YES
However, I get the feeling that there are those on these threads that think I need to do a lot more than that to be saved. That somehow your formula is not sufficient. That somehow I have no control over it whatsoever. Am I wrong?
First, I would not call it a formula. It is a matter of the heart. Regarding whether others may think it is insufficient, you would have to ask them.
BTW, we must remember the Great Commission was not merely a commission to evangelize. It was also a commission to disciple those who believe. In fact, in some expressions of the Great Commission the Lord only spoke of discipleship.
Well, Praise the Lord!!!
You know I see some of you Calvinists claim that in order to be a true Gospel message it must be offensive. So some of you guys deliver it with the deliberate intention of offending the listener. Yet God tells US not to be offensive to men. It is the gospel message that is offensive and it is not necessary to present it in an offensive way. Indeed, if you present it in a attractive way, it will still be offensive to those who ultimately are going to perish, so why try to scare people away?
Jesus told us he would make us all "Fishers of Men." We will not catch any fish if we deliberately bait our hooks with fish repellant. We must use bait. The best bait we can use is showing others the fruits of the spirit that God puts in our lives.
When people see the light in our lives, they will be attracted and hopefully God can use our lives as bait to reel in his "chosen." ones.
I violently disagree with those on these threads that think that the more offensive they are the more they are doing the work of God.