Afore_Prepared
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Greetings, PB...
One of the greatest joys of my extremely short time now as a Christian has been sharing my faith with the average man on the street. My issue lies in my recent convictions regarding Reform theology - How do I alter my overall witnessing style (It's already dynamic based on the person I'm talking to) to reflect the L in TULIP?
Prior to the Reformed shift in my thinking, I had been an advocate of the "Way of the Master", as taught by Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron. I still agree with much of it, especially showing people how God really sees them with the Law and telling them that God commands them to repent and obey the Gospel, but I cannot in good conscience pull everyone into the courtroom analogy and tell them that Jesus paid their fine - that may in fact be untrue. What do I substitute? How do I portray the Atonement in a way that they can understand and take personally, while at the same time making sure I don't inadvertantly tell a reprobate that his sins have been paid for? I still want to share the judgment of God and the mercy of the Cross through God-given repentance and faith, but I need to do so in a way that is not offensive to what I now know to be theologically correct.
This actually has been such an issue that it has kept me from witnessing recently... Please help me get this cleared up, that I may return to the furtherance of the Kingdom!
Thanks
[Edited on 3-16-2005 by Afore_Prepared]
One of the greatest joys of my extremely short time now as a Christian has been sharing my faith with the average man on the street. My issue lies in my recent convictions regarding Reform theology - How do I alter my overall witnessing style (It's already dynamic based on the person I'm talking to) to reflect the L in TULIP?
Prior to the Reformed shift in my thinking, I had been an advocate of the "Way of the Master", as taught by Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron. I still agree with much of it, especially showing people how God really sees them with the Law and telling them that God commands them to repent and obey the Gospel, but I cannot in good conscience pull everyone into the courtroom analogy and tell them that Jesus paid their fine - that may in fact be untrue. What do I substitute? How do I portray the Atonement in a way that they can understand and take personally, while at the same time making sure I don't inadvertantly tell a reprobate that his sins have been paid for? I still want to share the judgment of God and the mercy of the Cross through God-given repentance and faith, but I need to do so in a way that is not offensive to what I now know to be theologically correct.
This actually has been such an issue that it has kept me from witnessing recently... Please help me get this cleared up, that I may return to the furtherance of the Kingdom!
Thanks
[Edited on 3-16-2005 by Afore_Prepared]