Featured Tell the Truth by Will Metzger discussion

Do you think Metzger believes that God desires many millions of people to be in Hell and chose from the beginning this fate of all?

 

The question was for John C not you.

 

A certain Reformed author said something that went in the Double Predestination road. He may not have meant it or the book may have been corrected in the updated version as I have the 1st version. But I do not feel Metzger to be like this in my reading. Sometimes he has too many stories however.

 

Okay Yeshua is it that you cannot afford the book? If so I am sure either me or John C can buy you a copy just Let us know.

 

By your logic there is no reason to listen to anything you say.

 

Ignore him he is disruptive.

Okay I read a bit of both books in our evangelism class tonight. The chapter Image is everything was good in the 5th Gospel, and I am on chapter 10 in Metzger's book. The Image is everything chapter probably stood out as it relates to my own situation. I remember years ago I took a class on evangelism at the undergrad level at a Charismatic school. While I tossed all the webber books they fed me, I did like Ravi Zacharias, and Josh McDowell. One lesson I learned in the class, but later forgot (thanks to WOTM) but later have relearned (thanks to Metzger) is to evangelize the intellect. The Charsismatics were against hitting the conscience, but Metzger completes a picture on evangelism.

This unbeliever I am chatting with has already admitted to breaking God's law, but he wants his intellect evangelized and has lots of questions. Talked with him on the phone tonight, and gave him a choice of books to read with me, which will bolden the many verses I gave him in defense of the vicarious atonement. He picked the book The Cross of Christ by John Stott and we will work through that book together. I am afraid this man is not saved, even though he admits to breaking the 10 commandments. He said one can hold to liberal theology and Christianity at the same time tonight which is false, as I bet he holds to this theology.

I am welcome to ideas as we will work through the book on the atonement so the scripture will come more alive to this man. Metzger speaks of evangelizing the whole person, and Conway speaks of being able to answer objections to Christianity and not just escape from their questions by using only the 10 commandments which is a good start but not complete.

 

Buy the book!!!!!!

 

I will reply to this thread soon.

 

I would agree and why I have different tracts which have a different presentation. When I speak with people I generally use the 10 commandments, however sometimes I will use John 3:16 which does speak on the full gospel and not just love as so many think. The verse hits on Hell it hits on believing which always has repentance involved. So yes evangelism must be biblical or it's man centered.

Bottom line and Metzger says this. Evangelism must emphasize Gods justice and Holiness the same as his love. So many overdo on His Love and dodge his Holiness and Justice. I have open air sermons of me preaching on both attributes if you want to hear.

 

He is open and bought the cross of Christ book as did I and lord willing the HS will grant him faith and repentance.