I have read the collected works of Wesley including his journals. David, David etc. the culture has changed since I was a young man, never mind since Wesley's era. Goodness sake, man, are you 'unplugged'?
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: May 14, 2005 12:09 Subject: [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] [TruthTalk] Street Preaching > Lance wrote: > > That was then (John Wesley) and, this is now (David > > & Kevin). These are quite different cultural contexts. > > Not really that different, certainly not as different as the culture of the > New Testament people and now. People use the different culture argument not > to believe Jesus too, but that does not make it right. What about the > American culture of the 18th century makes it so different that open air > preaching would be ok then but not now? > > Have you ever read John Wesley's journal? The culture of man really hasn't > changed all that much. Some scholars tend to make the culture difference > bigger than it really is. Wesley kept nice accounts of his daily activities > and so we get a pretty nice picture into his culture. The attitude toward > public preaching then was very much like it is now. > > Peace be with you. > David Miller. > > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
