Comments on: Election Fuels Evangelism http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2010/02/election-fuels-evangelism.html Connecting God's Truth to Real Life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:35:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: MarkAltrogge http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2010/02/election-fuels-evangelism.html/comment-page-1#comment-9450 MarkAltrogge Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:10:28 +0000 http://www.theblazingcenter.com/?p=4145#comment-9450 Great comment Bob - It really does take the pressure off us! I love that Spurgeon quote. Wish I could go through the room on Sunday and check for yellow stripes. But that would probably be awkward. Great comment Bob – It really does take the pressure off us! I love that Spurgeon quote. Wish I could go through the room on Sunday and check for yellow stripes. But that would probably be awkward.

]]> By: Bob M http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2010/02/election-fuels-evangelism.html/comment-page-1#comment-9449 Bob M Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:04:45 +0000 http://www.theblazingcenter.com/?p=4145#comment-9449 Amen Mark! It takes the pressure off of us (to feel we must have a perfect, eloquent gospel presentation), and frees us to proclaim the Gospel with confidence in God's power. I love what Spurgeon said about election and evangelism: “God has called me to preach his word and if I knew that all the elect had a yellow stripe painted down their backs, then I would give up preaching the gospel and go lift up shirt tails!” Amen Mark! It takes the pressure off of us (to feel we must have a perfect, eloquent gospel presentation), and frees us to proclaim the Gospel with confidence in God's power. I love what Spurgeon said about election and evangelism:
“God has called me to preach his word and if I knew that all the elect had a
yellow stripe painted down their backs, then I would give up preaching the
gospel and go lift up shirt tails!”

]]> By: Karl Dahlfred http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2010/02/election-fuels-evangelism.html/comment-page-1#comment-9437 Karl Dahlfred Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:07:30 +0000 http://www.theblazingcenter.com/?p=4145#comment-9437 Exactly. It is vastly encouraging to know that God has chosen people in advance to believe because otherwise the overwhelming burden of getting people saved would be on my shoulders, and depend on the cleverness of my own efforts (and I am not that clever). It is very freeing to know that it doesn't depend on me. When I think about sharing the Gospel, I am greatly encouraged to keep on sharing when I remember that people who will believe ARE out there. When I think of my own ability to convince people, I get utterly discouraged and stop. When I remember that God is preparing people in advance to hear his message, I keep trying. Exactly. It is vastly encouraging to know that God has chosen people in advance to believe because otherwise the overwhelming burden of getting people saved would be on my shoulders, and depend on the cleverness of my own efforts (and I am not that clever).

It is very freeing to know that it doesn't depend on me. When I think about sharing the Gospel, I am greatly encouraged to keep on sharing when I remember that people who will believe ARE out there. When I think of my own ability to convince people, I get utterly discouraged and stop. When I remember that God is preparing people in advance to hear his message, I keep trying.

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