> Begrudgingly, but publicly: a thumbs up for this one! It's a keeper. LOL! > > Hi Bob, > > However, western obnoxious evangelism is not notably different from > obnoxious eastern evangelism. Hare Krishna comes to mind. > > Neither these girls importuning Saraa nor the Hare nutcases are mainstream.
While I find the video hilarious, the truth is most "evangelists" whether mainstream or otherwise know not whereof they speak. And I'm not talking here merely about culture and geography. This is a sad but repeatedly predicted promise of Scripture, from which we ought to learn a lesson. No, the more painful ignorance to behold is her lack of knowledge of Christ, which has been imparted to her by equally blind leaders. The biggest mistake made by all the so-called Christian "denominations" (at least ones I've been part of, which are Legion) is that Jesus said to make *disciples* throughout all the earth, not proselytize pew-warmers or church members. A disciple is someone who is in an intimate personal walk with God through his Son, Jesus. Real disciples are few and far between, and they "work out [their] salvation in fear and trembling." Most church goers are pew warmers at best, putting on a good front that they are "saved" or at least "righteous". And so it is: they are deceived. People afflicted by the spirit of Religiosity engage in all this evangelism and sectarianism to pump up statistical proof of their own righteousness, usually to increase cash flow to their church. They already have their reward. A YouTuber whom I esteem because he continually convicts me of my own failings, takes no $$$, and "rings true" on a sufficiently large number of spiritual subjects that I concluded he is "for real," is a guy named Jan Boschoff, aka, finalcall07. His anti-churchianity rants go even further than even I'd dare to take them, and I doubt he shares my preterist views on the end-times (he gets worked up in a lather now and then with an urgent prophecy of impending doom), but his transformation over the last two years on the question of what it is to be a disciple as he's been pumping out 2 or 3 videos per day since surviving a heart attack has been impressive, if you have the stamina to watch almost 1118 8-10 minute videos, and counting. Here is a very recent one on "Arrogant Christians" that scores a knockout, and seems relevant in this context: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hwy5-WMgpU> and another on the "church of god vs. the church of man": <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whF5Ze30Wk0&feature=channel> Another indicator is how few people watch his videos -- a dedicated following of 200-300 people. That's a plus in my book, in terms of measuring authenticity. I find his videos "hard," in that they challenge me, and I have a penchant for the harsh and unpopular... you may have noticed. ;) - Publius > -- > Regards, > > Pete > http://pete-theisen.com/ > http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ > -- "It ought never to be forgotten, that a firm union of this country, under an efficient government, will probably be an increasing object of jealousy to more than one nation of Europe; and that enterprises to subvert it will sometimes originate in the intrigues of foreign powers, and will seldom fail to be patronized and abetted by some of them. Its preservation, therefore ought in no case that can be avoided, to be committed to the guardianship of any but those whose situation will uniformly beget an immediate interest in the faithful and vigilant performance of the trust." [Federalist Papers #59] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
