Mary,
I believe Christians are way too presumptuous and insensitive today to polite conversation. There is a time and place to share the Gospel to unbelievers but this forum is not it.
This is a very mixed multitude of hardened sinners, committed believers, u Jews, Catholics, Ayn Rand atheists, etc. Our point of contact with them is John 3:16 Instead, contrary to our Lord’s injunction, we share the precious Scriptural pearls of eschatology — and then stand amazed that they trounce them underfoot and make the Word look silly.
Our message to the unbeliever should be, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved” Not that the nations of the Gog-Magog confederacy of Ezekiel 38 are in place. That may be true but it is utterly silly to throw that out. Perhaps, in other circumstances, when the hearer has shown a receptiveness and openness to the things of God and the Spirit inclines us to share, then fine. Not until then. It is presumptuous and disobedience to the Word.
Even in sharing the Gospel, propriety and leading are required. I remember Dr. J. Vernon McGee saying that on one occasion when he had to hitch-hike across the country in his days of attending seminary, a fellow picked him up.
The two talked about everything but the Gospel, yet McGee was anxious to share with him. McGee prayed silently for a couple of hours until the Spirit provided the leading to present the salvation message. And McGee was neither shy nor lacking for words.
Religion is discussed on that section of the forum. Believe me, the vast majority (Catholics and Reformed Presbyterian)that frequent there are VIRULENTLY hostile to dispensational truth. They take carnal delight in the mocking of our Lord’s return.
I guess I can see your point.
Dr. McGee was a learned and very wise man.