I've quoted this previously: Adapt/Adopt - The line between them is finer than a hair and harder than a diamond. We both know that words, however inadequate, infused with the Spirit of the Living God, can/will change lives/hearts. So then, 'amen' with a small 'a'.
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: May 14, 2005 15:26 Subject: [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] [TruthTalk] Street Preaching > 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 preaching that Jesus Christ himself did is no longer valid?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. ---------- "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.
