The Book of Jeremiah

You seem pretty convinced that the 2 witnesses are Elijah and Moses. Couldn't they just be 2 witnesses??? Since you consider my view absolutely unbiblical (and thus heretical???) I'm not even going to say what I think it is.

As to open air preaching, I will say one thing and admit another: (1) I have never seen it done successfully & (2) I've never done it myself. So I am biased. 2,000 years ago, yes it was a good idea. In the states 2012, I'm not convinced. Maybe some current societies that are less modern it works, though.

 

I think it takes a proper and Spirit-filled preacher to be effective at open-air preaching. However, I don't think Jeremiah would have been considered very successful by modern standards, but his job was a little different than today's preacher. Still, give me a D. L. Moody or John Broadus, who both were very successful open-air preachers, and I think the results today would be similar. God mightily uses men who are wholly devoted to him. The key word is "wholly."

 

Results are important. Otherwise you are building on the foundation of Christ with sticks and straw, are you not?

We all have a "measure of faith" which means a specific sphere of ministry within the "body of Christ." Far be it for me to find fault with another of Christ's slaves. Paul shifted from presenting God's word to Jews, who rejected it to speaking in the open air to Gentiles. But he was mindful of results, exercising self control so he would be an effective ambassador of Christ.

 

I am preaching through Jeremiah on Sunday mornings and have thought that the culture was very much like ours... But I am preaching inside :laugh:

 

If the result is the repentance of sinners then I should say that we should all be concerned with results. If you read D L Moody's biography, he wasn't concerned so much with obedience as he was with communing with the Lord for vast amounts of time every day and wrestling with him in prayer.

 

I pointed to scripture indicating results are important, i.e. not building with sticks and straw. You respond based on your man-made doctrine, results do not matter because the future is fixed.

Thus you have made the word of God to no effect. Presenting me with a generalized criticism, you are too pragmatic, does not even address the scriptural support for my view.

Lets see if any Calvinist takes a stand against ignoring results and ignoring the need to not disqualify ourselves by not walking the talk.

Let him who has a mind understand, Calvinism hinders evangelism.

 

I said results matter and pointed to the scripture that teaches results matter. You ignored it and referred to another verse. You also said Jeremiah and Noah had no results. So you side stepped Peter and Paul who presented the New Covenant because they taught results are key.

And yes I have read Acts 13:48 and I am well aware of what it actually says, which of course is entirely different from what you probable teach.

You seem to deny that some folks build on the foundation of Christ with sticks and straw, and therefore are failures in the mind of God. They enter heaven bringing nothing with them, as one escaping from a fire.

Final thought, who are you supposed to model, Jeremiah or Jesus. Consider the parable of the lazy servant who did not make the most of his opportunity to add to his Master's treasure. Calvinism is unbiblical and hinders evangelism.