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Rolling Stones concert 45k plus in attendance.  There had to be more.  Because they just kept coming to the stadium.  4 hours of holding signs, witness, tracts and people reading their Bibles out loud to the crowd.  That was this week.  I forgot to film it lol.  Tonight is a country western band at the large stadium.  Then back to the arena for a very popular comedian.  I film to give people and idea of what to do handing out tracts, signs, witnessing, Bible reading etc.  Events are varied from the con events.  Starcon, Musicon etc.  Plays, concerts, festivals etc.  

I like some of the ideas up there.  Mass mailings etc.  One thing of note is not entering a screened in porch.  I always wondered about that lol.  That's some good etiquette.  I like that lol.  I won't give tracts to small kids.  But to their parents.  

One thing I won't do is witness at work.  Or to business associates.  I let some know that I evangelize.  For a variety of Bible reasons.  I don't bring the Gospel to my workplace.   I don't recommend that.  However some have strong feelings about that. I have seen people crash and get bounced for bringing the Gospel to work. You have a duty to yourself and to your own.  To take care of them.  

​That's interesting.  I was thinking about this very thing the other day.  It's claimed politicians don't keep there promises in some cases.  

1 timothy 2   exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 3For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 4Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

Salvation is priority one for me.  You could compare politics to a game I suppose.  One side wins one side loses.  It's a struggle.  It's what God tells us.  That's not where the real struggle is.  Ephesians tells us where the real struggle is.....

Ephesians 6:12For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Now clearly that verse is not speaking about our civil authorities that are in charge. Or political opposition. Why?  Because they are flesh and blood. When someone changes their mind.  Say an authority.  From what they have previously stated.  In regards to an issue or vote. I have to wonder why.  The mind change.  Could it be.  The rulers of the DARKNESS of this world just could have an affect.  So it might possibly be its not so much who is in there.  As what is having an affect on them.  That's why "Christian America" bothers me so.  So many people on a different page now.  Than what the New Testament tells us what to think in regards to government. Seems to be the one place people depart from clear teaching. 

In addition.  You can't put the whole onus on yourselves.  You can pray.  However.  This isn't an entirely Christian nation.  You can fight with sinners.  That accomplishes nothing.  In my opinion.  Cause and effect. Widespread pornography as I pointed out in another thread.  Now you have sodomite rights everywhere.  In a short time too.  I don't see saved Christians as failures at all.  You have the righteousness of God.  Your just indignant as you look at the result of fallen man.  That hasn't changed from the beginning of it all.  You have the saved and the unsaved.  The unsaved just don't understand the things of God.  Sometimes they try. That's a good thing.  When they do get saved.  If they truly are.  Everything changes for them.  

​I know Mark Cahill.  I have known him for a while.  Hes definitely not a Calvinist.  It upsets him greatly too.  lol.  I was with him a couple of weeks ago at the NBA playoffs.  He's a really nice guy. A story about Mark.  I was helping a blind guy to get around a sports venue.  He was trying to find something to eat.  I ran across Mark.  He gave me a handful of money to take the guy someplace to eat.  lol.  One story I will never forget. Mark is a great guy and well respected among street evangelists. 

Fellowship Tract League is who I use.  I hand out a lot of tracts.  They are a very small concern.  However it costs money to print those tracts. They do suggest a donation. They have tracts in every language and ship the world.  It is a wonderful ministry.  The tracts are inexpensive. However Fellowship tract league is one ministry to support.  In my opinion.  Missionaries love them.  Everything there is KJV.

I have been using Fellowship Tracts since 1990. 

To tell you the truth no.  I think in about 2005.  I witnessed to a couple of Mormons on bicycles that were proselytizing the Mormon religion in the city. I know of where two inaccessible Mormon temples are in the city.  There may be more.  There are JW's at train stations.  Sometimes they get a permit.  I have talked with them.  They don't do much.  I have run into lol.  The Black Hebrews a little and some Muslims.  Probably more Muslims than the others.  Not that many though.  

Li Bai Jia,  Thank you so much for the compliment.  Every once and a while in the street I get someone that compliments the work I do for the Kingdom of God.  I am so busy.  At those times.  I have to say thank you quickly and move on.  

I actually got this idea for reaching young people from a much older woman.  In her 70s I believe.  It was at lunch with 2 other ladies.  They had invited me to lunch after services.  She had said mentioned just how open that young people are.  That reaching them while they are young is a fairly easy thing to do.  I figure as a grandmother. She just might know what she is talking about.  Sure enough handing out tracts.  They were reading them.  Young people are just getting acclimated to being social in the world.  I recognized all those things and thought what a wonderful idea.  I have her to thank for it I really do.  Of course Jesus Christ who brought us together. 

Matthew 21:43   Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.

Oh no a Calvinism debate lol.   I run into this on the streets lol.  Not often but I do.  Also the Arminian debate.  To clear myself up I am neither Calvinist or Arminian.   I believe in Jesus that once your saved.  You are always saved.  Not getting into things with people here.  Just make things clear things in regards to myself.  

Its interesting.  I have friends, acquaintances that will try preaching outside schools on sidewalks.  I have never tried that.  However the spring and summer means they are at events.  Sometimes with their parents.  I try to get Bible tracts into their hands.  They are usually receptive to that.  I get to some really large event.  Most times you will find them at spring and summer festivals with their parents.  Older teens at concerts the 2 and 3 day events.  I really enjoy reaching younger people.  Young minds not making decisions.  But taking in what they see and learning.  The Word of God sticks with people and doesn't come back void.  

I suspected this.  I have two maps here.  One shows where pornography is legal.  The other shows where sodomite "marriage" or "civil unions are legal".  The map as I see it is almost identical.  With sodomite "marriage" rights or "civil unions" lagging or catching up to places where pornography is legal.  Lust of the heart and the idolatry of pornography could just be the case.  I won't "wrestle" with the world over all of the legalization of these sins.  The Christian just better beware.  You don't want to wind up in a place.  Where you don't want to be. We are told to flee these things.  That includes the sin on television.  Just a peek is no good.  Run from these things use good council.  Take note of Ireland.

Map of legalized pornography

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_by_region#/media/File:Pornography_laws.svg

Legalization of Sodomite "marriage" or "civil unions"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage#/media/File:World_marriage-equality_laws.svg

Wikipedia etymology of the word pornography:

The word is similar to the modern Greek πορνογραφία (pornographia), which derives from the Greek words πόρνη (pornē"prostitute" and πορνεία porneia "prostitution"^[6]), and γράφειν (graphein "to write or to record", derived meaning "illustration", cf. "graph"), and the suffix -ία (-ia, meaning "state of", "property of", or "place of"), thus meaning "a written description or illustration of prostitutes or prostitution". No date is known for the first use of the word in Greek; the earliest attested, most related word one could find in Greek, is πορνογράφος, pornographos, i.e. "someone writing of harlots", in the Deipnosophists of Athenaeus.

I have to agree with robmac.  We wrestle not against flesh and blood.  This "Christian America" business has gotten out of hand.  Any government is meant to establish order.  That includes Mexico, France, England, here etc.  That's what they do.  They don't like disorder and chaos. For the most part.  I think.  No one that's a government official likes that.  They will move to establish order quickly.  They aren't there to meet anyone's policy whims or agenda.  But to establish order with ordinances and such.  

So I will try to move on with this.  WE are a Holy Nation.  Of course a government need not be concerned with us.  Because we live by a much, much higher standard. That God wants us to live by.   The only way to solve anything with anyone.  Is not duking it out.  But preaching the Gospel.  The Gospel saves.  Once again.  For myself.  I use a strict New Testament,  Bible interpretation when it comes to thinking about government.  There are way to many heresies out there for me to regard government.  In any other way but God's way. 

lol.  I agree.  I'm not going to rip up the Koran in front of a bunch of Muslims.  lol.  That gets people way to riled.  So.  I guess they like telling sodomites they are all going to hell too.  I won't do that for health reasons lol.  I'm not going near that.  However I do understand their method.  I won't do it.  

Preaching in the flesh.  These guys aren't sinners.  More like way to the other side.   It's not door to door soulwinning either.  Many people are afraid of big cities.  lol. Many people in big cities are afraid of going outside of  them.  Sinners in many cases are offended by the Gospel.  That happens a lot.  Its not a fistfight.  Its just hard preaching at sinners. The places these guys go to are filled with sodomite rights people, drunks, prostitutes, sodomite churches, drugs, people on drugs, adulterers, gangs etc.  Jesse in his university preaching draws very large crowds.  That gather to listen.   I dunno.  Never mind lol.  Paul was rude in speech he even said so.  I can get really short if you try and debate me while I am working.  A lot of these guys don't care about anyone's opinion.  That includes mine.  Usually they don't have time for chit chat.  I'm not offended.  They have a great compulsion for the Gospel.  All they care about is salvation for sinners.  Its hard to explain.  

Well you have to understand what they are trying to do.  A loud noise sounding like a gunshot gets everyone's attention.   If no one runs its a backfire.  If everyone runs its gunfire.  lol.   They just have their own way.  Its not my way.  But I understand it.  I have my way lol.  It bothers some to a degree sometimes.  Some are practiced at apologetic's and use that to a large degree.  There is no "choir" out there.  A lot of sinners.  Those are young guys in many cases preaching.  They are very strong in the Lord.  My opinion.  Some "Christians" think its swell also to be scantly clad.  Half naked on a beach.  Drinking beer.  Going to hear devil filled music.  Even going to sodomite parades.  Some people go to "churchs"  that are nothing but harlots.  If they don't understand scripture.  Think that sinning is swell.  Do you think they are really saved?  

True some seem to go overboard.  I don't insult lol.  I don't want confrontation.  I don't have time for it.  I don't think its right.  However they do things like that for a reason. To me in a way these guys are refreshing.  In a even worse time.

On the lighter side.  Some of the Street preachers have a really bad attitude towards sin.  lol.  They are going to find you out quick too.  lol.  That includes doctrine.   Put you right-side up and try to straighten you out.  They really mean it they don't want you to go to hell.  Some of them can be surly.  Best get out of their way and let them get to business lol.  Its a lot like the compulsion Paul had to preach the Gospel.  My opinion.  They really aren't pastors.  Taking care of a flock.  Which to me is way different.  I guess pastoring tedious sometimes lol.  Your not going to get that from them. That's not what they do

Steve Anderson would make a great street preacher.  For those of you who watch his stuff.  He's a very good soulwinner his church also.  I don't agree with some of what he says.  I really don't.  But I guess he's a pastor.  So.  

Where it all went down was the judges that were appointed.  People put a lot of effort into that.  We didn't get what we paid for lol.  So to speak.  Judge Bork was kind of a tipping point.  I guess I could review that.  Media does appear to have a bias.  Can make it look like the whole country is coming at you.  If your against what they think is right.  Shame you for going after victims that they have designated as victims.  In abortion.  Women were the victims.  Which was very, very clever.  They took the issue of the pre-born.  Not showing anything of the violence of abortion.  Ever at any point on television.  In a way you don't expect that.  

Because television deals in sin.  Its not propaganda in my opinion. Its not brainwashing.  It just sin eroding away righteousness and all the good things you have.  You can get mad at sinners I guess for doing what they do.  The TV is just chock full of every sin.  Violence etc.  Just name it.  Its the world. Its on there. Hey, things are reasonable on TV just let me get a peek.  Its always been that way with TV.  There were no good ole days.  Just worse and worse r.   Its getting worse r even still.

I guess some wonder why some of us like these street preachers.  Young people that come out and condemn sin in public.  Its just good to see young men that are strong in the Lord.  Youtube is very interesting when it comes to being able to choose your own content.  I can listen to some of those preachers for hours.  When I get the chance.  Of course there is the mystical, conspiratorial and just plain nonsense too. Then again there are some really good programs.  My opinion.   

One thing that is sorely lacking.  I mean nothing of.  Is addressing the subject of the poor.  You can assume its there.  But I see none of it.  It's become the tipping point in many cases.  Those without outnumber those with.  That's usually the case.  Poor Christians are rich in faith.  I could go on and on.  The poor are fairly easy to rob.  lol.  Doesn't take much.  Its like the SBC using every justification on earth for slavery.  Back when. They twisted scripture until you couldn't even recognize it was a book.   People hunger for good and moral things.  The poor are a moral subject.   God hears their cry.  You have to wonder why Atlanta got burned to the ground back when.   I know a lot of people don't really consider things like that.  Your not supposed to favor one over the other in judgement. However if one is stealing from the other.  By holding back.  Then God may just even the score.  This world loves trouncing the poor Jesus even said it.  Like I say be careful who you run with. Someone just may be getting hurt by the company you keep.   Choose none of the ways of the oppressor.  True that oppressor may be the Devil.  However that's what he does and that's who he uses. 

I would rather listen to pee wee Herman's advice on employment and working.  Than listen to the SBC's advice.  They need to flush some of their ways.  I many people quoting things like "well its what you agreed to" and masonry they need to dump that before I listen to any of what they have to say.  

It's not about paying enough.  It's not about what cause you support.  It's not even what you give.  Its about holding back on your labor.  They need that.  God said it.  Its in the Bible.  I believe the Bible.  I'm not going to try and please the world to get a little richer. Preach the whole council of God to the Congregation. That's all.   Then again that's not in some peoples best interest.  I understand.  Been there done that.  

You want moral issues public, abortion, porn, sodomite rights, etc. etc.  Bring out the whole watermelon.  There are poor in this country.  Believe it or not.  Its not of trickery or manipulation.  Simply preach the Word of God.  I mean would I treat people of means in the congregation as benefactors,? no way.  You rebuke sin.  You don't dance with it.  lol.  Love everyone in the congregation.  Tell the truth.  Holding back is hating someone.  

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I guess its expensive to live there also.  They are a very close knit culture.  However if you like someone.  I don't know maybe that makes up for it.  Learning Japanese doesn't thrill me.  However it would be a necessity more than likely.  Preaching the Gospel in Japanese would be everything.  For some reason.  I think they have more of an aptitude for all of this than some might think.  My opinion.  

Well in talking with that Japanese brother.  I was commenting.  Japan, well Tokyo is considered the safest city on earth.  Statistically for crime.  They are very fastidious in work.  Seem to obey the law, same manner.  I'd think they would make great Christians lol.  They don't put up with a lot of malarkey it seems.  

He was telling me that its not so great.  Like sin.  Things that are "legal" etc.

I really like those people.  In that you can't keep up with them when it comes to work lol.  It seems.  I worked for them long ago.  They are sticklers for getting it right to. Thrifty and law abiding.    The barrier for me and many is the language.  Which I am not very good at.  Seems very complicated.  The Japanese brother was telling me they will agree with you and walk on.  Not meaning it.  Another thing they are very close knit culturally.   Not many outsiders. I seem to recognize they are law abiding, hard working.  I really like them.  What would seem to be a "strange" culture to us.  Is a really well organized society seems to me.   

Your closer to my age then.  I am from Mi.  Originally.  Here where I am you see Asians.  However its kind of in streaks.  They are kind of hard to have tracts ready for. Because sometimes you see many and sometimes not.  We have one guy that was in Vietnam.  U.S. Military.   That goes with us.  Your commitment is great.  Staying away from home for so long.  

I try reaching in-town people.  (In the city) Atlanta.  I would like to see a witnessing scenario.  That would be interesting.  Some of my friends and I admire.  The number of missionaries the IFB Church's seem to have.  Their commitment to them.  They seem to take overseas missionaries very seriously. It seems like a deeper level of commitment.  Not to denigrate what I do.  I look at people like you and well...    

Yes I like Japan Dave and that is wonderful to hear.  They seem to be a real law abiding people. 

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Oh I would love to go to Japan and do that lol.  Don't ask me why or how.  

A friend a street preacher died recently.  We had a potluck dinner.  I was talking to a saint at that dinner.  That happened to be Japanese.  He said what I have been hearing all along.  Japan is where missionaries go to "die".  Meaning - Japan is really tough to soulwin in.   Its interesting I have read books dated in the 1800s that say the same thing.  Stories of people that have been missionaries in Japan.  Saying it is really unperceptive to the gospel.   

Great challenge the Far east I guess.  Are you native to Taiwan, Alan or did you go there from somewhere else?  

I was at an event last night May 7, 2015.  A suburban festival.  You could sample food from local restaurants.  There were about I an estimated 50k people there.  Very rare you have that many teens in one place.  They just seemed to be there many with adults.  There are many schools around there.   We handed out tracts and talked with them.  As many as we could.  It was rare a opportunity.  Teens can talk to other teens of course.  However they were really willing to listen to us.  It seemed.  How many of you get soulwinning opportunities with teens and young people?  

Ephesians 6:12 King James Version (KJV)

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

I sometimes wonder if people think that verse is addressing Roman-Greco wrestling.  lol.   In my opinion.  This is only my opinion.  You have to be careful sometimes  who you are following.  Indignant, outraged, vexed.  Your going to be.  There are families involved in all of this.  Your enemy surely knows that. Besides the moral indignation. I don't like the repeal of the Volstead Act.  Hundreds of thousands dead because of that.  Maybe people not reached.  

Pastor's pastor.  Hey they aren't perfect.  So what if a guy gets it wrong every once and a while.  Surely I do.  I like preaching Christ crucified.  Its so uncontroversial.  lol. So peaceful.  So Great Commission.  So pastor's are going to have to really pastor now.  Warning their people about this mess.  I believe that pornography should be right at the top of their list.  Drug addiction.  Adultery.  God is the author and finisher of our faith.  However and I'm no pastor lol.  We need to preach hard against such things. Sometimes. 

So without getting into my history.  You just might get a hard lesson here.  One that has to do with that verse up there.  The RCC is involved in these matters heavily. They network. Now you could say some of those guys mentioned in my lead topic are ecumenist's.  Given that "church" is works based.  Given what it is.  Did things suddenly change with them?   Guys involved in this make big money.  There are party politics.  

I believe in a strict Biblical interpretation of how to think about governments.  Nation governments.  We have our own.  We are a Holy Nation.  Our standards are well, way and above the worlds standards.  So there is no need to worry about us.  My opinion.  

If I verbally,  attacked and insulted people.  lol. If they fought back.  I dunno I wouldn't feel persecuted.  Your really not supposed to insult people. But how do you get everyone on one page.  I don't know that's a tall order lol.  Maybe it takes what Paul went through.  To appreciate relying on God for everything.  He knew government established order.  That's all they did. He was in pretty rough territory.  Got thrown in jail a lot for being falsely accused.   Possibly Rome was in Jerusalem for no small reason. Roman citizens were not the most moral on earth.  However that's the world. Grace is still here.  Order established.  Preach the gospel.

The Nation was never meant to be the Holy Nation.  That's total heresy. We are. To preach that America is a Holy Nation. It defies scripture and salvation. That might be saying all America is saved.  No we are saved and WE ARE A HOLY NATION.   Some want to be yoked.  Go ahead. Join in.  lol learn the hard way.  

If I preached the Gospel and was attacked for it. That's another matter.  

Oh I see talking about a pledge.  I missed that 1 Timothy sorry.  Nothing wrong with Freedom of Speech. I love it.    I do however believe in a strict interpretation of the Bible.   On how to think about government.  With nothing added. 

Today my pastor provided what I thought was a very profound statement... "I'd rather be true than tolerant."  Amen 1 Timothy 115.  I agree with that 100 percent.  We should never accept contrary behavior in the congregation.  They should know what the bible says.  God is the author and finisher of our faith.   No excuse for not knowing lol.  That's what pastors are supposed to cover.  

Don't elect me.  Because I would do things like clamp down Indonesian style on drug dealers.  36 k heroin deaths last year.  I guess that figure is accurate.  It must be hard especially if you fought for this country to see things like that going on.  That's a lot to risk guy.  (afterthought)  Some military people are probably thinking.  I didn't fight for sin.  But for freedom.  

I am shocked, indignant and really at a loss as to whats taking place.  That includes things like abortion. porn (way out of control and a really big contributing factor)  My opinion.  The approval of all these moral indignation's.  Don't swing on one hinge.  Say one elected official.  If it did well abortion might be illegal.  Where do you point the finger?  Maybe its the sin wanted.  Forsaking or ignoring the fact of God and salvation and Jesus.  I soulwin, people turn their backs on the Gospel all the time.  We have as Christians blanketed this country with the Gospel here and back millions of times.  

Trying to explain the things of God.  To natural minds is like trying hit brick wall with your fist in my opinion.  It's not that we didn't do what we were supposed to do.  Its the fact that people chose the world instead of the Gospel.  My opinion.  

So what I am thinking.  We better start praying really hard for our kin.  The young Christians.  Christians in general.  Because I don't think all of this this is going to get any better.  Salvation for people not swept up in all of this yet.   I see sodomites skinny as rails all the time on the street.  Weight loss is an indicator of HIV,  Human Immunodeficiency Virus .  Not only that HIV brings on other disease.  Because it breaks down the immune system. Brings on other diseases in them.   Like TB etc.  Whats going on just defies gravity in my opinion.  From a public health standpoint.  Those are my thoughts.  Attacking all of this.  Running straight into the separation clause.  Which in popular legal thought seems to be steadfast.  Just wasn't the way to go.  

When your out there in a city like I am 3 or 4 days a week.  You have to be a little street smart.  People look at what I write and nod their heads. Looks ok.  Thing is I won't go near sodomites.  Not for any reason.  HIV is a breaking down or a broken down immune system.  They can catch all kinds of disease.  Not only that their "communities" are smack dab in the middle of very large cities. Many people touch knuckles in the city for the reason of being careful.  Instead of shaking hands.  I am thinking about wearing gloves in the summer lol.  Or putting a baggie over my hand. It's a serious situation. 

Look up any disease you want 1 Timothy.   HIV and TB.  HIV and Meningitis.  Just add the HIV in front of just about any serious disease. Doesn't seem you can get one list all together.  People are worried about a cake?   Who's idea was that?  Expanding sodomite rights risking public health.  Not making it clear what these people can catch and spread.  Is a really bad mistake in my opinion.

That's pretty literal.  Or maybe they can't run fast.  

I'll admit.  I am a fairly good speaker.  I annunciate clearly.  Went to some really good schools.  However I will admit to.  I slept a lot through punctuation and some of spelling.  I have a hard time understanding southern vernacular sometimes.  Being as I went to school in Mi. and NY.  True,  southern schools never seemed to get there share of the pie.  When it came to education funding.  But before I get uppity, lol.  I like this better:

Proverbs 9:10  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.