“And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear." — LUKE 22:49-51 This is a case of a “sinner in the hands of an angry Christian”! Not good. A lot of people think Jesus is pretty cool, but his Church––not so much. Go figure! Could their aversion have anything …
Captivating Evangelism
“As we argue, we can deceive ourselves into thinking we are actually serving them, helping them along toward Jesus, but often this reactionary posture actually works to derail their journey of faith.” — DON EVERTS “Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone.” — COLOSSIANS 4:6 …
Polishing the Brass on the Titanic?
Is John MacArthur Right About Social Justice? (Part 6 of 6) "If I criticize somebody, it’s because I have higher hopes for the world, something good to replace the bad.” Mort Sahl At long last we’ve come to my final rant contesting John MacArthur’s sermon series on “Social Justice and the Gospel.” In this series …
Words and Works
Most people who don’t follow Jesus haven’t yet been fully introduced to him. That’s our job, to make an adequate introduction through words and works. By the way, Jesus did NOT say, “They will see your good looks and glorify your Father in heaven.” It’s not our good looks that verify that ours is a …
Is Justice a “Gospel” Thing?
Is John MacArthur Right About Social Justice? (Part 5 of 6) We don’t have two gospels. We don’t have a spiritual gospel and a social gospel, or a salvation gospel and a social justice gospel. . . Jesus binds the spiritual and social into a seamless fabric that shouldn’t be torn in two. Donald Kraybill …
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