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Yes exactly what I said, ;almost; Philip went out to preach the gospel, he did not hang around and preach to the other Members of the Church. He did not sing to the quire like is taking place here on freeper.

Are you aware that the Apostles and disciples of Jesus went out and established churches AFTER they led a group to faith in Jesus? They didn't just do a hit and run but stuck around long enough to make sure local assemblies had strong leaders, firm in the faith and able to teach and lead their congregations in growing their faith. Read Paul's letters to Timothy. He was a young man Paul led to the lord and discipled, training him to be a leader and be able to train others in the faith. That CHOIR had to learn to sing from someone didn't they? There's more to being a Christian than the initial act of faith, receiving Jesus Christ as Savior and believing in Him. New believers start out as "babes" who can only drink the "milk of the word", but, as they grow in grace and the knowledge of Christ, they can ingest "strong meat" and get deeper into the full knowledge of all that God desires for us to know. Faith is a growing thing - it needs spiritual food - and God gifts His children with pastors, teachers and leaders to help them.

As for what I and others do on FR RF, sometimes we ARE preaching to the choir - encouraging each other and discussing theological topics. Sometimes, though, it IS a way to evangelize as we do not know who might be reading a thread at any point in time. God directs people here, I really believe that - they are "divine appointments". I've received Freepmails from more than a few. Nothing wrong with preaching to the choir, though!

Read Paul's letters to Timothy. He was a young man Paul led to the lord and discipled, training him to be a leader and be able to train others in the faith ------------------------------------------------- Yes, and are you aware that Paul also circumcised Timothy in fear of the Jews, a grown man wow I bet that was bad. There's more to being a Christian than the initial act of faith, receiving Jesus Christ as Savior and believing in Him. >>>>>> That is right John 14 15 If ye love me, keep my commandments. John 6 31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. Mathew 22 36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.  Matthew 25 31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: 33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. 41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: 43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.