[George W. Bush]

GWB: Precisely how do we apply this to the necessity of Preaching to the Reprobate?

O.P.: Christian duty. Always present truth.

Naturally, we are obligated to Obey by Preaching and to Preach Truth. But the scripture you cited is "Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head." from Romans 12:20. The passage is about avoiding retribution and treating your enemies with kindness.

You are saying then that the passage in Romans 12 means that we are to Preach to the Reprobate in addition to its traditional meaning of loving our enemies? Does this not present further difficulties with reading the following verse (21): "Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good."?

[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

You are saying then that the passage in Romans 12 means that we are to Preach to the Reprobate in addition to its traditional meaning of loving our enemies?

To the extent that preaching the Gospel is a form of Love, and that the sinner, by his rejection of the Gospel, is heaping coals of greater condemnation upon himself, I believe it falls under the same ethical aegis.

Does this not present further difficulties with reading the following verse (21): "Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good."?

I don't think so, but I'll happily listen. How so?