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EVANGELISM
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In Mind Siege, Tim Lahaye and David
Noebel are sounding trumpets of alarm, calling us to wake up and
defend our right to believe and behave as Christians. Already
Christianity has been silenced in our schools and driven from the
public arena. Abortion rights, gay and lesbian rights,
feminist rights, and atheists' rights have virtually eclipsed any
rights Christians used to enjoy. The authors insist that the
conflict is between the biblical Christian and the Secular Humanist
worldviews. This is a battle for our minds, a war to decide
whether our thoughts will be shaped by the wisdom of men like Marx,
Darwin, Freud, and Neitzche, or by the wisdom God shared through
Moses, the prophets, the apostles, and Jesus. |
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In this book, Jeff Rast shakes up the institutional
church by pointing out that the clergy-laity dichotomy not only
hobbles the Christian church, but it is also unbiblical! I started
reading this with a somewhat skeptical mind, but Rast convinced me.
He not only points out the origin and nature of the unscriptural
clergy-laity dichotomy, he also challenges those who would typically
consider themselves "laymen" to commit themselves to active
ministry. A full-time professional ministry is not defined by a
seminary degree, ordination by men, or a paid position in a local
congregation. Rather, we are all called to leave our comfort zones
and be full time ministers in our churches, communities, and
workplaces. A great read for those who are ready to answer God's
call on their lives and on their church! |
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Most Christians today can hardly make themselves say
"the 'J' word" (Jesus), pray in a restaurant, or
invite a colleague to church, says author and PBS host
Hugh Hewitt. They cringe at anything that makes
their commitment visible in the current secular
environment. Every Sunday, in the safety of the
sanctuary, millions of worshippers pray and sing with
sincerity and gusto, then vanish and go silent for the
next six days. The reason? America has
become increasingly hostile to Christianity. The
media elite mocks it, vocal scientists disdain it,
universities debunk it, and business ignores it.
Public expression of faith is not only unfashionable,
it's seen as slightly bizarre. In the
Embarrassed Believer, Hewitt says this retreat of
Christian witness has abandoned the field to the
current tide of evil and allowed empty alternative
religions to fill the void. |
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The Name shouts out a
choice: Whom will you serve, give your life to, depend
upon? Rebellious, self-willed, sinful people
want to retain the right to decide themselves what way
they will take. Jesus denies this option.
Speaking on His behalf, the apostle Peter said, "There
is no other name under heaven given among men by which
we must be saved." Jesus is gentle, but He is
not weak. He loves the sinner but is absolutely
intolerant of sin. He is not a negotiator.
He is Lord! It is this bristling truth that
invites intolerance toward Christians. Jesus did
not say, "Do your own thing; all roads lead to God."
That would have made Jesus "politically correct", but
Jesus is not politically correct. HE IS LORD. |
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