Friday, September 26, 2008
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2 comments:
Wow. Yes, he did school us on that one. I did notice that there is nothing in there about the glories of Christ and his excellencies. I don't think he could own us on that one.
True.
I think about this a lot. If my neighbor were walking toward a steep, deadly cliff, wouldn't I do everything I could to stop him/her? I would scream and shout and run and tackle. But not so with evangelism. Even those who are gifted in evangelism are relatively casual about it. I think two things come into play:
(1) Salvation belongs to God, not me. His take on things is clearly Arminian. His understanding is that without Christians, salvation doesn't happen. Now that just isn't true (even though many teach it today). Without the initial working of grace, we won't be born again. So no matter how much I scream and yell and run, salvation will not happen unless God acts. So we as Christians wait in open doors, we wait for the right opportunities. We must always balance forcefulness and patience in our approach.
(2) Nevertheless, I am not sure Americans feel as much urgency as they should. When was the last time you said along with Paul, "I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh," (Rom 9:2-3)? I don't think we do. Our impetus should be two-fold (though this could of course be nuanced further): (a) Hell sucks. Have you really ever stopped to ponder the horrible nature of eternal punishment? (b) God is glorious. Our desire should mostly be borne out of God's own mercy for us, that we are free and accordingly want that for everyone.
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