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Where did you get that information? I did not see that anywhere.

This is what the video said;

Where does it say this was some sort of assignment?

Maybe you should try talking to people like this man does, then maybe you would get 500 people at a time to listen to the gospel without screaming and cursing at you.

You do not like to learn.

 

If they are not screaming and cursing at him, then he will not be convinced that the "World hates him, and he is being persecuted for righteousness' sake".

IMO...he takes a certain comfort in being cursed at because he can tell himself that he is TRULY preaching the gospel. If people actually listened, I think he'd be concerned that he was compromising the gospel, or being too "seeker sensitive or worldly" or preaching a "cheap grace".
See here:

He needs to SEE "the gospel" be the stumblingblock and rock of offense that the Scriptures say it can be. Not considering the possiblity that his presentation is the "rock of offense" and not the gospel per se. Honestly, if people took his preaching to heart and listened and responded positively, I actually think he'd second-guess himself.

 

I'm not "attacking" you......
I'm pointing out my (mere opinion) that you derive a certain form of comfort in being "attacked".
I've seen that before.

You don't have to take what I say to heart. But it's not meant to hurt you or deride you in any way. Some hard-line I.F.B's are like that sometimes....not convinced they are doing the right thing unless they are being "attacked".

You may take it or leave it:
Just don't play the martyr.

 

John, I am not going to buy those DVDs.

All I can say is the guy speaking at the university seems to be doing a much better job of getting people to consider the gospel than that other guy. That first video was embarrassing if you ask me. Jesus said not to cast pearls before swine, and those folks were swine. That said, standing and yelling at people calling them sinners will rile folks up every time.

It's up to you, but I would rather have a decent orderly scene where folks are listening and asking questions. But maybe that is just me.

 

That's because, whether they admit it to themselves or not in "so many words"...most modern Americans already KNOW they are sinners....

It's usually pretty easy to convince them of that...that's why they are already looking for a solution. Problem is, they don't know where to turn.

Screaming to the masses that they are screwed up is not usually effective...they want the cure, that's where Christ comes in.

Christ is what they DON'T know. They are already reading the Dhali Lama, listening to Deepak Chopra's heresies on Oprah, turning to Kundalini Yoga and Buddhism because they know they're screwed up....they're just looking for a REAL source of light.

Evan thinks they need the "Law" still....
They probably don't.....

They need the cure.

 

If you meet a man in the morning and he is a jerk to you, you have met a jerk. If everyone you meet is a jerk, YOU are the jerk...

 

Debt addiction is more than compulsive shopping. Someone who is addicted to debt uses debt as a crutch for solving their financial and personal problems without any plan for living differently or getting out of debt. They also use it as an excuse for never improving their financial situation, and in fact rather like to wallow in their difficulties by suggesting they are far too big to resolve or that life circumstances make it impossible to solve, rather than just digging in and resolving to pay off the debt, no matter how long it takes. Other signs include living paycheck to paycheck and never planning for the future, constantly being in financial crisis, or being unwilling to take care of oneself in order to pay creditors.

Sound familiar, John?