I’m sure you’ll all have a great time in the echo chamber. No doubt the Jews of old held similar forums discussing those nasty prophets. Evangelism will always be sadistic because it cuts to the bone and heart of the natural man. He cannot help but feel offended because his pride is crushed by his sinfulness. Then the natural man will either fall to his knees or “kick against the goad”. Here’s my sophisticated evangelical methodology.
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I come from a tradition . . . family and otherwise . . . where . . . when one went to church . . . we didn’t feel we’d been to church unless at least once or twice, the Pastor’s sermon had cut a little close for comfort, or more.
And some Pastoral candidates weren’t approved because they weren’t starkly fierce enough with the Word of God—the ear tickling kind. Such didn’t go over well in these parts.
Our former senior pastor cut right to the chase and he didn’t mince words. Sometimes it was downright uncomfortable but we knew he loved us enough to tell us the truth. Some even left the church because he was so direct, but our lives were changed because he spoke truth into them. He will always be my spiritual father and dear friend.