Jesus
was not street preacher.
He spoke and taught in places that encouaged the exchange of ideas
(such as a synagogue or, perhaps, the Temple courtyard).
Crowds followed Him and presented opportunities for His teaching
because He showered them with benevolent acts of compassion.
He spoke harshly to those of his own, believing that they
were willfully blinded by their own sense of selfish ambition. That is the pattern.
I have converted a few to Christ, the
caring/open-the-door-to-opportunity/get-them-to-ask-the-question
instead-of-me approach works.
jt:I take it you are all for
"friendship evangelism" but I don't see that in the life of Jesus or
his disciples, that's not what the 70 were sent out for. I don't see Jesus or the apostles taking
questions and answering in publicly. Paul may have done that while he
was reasoning with people daily from the scriptures. People these days
are so distracted with entertainment they may need to be jolted out of
the mental
fog they are in and God's anointing does rest upon His Word. Only He
can shut down the voice of the enemy long enough for them to make a
rational choice. <snip>
JD: It is amazing to me just how often you miss the point.
Anyway - the point is this: Christ helped to
create an audience . DavidM wrote that street preaching was something like priming the pump for other s
(preacher or teachers). But, if you will -- go back in the archieves
and find that post where I lay into Kevin for anything except rudeness
-- and I don't recall doing that. His exhanges with Dave H, as well
as Perry's, have been informative -- interesting read for me. If
DaveH is not complaining, and he is not, then my lips are sealed. I
don't respond to the Mormon postings because Mormonism, at its base, is
off the mark. I hastened to add that my
mother-in-law is Mormon and saved. I
have accepted DaveH's claim to the Christ -- for what it is worth.
For the record, there is no such thing as a right church. Grace -
unmerited favor, Christ dying for us while we were yet sinners works for individuals and churches for the very
same reason. Consider the first church's example FROM THE BEGINNING;
immature, but zealous; often confused on issue; divided
but united --- all the reasons given for "starting over"
existed IN THE FIRST CHURCH -- RIGHT OFF THE BAT. But I respect
their faith (DH And Blaine). I just think the reason for their
church is not a good one. By the way, I feel the same about Baptists,
RCC, Assemply, and so on. John
jt: So you just see
Mormonism as a "different church?" Has your mother-in-law renounced
the works of darkness, repented of following false gods and left that
system? You are not doing DaveH any favors by the statement
above. His soul is more important than us being 'nice' we need to call
things what they are.
DAVEH: Thank you for speaking your heart in what you've posted, Kay.
Do you think my long term presence in TT and my prolonged resistance to
heed the warnings of most TTers validates those who feel the need to 
