The DO's and DO NOT's of Witnessing

[lettheredeemedsayso]

Every chick tract i have ever used had scripture throughout. Satan's always there to accuse the brethren no matter what the brethren does why should this be be any different. He hates God's Word and will do anything He can to destroy it.

[buzzoff1031]

I haven't cared much for Chick since I found out that he hosts Sam Gipp's "Answer Book" on his website. Plus, again, I just don't care for his tracts.

I don't mean to wrile anyone up. But, just to be curious, (I'm very new to being KJVo) what wrong with Sam Gipp's "Answer Book"?

[kevinmiller]

Sam Gipp is basically like Ruckman in his beliefs concerning the KJV. In the Answer Book, his logic is astoundingly off-base. In fact, I would find it hard for anyone to believe who isn't priorly biased in favor of it. Someday I'll have to write something like "My Response to the Answer Book" or something. lol But there is just too much wrong with it to point out everything. I found it almost laughable. Especially his idea of "translation." Samer knows what I mean. hehe

[buzzoff1031]

Sam Gipp is basically like Ruckman in his beliefs concerning the KJV. In the Answer Book, his logic is astoundingly off-base. In fact, I would find it hard for anyone to believe who isn't priorly biased in favor of it. Someday I'll have to write something like "My Response to the Answer Book" or something. lol But there is just too much wrong with it to point out everything. I found it almost laughable. Especially his idea of "translation." Samer knows what I mean. hehe

Yeah, the whole "translation" idea he gives is pretty laughable. But some of the things he said helped me along to the decision to read only the KJB.

[kevinmiller]

Can you give an example of something he said that was helpful?

[buzzoff1031]

http://www.chick.com/reading/books/158/158cont.asp

His answers to questions 2, 4 and 8 were helpful to me. Now as to whether they would help anyone else...only God knows.

[Will]

Every chick tract i have ever used had scripture throughout. Satan's always there to accuse the brethren no matter what the brethren does why should this be be any different. He hates God's Word and will do anything He can to destroy it.

Yes, they have Scripture. But Chick makes up stuff that he calls historical fact when writing tracts against other religions that only serve to turn others off to Christ.

[Samer]

Alberto said it.
I believe it.
That settles it.

(The anti-pooooooopeee started Islammmmmm!)

[Will]

Alberto said it.
I believe it.
That settles it.

(The anti-pooooooopeee started Islammmmmm!)

Wasn't necessarily thinking of Alberto...but yeah, him too. :lol:

[Samer]

Alexander Hislop started Islammmmmmmmm! :-S

[Psalms18_28]

have you ever seen political comics in newspaper? Some of Jack- chicks reminded me of them. They are not exactly true, but just trying to prove a point.

[Will]

have you ever seen political comics in newspaper? Some of Jack- chicks reminded me of them. They are not exactly true, but just trying to prove a point.

But if one is spouting fiction as fact, it tends to turn people off. There's a difference between hyperbole and falsehood.

[kevinmiller]

http://www.chick.com/reading/books/158/158cont.asp

His answers to questions 2, 4 and 8 were helpful to me. Now as to whether they would help anyone else...only God knows.

#4 His argument is a poor one in establishing the authority of the KJV by saying that God put parenthesis so that we could understand it in 50 years. It's kind of along the same lines of the italics being advanced revelation. There are other things in the KJV that a person would not understand without going to the Greek, or at least a dictionary. One example of it being cleared up in parenthesis is a faulty conclusion regarding the Bible as a whole. His whole premise is that the KJV has been directly inspired so if you take that away, the whole argument falls apart. So he is left with faith in the KJV.

#8 This argument relies on the fact that Alexandria, Egypt, etc. were looked upon poorly in the Bible and as such cannot be relied upon to put forth a good version of the Bible. His logic is off right from the start. The Bible, as a version, is separate from where it came from or who translated it. Did not the Israelites even say of Christ, "can anything good come out of Nazareth?" It seems that Christ himself has demonstrated his argument to be flawed. The issue is a textual one, not a secret code that he gets out of the KJV that tells him it is perfect.

#2 I am not going to go into Easter and Passover being used interchangeably or not because I am not knowledgeable enough about it to take a stand one way or the other. Gipp may be correct in that it should be Easter. Some think either one can be used. It isn't enough to build an argument for the KJV though.

[buzzoff1031]

#4 His argument is a poor one in establishing the authority of the KJV by saying that God put parenthesis so that we could understand it in 50 years. It's kind of along the same lines of the italics being advanced revelation. There are other things in the KJV that a person would not understand without going to the Greek, or at least a dictionary. One example of it being cleared up in parenthesis is a faulty conclusion regarding the Bible as a whole. His whole premise is that the KJV has been directly inspired so if you take that away, the whole argument falls apart. So he is left with faith in the KJV.

#8 This argument relies on the fact that Alexandria, Egypt, etc. were looked upon poorly in the Bible and as such cannot be relied upon to put forth a good version of the Bible. His logic is off right from the start. The Bible, as a version, is separate from where it came from or who translated it. Did not the Israelites even say of Christ, "can anything good come out of Nazareth?" It seems that Christ himself has demonstrated his argument to be flawed. The issue is a textual one, not a secret code that he gets out of the KJV that tells him it is perfect.

#2 I am not going to go into Easter and Passover being used interchangeably or not because I am not knowledgeable enough about it to take a stand one way or the other. Gipp may be correct in that it should be Easter. Some think either one can be used. It isn't enough to build an argument for the KJV though.

Brother, I didn't put those there for you to pick apart and analyze. :smile You asked a question and answered it. As I said, those may not be helpful for anyone else. But I wholeheartedly believe the Lord sent me to that site to help me com to the conclusion that the KJB is the only English Bible for us today. If I didn't know better, it would seem to that you were trying to convince me to not use the KJB...but I do know better, so there. :lol:

[HappyChristian]

DO - KJV scripture has already been mentioned; it is a good thing to show them out of the Bible what you are telling them instead of just relying on memory (unless of course you are somewhere that you don't have your Bible)

DON'T - This is a big pet peeve of mine...DON'T chew gum as you are witnessing! This may seem trivial, but it really is very disrespectful of the person to whom you are speaking!

Can't really add anything else to the excellent advice given already!