Pulpit Language
Mark Bassett (mbasset@iconn.net)
Fri, 06 Sep 1996 17:27:48 GMT
On Fri, 6 Sep 1996 09:18:04 -0500 (EST), you wrote:
>I think that for a preacher, or a witness for that matter, to be anywhere
>near being effective, they should realize that nailing someone by calling
>them names is no way to reach them.
Preaching is preaching. Talking and "witnessing" is something else.
>As I see it, showing a loving and
>caring attitude while witnessing is half the battle. Calling someone
>names while trying to share the gospel with them voids out your
>witness.
If people are won to our personalities, they will still have to
receive and submit to the authority of truth to be saved.
-mwb