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Discussion in 'General Baptist Discussions' started by John of Japan, Oct 20, 2016.

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  1. HankD

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    I know that sometimes the following is used as an excuse to not witness, but it may not be in every case.

    And that is this - "My life will be a witness". One day at work I delivered a package to a fellow worker (I worked for IBM at the time) and he said to me "what is it with you? You seem so free!" I then had an opportunity to witness (Ya, company time - but I was salaried and they took advantage of my status :)).

    And at that time in my life I was going door to door and doing street preaching, passing out tracts, etc..

    As for failures, you never know, NEVER, in fact there are no failures when you speak as an ambassador for Christ... One plants, another waters and God gives the increase.

    One fellow who the pastor and I visited (His kids came to Pioneers) and witnessed to got angry and chased us out of his house with a meat clever (He was chopping up chickens) only to be saved later and eventually become an officer in the church after many more visits (carefully of course :) ).

    Don't give up, always look for opportunity, always be ready to give an answer, pray to that end then watch and wait.

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    Patience patience.. I will get back with you by the weekend. Working allot of hours and also am occupying myself with the Chicago Cubs in the World Series.
     
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    Whenever.... :Coffee
     
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    It's not that hard to write what a verse means to you. It's not like you need to look at commentaries and stuff. Just answer the question. 2-3 sentences and you're done.
     
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    I can't help but think he is dodging the question. :(
     
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    Maybe he needs to read two or three books before he can answer it. Give him some time. Book learnin takes time.:Whistling
     
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    Oh for the love of the rabbit I work 2 jobs for petes sake! I am swamped! Give me time.
     
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    You could have answered right there!
     
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    When we had a farm we raised rabbits, they are delicious deep fried with breading.

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    I hope this Pete guy you work for is a good boss. Maybe he can help you with the question. :Whistling
     
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    Uh you have time to show up and say stupid things like "oh for the love of the rabbit" but you do not have time to answer questions with anything substantial. Quite contradictory.
     
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    Here is Unomatsu, who was a machine gunner for the Japanese in WW2. He was saved at age 92. What glorifies God more, this salvation or 8 years of no one saved?

    24 Ueno Senior.JPG
     
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    Here I am baptizing Usuki, a yakuza gangster and drug pusher. Two of his gang also got saved. And this was in a Gospel resistant country with only 0.5% born again. This miracle glorifies God! But when we are content with no miracles, how does that glorify Him?
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    Fruit is the fruits of the spirit and the testimony of our lives. Fruit has nothing to do with how many respond and get saved because that is up to God. God will draw the elect at his own timing and we have no control over this. We grow in the faith and bear fruit and this pleases God.
     
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    Big difference between a full time missionary and a street evangelist! I am a laymen and who hits the street once a month these days. You are also in an area open to the gospel while Denver Colorado is not. Do you know how many progressive churches are in this area?
     
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    Check out the DVD Go stand and Speak. It's a documentary on open air preaching. It's really not about "results" but obedience and this is what God blesses.
     
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    This is not exegesis. The passage does not say "fruit of the spirit" (should be upper case if you mean the Holy Spirit). The fruit in John 15 is the fruit of the disciples, not the Spirit. You have not rebutted my position in the slightest.

    So I get from your post is that all God wants of us is to be a good person. God doesn't care at all if we are a channel of blessing, if people get saved, if miracles happen. That is completely opposite to the whole book of Acts and many other Scriptures such as John 14:12, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father." Where are these "greater works" in your life?

    Concerning the fruit of the Spirit, that is in Gal. 5, not here. If one wants to know what the Holy Spirit is like, simply read Gal. 5:22-23. The Holy Spirit produces His fruit (not ours) in us as we walk in the Spirit. In other words, He reproduces Himself. Our fruit is not that of the Holy Spirit, but of a disciple--which means another disciple.
     
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    You are simply giving excuses for your lack of victory in Christ. I said at the beginning of this thread that if one has not seen God at work he should not answer this thread, but only ask questions. Have you ever truly seen God at work in the lives of others? If not, be quiet here, get on your knees, and pray for victory.

    And once again, I am not talking about human results here, I am talking about God at work through us. Stop insisting on making this about human efforts and results. This thread is about the mighty power of God, not human pragmatism, which I loathe.
     
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    These are simply excuses. I know laymen who have seen God work in a greater way than I. If you have never seen God do a miracle in the life of a sinner and save him from Hell, stop giving excuses. Stop saying what God cannot do through you and has not done through you. That is defeatism and opposition to the power of God.
     
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    And look at the mother and her babes witnessing the baptism preparing them for their day of faith!

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