James 2:26
For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
Thank you for your questions and charges as it has served to solidify my belief that I am a field guy for Jesus. Always will be.
One of the problems you and I are having is that there is a missionary culture which is rather different than most people would expect. I had not realized how far inside that culture my wife and are.
Preaching comes in many different forms. Music, formal sermons, action taken to help a person or family in trouble.
For missionaries it is very effective to be of service to others. It causes those people as well others to ask why you are doing these things and at that point we educate them about Jesus and the Bible. Mostly one on one preaching.
Most missionaries have used this tool throughout the last 2,000 years because it works. And I mean it really works.
I have preached short sermons to 250 or so people but that is not where my gifts lie. My gifts are in organization, logistics and most strongly in the area of promotion which is used in bringing Jesus to others and uplifting others in the light of Jesus’ sacrifice. And love for us.
Each believer is imbued with gifts that are to be used for bringing others to Our Lord and Saviour or to edify the church. My wife’s gifts and my own are well suited to the field role.
So as to your charges, I shall not address them directly but simply will refer you to the above.
I had hoped, but didn’t really expect, that you would answer the scriptures put to you. Then you go on to speak as if you believe that you are the only one of us that understands “ministry culture” and that I need some kind of education from you concerning how this works from your experience, not the how the Lord works in people’s lives. Wrong.
And since you consistently like to like to dance around many topics and skirt around scriptural evidence, withoug directly answering pointed question, I really see no reason to continue this conversation. I am sure your time isn’t worth it, I know mine isn’t. Although, in reality, your answer by not answering, has already been given.