Featured Requesting elder authority/support regarding street evangelism

I disagree. He focuses only on Mark because it looks like it supports his presupposition. It is within scriptural bounds and proper exegesis to look at say Matthew 28:18-20 to show his error. Using the Mark 16 passage in no way negates Matthew 28:18-20 which he is trying to do. Not only is his use of that passage incorrect eisegesis but it does violence to scripture as it works to discount a portion of scripture altogether. In other words it appears he would rather just rip out the Matthew 28 passage. He presents them as if they are in conflict with each other. Of course this cannot be true so the onus is on him to show how he can take the Mark 16 passage and interpret it the way he does in light of Matthew 28.

He cannot do that so he avoids Matthew 28 like the plague.

 

So you are the Leader of a Ministry in Open/unrepented Sin? ("my street ministry" (with another fellow))

Mr. Evangelist,

I'm going to be frank. You are not an evangelist. You are a "self proclaimed" evangelist. Just because you speak the truths concerning the gospel, that does not qualify you as an evangelist. It's natural for someone to get saved and then want to share their faith. Not only is it natural, but healthy. That doesn't mean God has commissioned them to be a preacher/evangelist. Please rethink what you do, for Christ's Sake. Repent, Reorganize your self and life. Walk in the Light, restore your Fellowship with The Savior. I beg you.

 

Or perhaps he is being disobedient to scripture. Anyway your focus on Mark 16 alone says something other than I am wrong.

 

You're splitting hairs. Evangelism IS making disciples. It is not merely preaching and then accepting that no one responds. God does not send out people to preach the gospel with the expectation that no one will be saved.

Show us where the Bible says one should expect no fruit, no conversions when the gospel is preached.

 

He is showing wisdom in getting his elders and church to support his ministry formal fashion, but has he recovered from his divorce sufficient enough to right now pursue this?

Maybe the Lord would want our brother to take down time and try to sort this all out first?

 

So - you sent it as an email instead of listening to the two or three people who advised you to do the request in person?

 

And by similar logic, it presupposes that conversions will happen. The word "baptized" there is an aorist participle. This grammar presumes that someone has actually believed through the giving of the Gospel.

If the true Gospel is given in the power of the Holy Spirit, someone will be saved at some time who can then be baptized.

 

But were you upfront with these 'Elders' about how you're trying to pit Mark 16 against Matthew 28 to excuse your avoiding following up with any (non-existent) converts?

 

"Your" favor? As opposed to who else's favor? You make it sound as if you won; were you in a battle?

Because you may have won a tactical skirmish; but you've missed out on the larger strategy.

They'll pray for you; but who among them will go out with you?

And because you chose to keep your distance, you've now set yourself further apart.

If you thought it went in your favor as opposed to mine, or others on this board; you understood NOTHING about what we were trying to help you accomplish. We weren't against you; we were trying to help you build bridges and work with the fellow members of your church family; and thus, help them grow even as they help you grow.

But I expect you to not understand any of this, nor to understand the opportunity you've completely missed out on.

 

Thank you for confirming exactly what I wrote.

 

It's likely that they don't know much about Evan6589 except through emails.