Featured The Way of the Master Moment throwing dust in the eyes

The Gospel:

1 Corinthians 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.

And there you have the Gospel. As shown by Paul and inspired by the Holy Spirit of God.

Galatians1:8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

 

I've always wondered, what is the biblical support for preaching the gospel to the humble and the Law to the proud?

 

That's what I thought, but I wasn't sure since James was quoting the OT.

James 4:1-10 What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is not the source your pleasures that wage war in your members? You lust and do not have; so you commit murder. You are envious and cannot obtain; so you fight and quarrel. You do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures. You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Or do you think that the Scripture speaks to no purpose: "He jealously desires the Spirit which He has made to dwell in us"? But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, "GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE." Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.

The idea that the passage in James (which is speaking of the struggle with sin among professing Christians) deals with evangelism seems to be a poor application of God's Word. The idea that it means proclaiming the gospel only to the humble and the Law to the proud is unbiblical. The idea that we can discern whether or not God will draw a person through our testimony is absurd.


Do you know if this is an "official" part of TWOTM?

 

I have read Comfort' s books before and knew he rejected Paul's doctrine on the nature of the Law, but this is horrible.

Basically it says I was wrong to witness to someone who is now a Christian...Jesus was wrong to call Saul...we are wrong when we share the gospel with the world.

Reminds me of the "anti-missions" movement. You don't want to share the gospel with people God ain't savin' cause that'd be going agin His will.

 

I do not have experience with TWOTM, except by reading a few books by Ray Comfort (which is why I don’t trust his discernment of Scripture) and watching some of his videos (which is why I believe he is called to evangelism). I think Comfort is a good example of someone who has gone beyond his expertise and calling (perhaps this is a type of pride, but who knows). I remember the “Roman’s Road” and E.E. when I was a teenager. I liked the “Roman’s Road” because it required people to commit passages dealing with conversion to heart. I never really used it as a method (ADD I guess).

I am a firm believer that true evangelism is not a method but an encounter between God and man through the means of a church as the local expression of the Body of Christ, manifested in a conversation between a believer and a lost person.