A Challenge from Carey's "Enquiry"

NaasPreacher (C4K) · Dec 20, 2004

It has been objected that there are multitudes in our own nation, and within our immediate spheres of action, who are as ignorant as the South-Sea savages, and that therefore we have work enough at home, without going into other countries. That there are thousands in our own land as far from God as possible, I readily grant, and that this ought to excite us to ten-fold diligence in our work, And in attempts to spread divine knowledge amongst them is a certain fact; but that it ought to supersede all attempts to spread the gospel in foreign parts seems to want proof. Our own countrymen have the means of grace, and may attend on the word preached if they choose it. They have the means of knowing the truth, and faithful ministers are placed in almost every part of the land, whose spheres of action might be much extended if their congregations were but more hearty and active in the cause: but with them the case is widely different, who have no Bible, no written language, (which many of them have not,) no ministers, no good civil government, nor any of those advantages which we have. Pity therefore, humanity, and much more Christianity, call loudly for every possible exertion to introduce the gospel amongst them.
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dcorbett · Dec 21, 2004

Originally posted by C4K:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Our own countrymen have the means of grace, and may attend on the word preached if they choose it. They have the means of knowing the truth, and faithful ministers are placed in almost every part of the land, whose spheres of action might be much extended if their congregations were but more hearty and active in the cause: but with them the case is widely different, who have no Bible, no written language, (which many of them have not,) no ministers, no good civil government, nor any of those advantages which we have. Pity therefore, humanity, and much more Christianity, call loudly for every possible exertion to introduce the gospel amongst them.
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Thoughts? </font>[/QUOTE]I tend to agree, but I prefer to think of the whole world as a mission field. My son-in-law is the youth Pastor, and above the door that leads out of the teen's Sunday School room is a sign that says "YOU ARE NOW ENTERING THE MISSION FIELD" - that hit home with me when I saw it. Not many adults go into that room, so I mused over the knowledge and the awareness that our teens are gaining when I saw it. PLUS, I was
really struck by the fact that, while in Uganda, I felt more relaxed at witnessing and passing out trax..and why should I? The people HERE need salvation just as much as the people THERE. But we tend to think of OVER THERE as the needy ones, when needy ones are all around us.

Make sense?

Ben W · Dec 22, 2004

Well Carey pretty much proved that he was right by the fruits of his ministry which was huge numbers of people born again!

WallyGator · Dec 22, 2004

DCorbett,
Yes, it makes good sense to me! After all, Acts 1:8, gives us plenty of room to evangelize. The fields are truly ready for harvest, let's persist in prayer for more workers.
WallyGator

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