Featured Are Saints Called to Preach/Share the Gospel?

That is interesting as it is well known, and not just a characterization, That "reformed", Calvinists, and especially Primitive Baptist are typically anti- soul-winning. It has only been in recent years that the younger guys have been more evangelistic.

 

Revmitchell... I am a Primitive Baptist of (The Old Line/Old School) and I am insulted by that remark and I've been one for over 50 years... We share the gospel and we leave the soul-winning to the Holy Spirit as we have no control over changing a mans heart... It has only been in recent years that the younger guys have been more evangelistic... I wouldn't say that either but that the Lord has opened up the way... We don't go unless we are sent and asked for... I will let other Primitive Baptist brethren address this issue as they may have a different take on it than me but that is mine... Brother Glen

 

I do not walk up to a stranger at random and share the gospel if that is what you mean?... But I have been sitting down reading my Bible and will get into a conversation with someone who is interested and the conversation goes from there... Brother Glen

 

I am not trying to insult anyone but that is a fact. It has been widely known ever since I can remember.

 

It is true what you have heard and if other Primitive Baptist brethren want to discuss this further they are free to... As for me I apologize for flying off the handle... Brother Glen

 

Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

I let my walking do the talking... It has worked so far!... I let the Lord do the saving... Who then can be saved?... With men it is impossible... But with God... All things are possible!... Brother Glen

 

Living the life of a Christian is not fulfilling the great commission. The gospel has to be preached from the word of God. Those who are lost must call on the name of God and confess with their mouth and believe in their heart the Jesus is Lord.

 

I think this is the great commission and I have been up and about my Fathers business... Because brethren the gospel is not just written words but living... Brother Glen

Matthew 25:34 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:

25:35 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:

25:36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

25:37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

25:38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?

25:39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?

25:40 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.

25:41 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:

25:42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:

25:43 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.

25:44 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?

25:45 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.

25:46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

 

Hi Brother Jon,

The "one another" in Hebrews 10:24 that we are to "provoke unto love" I presume you are using to support sharing the gospel with the unregenerate is in fact undeniably referring to fellow brothers in Christ, not undegenerates, when looked at in context. Here is the preceding verse you left out, "23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised" (Hebrews 10:23) The "us" in this preceding verse shows it is those who have already made a "profession...of faith", is this the unregenerate? Here is verse that follows verse 24 that you also left out by pulling the verse out of context, "25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.". Brother Jon, is verse 25 talking about the assembly of the brethren or the unregenerate?

One who has their sins atoned for is not lost. The word "atonement" is found only one time in the King James New Testament and it is here, "And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement." (Romans 5:11) Notice those who "received" it received it through none other than Jesus Christ. This occurred 2,000 years ago on the cross. It does not say they "received" it through themselves upon hearing the gospel preacher, but by none other than Jesus Christ himself. I do not know much, but I know "our Lord Jesus Christ" by whom we "receive" the atonement, is not me, you, or the gospel preacher, as there is only one Jesus Christ. He either atoned for ones sin on the cross and they end up in heaven or he didn't and they go to eternal damnation.

Also, notice the Greek word used for "atonement" used in Romans 5:11) passage means "reconciliation" or "restoration to favor" per Strong's. (See http://biblehub.com/greek/2643.htm ). Those whom God has made peace ("reconciliation") with and are "restored to favor" cannot by logic be considered "lost". The doctrine of an "atoned" lost person to share the gospel with is an oxymoron term!

Finally, when did this reconciliation take place according to scripture? Was it upon the individual believing the gospel? The preceding verse mentioning the atonement tells us, "For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life." (Romans 5:9). Notice the reconciliation occurred when we were "enemies of God" and it was "by the death of his Son", not at the time the gospel preacher arrived on the scene or by faith in the gospel, but "by the dead of his Son".

Here is a good in depth article on the doctrine of "atonement" I would recommend it to anyone who has the time and are interested in studying further by Elder Samuel Trott. http://www.asweetsavor.info/est/atonement.php

God bless,


Brother Joe

 

I never said one should not share the gospel. What post did I say that on in this thread? Please cite it. I said the gospel is for His sheep, for the regenerate. I share the gospel with folks on this forum, but evidently that only counts if they are unregenerate per your theology.

 

Rom 10:10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
Rom 10:11 For the Scripture says, "Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame."
Rom 10:12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him.
Rom 10:13 For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."
Rom 10:14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
Rom 10:15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!"
Rom 10:16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?"
Rom 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

 

Also very interesting that any reader of this thread can see, I have supported each and every one of my posts with scripture, but never receive any rebuttals from you or Rev Mitchell quoting and replying to my posts?