Oh I do try...but with a little, "meekness and fear". (1Peter 3:15b)
The verse reference below the crosses is John 14:6, btw. Wiley
Posted on 04/22/2007 4:42:02 AM PDT by Kaslin
He did quote the 5th verse of the first chapter of Saint John’s Gospel, “the light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.” The light refers to Christ. So, there was at least some Christianity in the sermon.
I would have said he was wrong in his belief and would have tried to lead him to Christ through the Bible.
IMO, a memorial service of this sort is not the place for proselytizing - by anyone...
IMHO, EVERYWHERE is the place to talk about the Gospel of Christ. Matthew 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Matthew 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
...and to have done so would have been found highly offensive by many listeners.
Yea, look what happened to Jesus when He offended the religious leaders of His day.
At the very least he quoted the Koran. Would you have found an ECLA minister quoting the Bible to be “proselytizing”? In these PC times I’m guessing the answer would be “yes”.
Yes, as all who deny Him will find out, If you deny me before men, I will deny you before God. Jesus, Mt 10:33
They shouldn’t have allowed a Muslim to speak anyway, that’s BS.
Please remember that when you next . . .
visit the public library,
go to a theater,
or eat at a nice restaurant.
And don't just speak in hushed tones to those nearby. Be obnoxious! Speak quite LOUDLY to all who are present and forget all about propriety, courtesy, and good manners. Go for it!! Afterall, Christians should not be ashamed of the Gospel, should the?.
Go Get em, Wiley!
LOL!
My wife mentioned the very same thing to me after we heard the respective invocations. We also noticed that they put the Buddhist lady b/w the Muslim and the Jewish speakers — perhaps also not to “offend”...
I believe that Richard Nixon right now is with Pat again, because I believe that in heaven we will know each other. The Bible says, "For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain." There's a gaining about death. For the believer, the brutal fact of death has been conquered by the resurrection of Jesus Christ. For the person who has turned from sin and has received Christ as Lord and Saviour, death is not the end. For the believer, there's hope beyond the grave. There's a future life.
Yesterday, as his body was escorted to the plane for its final journey here, the band played and the familiar strains of a hymn he especially loved -- maybe the hymn that he loved the most were played: Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now I'm found, was blind but now I see. Through many dangers, toils and snares, I've already come. 'Tis grace that brought me safe thus far, for grace will take me home.
That hymn was written 200 years ago by an Englishman named John Newton. He was a cruel man, a captain of a slave ship. But one night in a fierce storm, he turned to God and committed his life to Christ. Newton not only became a preacher of the gospel, but he influenced William Wilberforce and others in Parliament to bring an end to the slave trade. John Newton came to know the miracle of God's amazing grace, and it changed his life. And it changed our lives as well.
Wasn’t he representing Cho?
Oh I do try...but with a little, "meekness and fear". (1Peter 3:15b)
The verse reference below the crosses is John 14:6, btw. Wiley
Are the other drivers supposed to know John 14:6, have a Bible handy, or just remember the reference until they get home and rush to look it up?
Btw, the decal looks great as does the truck.
I usually get one of three reactions...(1)They'll ask me what that verse is (Opening an excellent opportunity to witness), (2)They'll already know the verse and we begin a conversation about Christ (Which is very edifying to me), (3)No response at all.
Either way, I don't shove it down any body's throat but it does open the doors.
btw, on the last point of your question ...or just remember the reference until they get home and rush to look it up?
If that happens, didn't the purpose of the decal just work??? hmmmm?
Thanks again
Wiley
Being able to listen to Rush, Bible studies, audiobooks, or great music is a reason I've always envied truckers. But not having the ability to even park my small car ass-in (or whatever you call it) or knowing the first thing about engines, etc kind of puts me out. Still, I'd love to be out there on the open road, driving a truck, crossing the country and going to places I've never been -- just as long as I don't have to navigate city streets. .
I do have a long commute. Besides the Word, I enjoy audiobooks (far better than radio). Michael Connelley murder mysteries help.
Checkmate. You won.
Wiley
BTW, if you see my truck, wave...with all fingers!...lol
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