nottony wrote:
Tony,didn't Jesus say let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Dude,you been slingin a lot of rocks lately.

The Church in Sardis:

...thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.

Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent.

The Church in Pergamos:

Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna...

The Church in Ephesus:

Jim Lincoln wrote:
Missionary Alliance isn't pentecostal.

Neil wrote:
I do not hear many Pentecostals repudiating Roman/Orthodox doctrine either.

Jim Lincoln wrote:
Yes, agreed, Scott and Rick, there are seeker and pentecostal churches are not advancing God's Word,

I'm just waiting to see one single reformed minister on the street and in ghetto. I remember when Franky Schaeffer came to a church in Champaign some years ago. I was astounded to hear him say that nobody but his church has apostolic succession. I couldn't help but marvel at this. The only two Orthodox Christians I have ever met spend their Sundays working in their restraunt.

I remember going out to college campuses with an open air preacher several years ago. Christians would come up and criticize his style or his message. Whenever I would ask them what they were doing for the Kingdom, they would walk away in silence.

Tony Lopez-Cisneros wrote:
Earlier This Afternoon I Joined Myself With A BROTHER IN CHRIST, A Former Mormon, Who Was Street Preaching Just Up The Street Here On CHICAGO'S GOLD COAST (ON MICHIGAN AVE.) At WATERTOWER PLACE !

Meanwhile, Accross The Street, That AFRICAN-AMERICAN BROTHER Was Still Passing Out "CHICK" TRACTS--WHICH HE'S BEEN DOING EVERY SATURDAY FOR THE LAST 40 YRS. !
AMEN ! ! !

Furthermore, we cannot expect young people to come to our level of intelligence and interests. It would be similar to thinking that a toddler would be ready for Grudem's systematic theology or Keener's commentaries on John.

Another thought, after I was out of the house and left home I found myself at a church with a college and career group that was very engaging. God used that group to make a crucial line to reach me.

The Bible and Christianity are under attack by the most skillful strategists. James Cameron suggested that his tomb theory should have been hailed by Christians as the proof of Christ's existence, never mind that it is a dead body. Obviously he is either completely ignorant of this being the cornerstone of the Christian faith or else he carefully took aim and fired. Incidentally, skeptics aren't the only ones who have used junk science and quirky testimonies, Christians have been guilty of much the same.