Why Witness?

[MrW]

We till the ground, we plant the seed, we water, but God alone causes the increase: He alone calls out some from the realm of darkness into His marvelous light. So why till the ground, prepare the field, plant and water if it serves no purpose in harvesting the fields white for harvest? ~Van

Because we receive rewards for obedience. God knows who will believe, given opportunity; He loses none. We are co-laborers with Him, thus we receive rewards with which to honor Him in Heaven. If we don’t do it, someone else will and will receive the rewards.

 

[Van]

No one receives rewards for building on Christ's foundation with wood or straw. Your doctrine believes the fields are black with inability, and only via irresistible grace will the lost person be enabled and compelled to believe. You rewrite scripture, "your faith" becomes "your instilled by irresistible grace faith.

But what does scripture actually say?

Those of us who have been born anew are Ambassadors of Christ with the ministry of Reconciliation. We present opportunity to the unchosen lost, be reconciled to God. We teach everyone believing into Him will not perish but have everlasting life, We do NOT teach "if you were not chosen before creation, you are going straight to Hades and Gehenna and that is nothing you can do about it.

 

[Craigbythesea]

We till the ground, we plant the seed, we water, but God alone causes the increase: He alone calls out some from the realm of darkness into His marvelous light. So why till the ground, prepare the field, plant and water if it serves no purpose in harvesting the fields white for harvest? ~Van

Because we receive rewards for obedience. God knows who will believe, given opportunity; He loses none. We are co-laborers with Him, thus we receive rewards with which to honor Him in Heaven. If we don’t do it, someone else will and will receive the rewards.

In Chattanooga, they call tripe like this hogwash.