Here are the heart-felt questions of one person under the influence of Reformed Theology.
...do 'slacking soul-winners' result in MORE people going to hell? ...
...do diligent soul-winners result in MORE people going to heaven?
The Reformed answer is no, God determined those going to heaven, and thus the rest not going to heaven before creation.
The Scriptural answer is yes, diligent evangelism "hastens the day" thus more people per time interval, so the end of the age occurs sooner, resulting in less people not going to heaven.
Two very different gospels...
The man-centered Reformed doctrine makes God responsible for the lost going into eternal punishment, scripture indicates some of the lost might be saved through effective witness. For example, some people would have repented had they seen the miracles Jesus performed elsewhere. Or the fields are white with harvest.
Do the lost, living today, have an opportunity for salvation, or is the outcome of their life a foregone conclusion? Reformed Theology says "a foregone conclusion" but scripture says the kingdom of God is at hand.
Two very different gospels...
...do 'slacking soul-winners' result in MORE people going to hell? ...
...do diligent soul-winners result in MORE people going to heaven?
The Reformed answer is no, God determined those going to heaven, and thus the rest not going to heaven before creation.
The Scriptural answer is yes, diligent evangelism "hastens the day" thus more people per time interval, so the end of the age occurs sooner, resulting in less people not going to heaven.
Two very different gospels...
The man-centered Reformed doctrine makes God responsible for the lost going into eternal punishment, scripture indicates some of the lost might be saved through effective witness. For example, some people would have repented had they seen the miracles Jesus performed elsewhere. Or the fields are white with harvest.
Do the lost, living today, have an opportunity for salvation, or is the outcome of their life a foregone conclusion? Reformed Theology says "a foregone conclusion" but scripture says the kingdom of God is at hand.
Two very different gospels...