tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847211149012008703.post1499395237735978554..comments2023-11-03T04:50:42.128-05:00Comments on Confessional Gadfly: People Aren't Dying without ChristRev. Eric J Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747919365522145094noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847211149012008703.post-53876893905842665232010-06-19T14:58:20.711-05:002010-06-19T14:58:20.711-05:00I tell my people that if they know and believe the...I tell my people that if they know and believe the Apostles' Creed they can all live and share their life they have with Christ in service to others. Love God, Love your neighbor by living your vocational life.Rev. Gregory W. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13680188791540983019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847211149012008703.post-90102229171529334852010-06-19T14:27:25.791-05:002010-06-19T14:27:25.791-05:00Great, great post. Evangelism was intended to hap...Great, great post. Evangelism was intended to happen through vocation, not through programs, and certainly not through guilt for letting all those people out there die.Rev. Paul A. Rydeckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01447491206453142100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847211149012008703.post-82579836326205762902010-06-19T14:17:25.938-05:002010-06-19T14:17:25.938-05:00Bingo. I think Pastor Curtis was just up in NE ta...Bingo. I think Pastor Curtis was just up in NE talking on this very topic. When we say the meaning to the 3rd Article we get that it is not by our own reason or strength that we come to Christ. But then we turn around and think that by our own reason and strength we can get other people to come to Christ. This is the weird way by which apologetics has been turned around -- the word means a defense, but the modern church thinks it is offense. The feeling is that, if only we could say the words in the right way, with the right emotions and reasons, a whole lot more people would be saved.<br /><br />You are right -- by abiding in Christ's word, by the preaching and teaching of the church, Christ draws people to Him. We can't screw that up if we wanted to. Nothing can tear Christ's sheep from His hand -- not height, depth, angels, demons, or even us. It really is all by God's grace. And that's a good thing.scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14341565491215527784noreply@blogger.com