Lance wrote: > David ... the culture has changed since I was a young > man, never mind since Wesley's era. > Goodness sake, man, are you 'unplugged'?
LOL. Don't worry, I'm plugged into God. What else matters? Look, we agree that cultures differ in both time and space. The question is, has culture changed so much that the style of preaching that John Wesley did is now irrelevant? I think not. If you have read Wesley, you know that he faced the same kind of obstacles that public preachers today face. His trepidation toward public preaching is similar to many public preachers today, and the reactions he received also is similar. He was opposed by the "orthodox" and those within the institutional system of Christianity. William Booth is another man who reports the same. In this aspect, the culture really has not changed in thousands of years. God anoints men to speak his mind, and those within the culture want to stop them from doing what they are doing. Some deride and express their disdain for what these men do, others throw pies or stones or spit in their face, yet others try to kill them. Do you think the culture has changed so much that the kind of teaching and preaching that Jesus Christ himself did is no longer valid? Do you think the culture has changed so much that instead of crucifying Jesus Christ, society instead would give him a Nobel Peace Prize and elect him President? 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.
