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Should We “Witness?”Read the article this discussion is about
This archived discussion is "read only". « Previous 1 2 Next » » RichardSpeaks - Re: Witness St. Francis is one of my favorites. He truly believed--and practiced--the 'walk your talk' philosophy.Thanks for the reminder. . . -- posted by RichardSpeaks » RichardSpeaks - Re: 1 Timothy 4:16 Interestingly enough, just this morning I heard a TV preacher say the following (paraphrased): Be a good witness and your reward will be great--and sweet.When we let go of the need for reward, and many believing Christians are looking just for that, it is much easier simply to walk it rather than preach it. -- posted by RichardSpeaks » EsotericFront - Re: 1 Timothy 4:16 In response to message posted by Zanzi:Watching one's life and doctrine and having both in harmony is a more powerful witness to the legacy of God than any preaching and teaching one can ever hope to accomplish After all, who wanted to follow in Eli's footsteps?... No doubt Zanzi as Paul and Peter both said the same: "You know my doctrine and manner of life". Of course, we would never know about Eli(Saul or others) unless someone from the bible taught us and preached to us what not to do! My thoughts as I am just a visitor passing by and thought I would just leave my calling card!...(smile).... wendell -- posted by EsotericFront » EsotericFront - Re: Re: Re: 1 Timothy 4:16 In response to message posted by Zanzi:Always looking forward to your chiming in! Thanks Zanzi... a nice word occasionally causes us Christians to remember to have patience, in kindeness and charity, while we (I) get slammed from all directions. I say this because I am an Evangelist. We are always the first target! So at times it is nice to hear an encouraging word or two! As well, I enjoy your posts and efforts of our faith!....thanks.. Eso.. -- posted by EsotericFront » hawknut - Re: In defense of preachers In response to message posted by RichardSpeaks:Some are called to preach. To those who have been given much, much will be demanded - not only by God, but by the world. The world expects the preacher to walk the talk 100% of the time. Certainly, this is the preacher's deep spiritual desire too. But woe to the preacher who has any human frailties. His followers and critics pounce and tear him to shreds at the first hint of human error or weakness. I have great sympathy for the preacher who struggles in his public walk, just as I struggle in my private one. Yes, I certainly agree - it is much easier to simply walk it rather than preach it. But some are not led by God to take the easy path. They follow the Lord and travel the rough road. Pray for them. Hawknut -- posted by hawknut » Zanzi - Re: Re: In defense of preachers In response to message posted by hawknut:I agree with you. The preacher and his immediate family always seem to live in a glass house, and are judged by many. Of course, any Christian worth her/his salt (pun intended), will know not to judge the preacher or his family on the struggles they are seeking to win, just on the sins they're not willing to acknowledge/repent of. -- posted by Zanzi » RichardSpeaks - Re: Witness To all of you who have responded within this discussion:You give us much to think about, but I caution you: the true witness is always in deed rather than word. Even God Himself displayed this fact in the Act of Creation. 'And God SAID, Let there be light, and there WAS light.' The only way light could be experienced was through the action, not just the word. Speak your words gently, live your lives boldly. Whatever your personal philosophy, or walk of faith, the world will know you by your deeds. (Or works, as the Bible says.) I repeat one more time the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson: What you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying. Again, thanks for all the magnificent input. -- posted by RichardSpeaks » biogardener - Key word I like the verb you use in the last paragraph, "share." That is the most effective means of witnessing according to my experience. I have never been impressed with people going door-to-door spewing out phrases which have been drilled into them without being able to deal with a discussion on the subject other than to repeat the same inane phrases. Those witnesses avoid my house like the plague just as they always used to avoid my mother's, because they get too embarrassed at not being able to debate Scripture.This is how I consider myself a witness to the world:
This is the amount of witnessing I do at the present time. There were times when I had more hands-on teaching to do, but that was always to people who came to learn from me, not to people who wanted to argue with me. -- posted by biogardener » Zanzi - An overlooked opportunity Many times when Christians think of "witnessing", it refers to one adult witnessing to another. Yet, it appears to me that an overlooked audience are the kids. Just like Deuteronomy 6:7 teaches, kids are recipients of our witnessing all the time. It better be good.-- posted by Zanzi « Previous 1 2 Next » Please follow the guidelines set forth in the Suite101 Posting Etiquette when adding to the discussion. |
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