what do you think that pertain to ? ill help you out its called a witness and testifying of what the Lord has doneAble to share the good news, if possible…
what do you think that pertain to ? ill help you out its called a witness and testifying of what the Lord has doneAble to share the good news, if possible…
easy its not jw doctrine that is a insult go ye into all the world is the theme of the great commission. I don’t believe in JW’s doctrine…
The mainstream denominations have sold out to the leftist culture, which is the reason for their losses. Genuine Christians need places where they can be fed and edified, not places where they're taught to placate the unholy society around them.American politics has become polarized, so too has the nation’s religious profile. The mainstream Protestant center has hollowed out, its population shrinking dramatically. Today, religious Americans tend to choose their congregation with an eye toward partisanship – to the point where the choice of presidential candidate can lead a voter to move to a new church.
There is no human solution. Christians should continue to share their faith and live the life Christ wants. They have to separate themselves from apostasy and eschew apostate fellowships.What's the solution?
I think this is the key. People ignore our words but they see our actions and learn from them.Christians should continue to share their faith and live the life Christ wants.
Actions can speak louder than words, but the problem is that the Gospel, (which is what the Church is to be about), is a proclamation of words.I think this is the key. People ignore our words but they see our actions and learn from them.
What we DO which is SEEN by others has always been the best witness of what we are!I think this is the key. People ignore our words but they see our actions and learn from them.
Just look back to recent well known preachers who ruined their lives with actions contrary to their words.............Actions can speak louder than words, but the problem is that the Gospel, (which is what the Church is to be about), is a proclamation of words.
This is exactly what I'm talking about. You can have the best words but if your lived experience does not mesh with your words then it's worse than nothing since it is hypocrisy and actively turns people away.Just look back to recent well known preachers who ruined their lives with actions contrary to their words.............
Just look back to recent well known preachers who ruined their lives with actions contrary to their words.............
Ted Haggard...............homosexual affairs and meth user.
Jim Baker..................... sexual abuse and fraud, rape.
Bill Gothard.................30 women accused him of sexual harassment, inappropriate touching, molestation, and rape.
Tony Alamo -..............( more a cult leader than a Christian)
Bob Coy.........................multiple affairs and a pornography addiction.
Dave Reynolds............child pornography
Doug Phillips...............sexual abuse of a 15 year old girl
Jimmy Swaggert.........affair with a prostitute and pornography
Robert Tilton................investigation found prayer requests in garbage, but he kept checks, money orders, and cash for himself.
This all may be true but who is saved by our actions without a Gospel?This is exactly what I'm talking about. You can have the best words but if your lived experience does not mesh with your words then it's worse than nothing since it is hypocrisy and actively turns people away.
We must all focus on our own house first. Only once that is in order can he focus on others. That said, there is redemption for the contrite. It's OK to fail as long as you acknowledge your failure and make amends.
Of course No one! But the point is that actions are important as well. All of those men had the gospel. They preached the gospel. However, their actions destroyed their words!This all may be true but who is saved by our actions without a Gospel?
Romans 10:17 NASB95
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
Romans 10:14
How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher?
It's a pejorative expression referring to brainwashed teenagers going back to the days of the anti-war movement. No one under the age of 25 has a fully developed brain. Why allow people only 18 years old to participate in the extremely serious election process?
Hm. Probably for the same reason 18-year-olds can enlist in the military and die in combat??
"Researchers say the 2022 election had the second highest voter turnout [27%] among voters under 30 in at least the past three decades. So far, the highest turnout during a midterm for this voting bloc is 2018 when about 31% of young people who are eligible to vote cast a ballot." (see: https://www.npr.org/2022/11/10/1135810302/turnout-among-young-voters-was-the-second-highest-for-a-midterm-in-past-30-years#:~:text=Young voter turnout was second,in past 30 years : NPR&text=Hip-Hop 50-,Young voter turnout was second-highest for midterm elections in,according to an early estimate.)
why because at 18 you should be out of school and able to stand on your own 2 feet. at 18 you can be drafted sent to the frontlines to soon become hamburger meet . the problem is not the age part of it could be in the raising. not very many of us had sense enough get in out of the rain at 18. ive seen 25 year old bad as 16 year old
I traced this back to post #167 where LTG said,Of course No one! But the point is that actions are important as well. All of those men had the gospel. They preached the gospel. However, their actions destroyed their words!
We're kinda getting fast 'n loose with language here. What I mean is it's not enough to simply talk to people. You need to demonstrate by example and in the process build respect. Only then can you speak, since only then will the other person be receptive to listening.My point is that if they 'ignore our words', then there is no hope for them, no matter how well or ill behaved we are.
Agreed.We're kinda getting fast 'n loose with language here. What I mean is it's not enough to simply talk to people. You need to demonstrate by example and in the process build respect. Only then can you speak, since only then will the other person be receptive to listening.
Bob...........My whole point is that way too many people now follow what their Political party states more than they do what God has stated in His word.My late Grandfather was a chief petty officer and fought in World War II. Dad was deployed to Vietnam in 1968 and 1972 while I was growing up.
As a Christian babe I was grounded in the church up to 18 years of age. In 1975 on my 18th birthday I registered for the draft but for some reason I was 4F. So I went back again and took the Armed Forces test and failed.
I was bruised from failing to go into the military. I was back at church the next Sunday and continued college. On my 19th birthday I voted for the first time in 1976 as a Democrat and didn't know the difference between parties. In 1980 I switched to Republican.
In the church and my faith, being born in America didn't lead me to analyze being an American and have always supported my country. In 1976 the Vietnamese refugees who were in the camps at Camp Pendleton settled in the community. On Sundays while I was playing on the worship team the refugees started attending our church.
I heard the refugees were mixed with either South Vietnamese or escaped communist or VietCong. The communities didn't know whether to trust them, religiously or politically.
Following my pastor's lead, we loved them in church, guided them to get involved in discipleship, and helped them enroll in school or find a job. It was challenging and at times unsuccessful but the ministry got done.
Through the ages where we are now, the political trends and leaders have escalated and become more suspect. Soon the verbal, internet and reality came about. In these times I feel if our country is invaded, whether I was 18 or 25 I may shoot the individual from America because I don't know whose side they're on.
So how do I reconcile this at 66 years of age? Politics separate from the church was a natural for me. My faith trumps politics. My faith has molded me in who I am today and my God will continue to build me up in ALL THINGS for the future.
We cannot tackle politics if we aren't tackling our faith in Christ, first.
Love in Christ.
Bob
Do you think Jesus earned the respect you speak of as they were crucifying Him? Jesus talked the talk and walked the walk.We're kinda getting fast 'n loose with language here. What I mean is it's not enough to simply talk to people. You need to demonstrate by example and in the process build respect. Only then can you speak, since only then will the other person be receptive to listening.