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John is not a Christian. Did he go to hell after
Herod beheaded him?
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Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 10:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Bulk] [TruthTalk] Street
Preaching
We are Christians, John was not, he was the friend of the
bridegroom a OT saint a Jew in a different kingdom. He
that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which
standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice:
this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
Caroline Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Jesus said no one born of women is greater than John the Baptist. Does
that include Jesus himself?
Then Jesus said the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
What did he mean by that? How are all of us here greater than John?
Love,
Caroline
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 7:53
AM
Subject: Re: [Bulk] [TruthTalk]
Street Preaching
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't recall discussing "methods." Just a comparison
of messages, perhaps. And I do not consider my way better
than someone's elses. But a rebuke without love is
nothing more than hate speech. I have seen the love in some
of Ruben's writings. I just hope that his street
ministry has that passion as its base. Drive by preaching is
a waste of time. Its when you stay and struggle with those
who are being saved via your ministry that the tide is
turned. We have an equal responsibility to disciple those
who are being saved. I don't hear much about that around
here.
Jd
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comment may be true in some cases, but there are examples in the Bible
that do not line up with what you suggest. John, the Baptist rebuked
with out love and Jesus called John the greatest man that ever
lived. Like Ruben, he was a fore runner. He delivered the word
and left the follow up to others. An evangelist often preceeds
a pastor.
When Paul came to Antioch, he preached for less
than four months and was then run out of town. He came back two
years later to find a church that had grown to the point that Paul was
able to appoint elders from among the local boys to oversee this church
that had never had a pastor. You may be right that the wimpy
churches of today could not function for two years with out someone
to pat them on the head and pick up their toys, but real Christians have
done it. All they needed was the truth and the Holy Spirit.
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