Featured Paul's Model for Soul Winning

JonC,

They each loved and used the scriptures constantly. It was a pattern. What you might have trouble finding is where they did not do this!

It is very consistent. In fact I could almost go through every portion of Acts and keep showing it, but many protest posting many verses.
I like to help people and have noticed that you are not interested in my way, or help offered,like Here;

 

JonC

I can agree with this.

 

Yes. Most of us do not know scripture as well as Paul did.
Nevertheless, we are to make use of scripture to get up to speed and properly describe Kingdom living to new converts, so they can do the same.

Acts 1 King James Version (KJV)
1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

3 To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days
and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

Acts8:12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

Paul:
19:
8 And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
20:25

Acts20:25 And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

 

"JonC,

No..we will never agree on this,

 

Good verse, right on target.
Preaching of the Kingdom is central....

 

in1 tim1 Paul continues;

1 According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;

13 Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.

17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

18 This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;

19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
Paul instructs Timothy:
13 Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

15 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.

16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee

This model or pattern is seen here in these instructions.

 

20 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust,
avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

21 Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.

20 O Timotheus, the thing entrusted guard thou, avoiding the profane vain-words and opposition of the falsely-named knowledge,

21 which certain professing -- concerning the faith did swerve; the grace

20 O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you.Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,” 21 for by professing it some have swerved from the faith.

 

So you believe if a person observes the Apostolic method of evangelism as in this thread perhaps, they never come to a knowledge of the truth???
Is that because you did not see it first?
If you posted such a thread then it would be okay?
I think Cain felt something was wrong with Abel's offering in the same way.
A person lives based on what they believe.Someone who post's against biblical.knowledge often makes you wonder what they base their thoughts on.
I do not wonder about that. I think eventually everyone will notice such tendencies.
On a message board for example.
A person who is using carnal philosophy that gets noticed by others will turn around and start saying everyone else who noticed that,are really the ones who use philosophy,if lies are told and noticed,everyone else is lying instead.
Just skimming through Acts many of us see a biblical pattern.
Using the gift of scripture as the base,they show how the scriptures all.point to Jesus.
That is exactly the teaching Jesus gave in Luke24...Moses, the Psalms, The prophets,all spoke of Him.
Many of us see a direct correlation.....and yet strangely a few oppose this pattern taught by Jesus!
Go figure.