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To: amessenger4god

Preach the Gospel. If necessary, use words.

St. Francis


7 posted on 04/21/2015 4:59:39 PM PDT by rightthinkingwoman
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To: rightthinkingwoman
Preach the Gospel. If necessary, use words.

St. Francis

Thank you for answering my question.

9 posted on 04/21/2015 5:21:24 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: rightthinkingwoman
Preach the Gospel. If necessary, use words.

St. Francis

Nice pithy thought Francis ... but the Bible explicitly states the gospel must be articulated to be believed.

13 posted on 04/22/2015 6:00:42 AM PDT by dartuser
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Sounds cute... but without speaking the gospel ..NO ONE IS SAVED

isa 52:One of my favorite books. I used a reading from Ruth in my wedding.

We are not God..we can not save anyone by our actions..

And by the way..Francis NEVER SAID THAT

Mark Galli of Christianity Today is reporting that the oft quoted Francis of Assisi quote, "Preach the gospel at all times; when necessary, use words" was NEVER uttered by the monk. I've heard the quote once too often. It's time to set the record straight—about the quote, and about the gospel. Francis of Assisi is said to have said, "Preach the gospel at all times; when necessary, use words." This saying is carted out whenever someone wants to suggest that Christians talk about the gospel too much, and live the gospel too little. Fair enough—that can be a problem. Much of the rhetorical power of the quotation comes from the assumption that Francis not only said it but lived it. The problem is that he did not say it. Nor did he live it. And those two contra-facts tell us something about the spirit of our age.

http://www.extremetheology.com/2009/05/francis-of-assisi-never-said-preach-the-gospel-at-all-times-when-necessary-use-words.html

19 posted on 04/22/2015 1:00:25 PM PDT by RnMomof7
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