Members Pastorj Posted November 15, 2017 Members Share Posted November 15, 2017 The issue is "Who is doing the winning". The easy-believism crowd believes they are going out and winning souls. Numbers of people who pray the sinners prayer are all that matter. The life-style Evangelism crowd believes that God wins them and they just have to live right and let their light shine. Though the Life style crowd is right in that God wins them, it is our job to Lead them to Christ. Christ will win them. wretched 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Jim_Alaska Posted November 15, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted November 15, 2017 I believe that Life Style evangelism is encapsulated in this that the Apostle Paul said. Â 1Co 9:22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. Â wretched 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members swathdiver Posted November 16, 2017 Members Share Posted November 16, 2017 That young lady is proud and deceived. Hopefully it won't last long. After a time who shall ask her about the fruit?  wretched 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Jim_Alaska Posted November 16, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted November 16, 2017 6 hours ago, swathdiver said: That young lady is proud and deceived. Hopefully it won't last long. After a time who shall ask her about the fruit?  Confronting this kind of soul winner is important, but I worry more about the influence she may have on others by taking them soul winning with her. swathdiver 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Popular Post Pastorj Posted November 16, 2017 Members Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2017 When my family traveled working with small churches, I came across this a few times. The one that was amazing to me was in Florida. I went out with an individual and it was my turn to talk. I started up a nice conversation with this lady on her doorstep. She was very willing to talk. After presenting the Gospel, I asked her if she had ever heard that before. She told me that she had, but didn't believe it. After some more discussion, my partner asked her if he could pray with her. To my amazement, he led her in the sinners prayer. After he was done, I stopped him and told her that she was not saved, but she could be if she would pray something similar believing. I then took my partner back to the church. On the way back, he was livid that we were stopping soul-winning and that I told her she wasn't saved after he "Led her to Christ". It was not a fun conversation, but I spent a good hour explaining to him that a prayer doesn't save. After we were done, the pastor showed up and he had a conversation with the Pastor. He reinforced what I had told him and it finally clicked with him. He was zealous to lead people to the Lord, but at been taught wrong. John Young, Jim_Alaska, Alan and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pastor Scott Markle Posted November 16, 2017 Members Share Posted November 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Pastorj said: When my family traveled working with small churches, I came across this a few times. The one that was amazing to me was in Florida. I went out with an individual and it was my turn to talk. I started up a nice conversation with this lady on her doorstep. She was very willing to talk. After presenting the Gospel, I asked her if she had ever heard that before. She told me that she had, but didn't believe it. After some more discussion, my partner asked her if he could pray with her. To my amazement, he led her in the sinners prayer. After he was done, I stopped him and told her that she was not saved, but she could be if she would pray something similar believing. I then took my partner back to the church. On the way back, he was livid that we were stopping soul-winning and that I told her she wasn't saved after he "Led her to Christ". It was not a fun conversation, but I spent a good hour explaining to him that a prayer doesn't save. After we were done, the pastor showed up and he had a conversation with the Pastor. He reinforced what I had told him and it finally clicked with him. He was zealous to lead people to the Lord, but at been taught wrong. Praise the Lord that some can still learn. John Young and swathdiver 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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