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To: Titanites; vladimir998
Evangelism by catch phrase is the silliest of all.

If you want to mock Paul that's your choice. I didn't invent the words. I just wrote them down for you that you might believe and be saved.

Rom. 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.

It speaks volumes when The Gospel is presented you mock it, or say it's not enough. You condemn yourselves looking for that little extra.

588 posted on 03/15/2008 8:05:55 PM PDT by wmfights (Believe - THE GOSPEL - and be saved)
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To: wmfights
That is not The Gospel. That is Part of the Gospel.
591 posted on 03/15/2008 8:07:13 PM PDT by Petronski (Nice job, Hillary. Now go home and get your shine box.)
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To: wmfights

“It speaks volumes when The Gospel is presented you mock it, or say it’s not enough.”

“You condemn yourselves looking for that little extra.”

Nobody mocked it or even said it’s not enough. The teachings of Jesus Christ are obviously a central point for any Christian. But his response was meant to guide you to the entire Bible. By that same line of reasoning, the Traditions of the early Church as set up by Christ prior to the Bible being written is also part of Christ’s teachings and Church.

I could very well say that you condemn yourselves for not accepting all of the Christ’s teachings and Church, but I won’t condemn you or judge you. I will invite you to pray on these things and read and invite you to come Home to the Church Christ built for us.


613 posted on 03/15/2008 8:37:55 PM PDT by rbmillerjr ("bigger government means constricting freedom"....................RWR)
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To: wmfights; vladimir998; MarkBsnr
It speaks volumes when The Gospel is presented you mock it, or say it's not enough. You condemn yourselves looking for that little extra.

I didn't mock the Gospel but rather your catch phrase evangelism. Just because someone doesn't come up with the exact catch phrase you are looking for does not mean that they do not know the Gospel. And it was noted that you've changed the goal post for the catch phrase that you are promoting (after you were corrected by Catholics on another thread that the phrase "Christ crucified" is not the sum total of the entire Gospel message, which also includes Christ's forgiveness of sin for salvation, Christ's resurrection, and the eventual return of Christ).

It is ok if you want to stick with a catch phrase, just don't expect all Christians to regurgitate your preferred catch phrase on command as a benchmark for knowing the Gospel.

616 posted on 03/15/2008 8:46:32 PM PDT by Titanites
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