[GCFL-discuss] Fw: Re: Opening

Mon Jul 25 19:50:58 CDT 2005

Here's the rest of the passage:

Matthew 25:31-46

31"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he 
will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. 32All the nations will be gathered 
before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd 
separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will put the sheep on his right and 
the goats on his left.

    34"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are 
blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you 
since the creation of the world. 35For I was hungry and you gave me 
something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a 
stranger and you invited me in, 36I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was 
sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'

    37"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry 
and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38When did we see 
you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39When 
did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'

    40"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one 
of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'

    41"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are 
cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42For I 
was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me 
nothing to drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed 
clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not 
look after me.'

    44"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty 
or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help 
you?'

    45"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one 
of the least of these, you did not do for me.'

    46"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to 
eternal life."

~Quama

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From: "Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies List" <gcfl-discuss at gcfl.net>
To: sea_jays at hotmail.com
Subject: Re: [GCFL-discuss] Fw: Re:  Opening
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 22:40:44 -0700

Matthew 25:31
31"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him,
he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. 32All the nations will be
gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as
a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will put the sheep on
his right and the goats on his left.

Lance
John 8:32 "You will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."

On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 21:06:09 -0500 "Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies
List" <gcfl-discuss at gcfl.net> writes:
Hi Rev. Ev,

I've been giving myself a few days to think about this before replying. I
have never been strong on evangelism myself. I never needed an
evangelist, and I have never felt motivated to be one. But I know plenty
of people who did need one, and I run into people who sure could use one,
or something, so I know there is a place in the world for evangelists.

I think what gets me about most of the people handing out tracts is that
they speak as if one size fits all -- what they are offering is what
everyone needs. And that isn't so. But there ARE people in the world who
need, or even are looking for, what each evangelist has to offer. And it
is true, the only way to find them is to talk to everyone you meet.

The other thing about tracts is, they mostly overlay some Biblical text
with what the publisher thinks it means. Seventh Day Adventists read the
same Bible as the rest of us, and teach that those who are not saved will
simply die, not be tortured for eternity. But some tracts say more about
hell than about Scripture. And I do not doubt, SOME people are saved
because they believe it and are afraid. Jehovah's Witnesses and
Unitarians teach that the Trinity is a man-made concept, and I tend to
agree, but I have no more idea what the real nature of G-d is [that was
for you greenBubble] than anyone else. We are all like blind men feeling
an elephant. So if some people find their way by belief in a Trinity, I'm
not going to try to argue about it.

I don't think the creator cares much about doctrine. Most church councils
spent their time trying to answer mysteries that were NOT made clear by
Scripture, and when their conclusions were questioned they said "It's a
mystery." So it is, and let's leave it at that.

I won't say every religion is equally true, but according to Matthew 25:
31 -- end, there are going to be a lot of non-Christians welcomed to
their reward, and a lot of professed Christians turned away. So, keep
offering what you have to share with the world. There are those who need
it, and the rest of us need for them to find it, while we are receiving
whatever it is each of us needs.

Siarlys

Hi Siarlys!
I think I understand where you're coming from.   (Our evangelism group
goes out in two's.  While one is talking, the other is listening and
praying.  This helps the new ones to learn the how to's of witnessing -
just an f.y.i.)

I know that the Bible is the best source to get the truth and threats of
hell may be a turn off to the gospel.  However, as an introduction to the
Bible, a tract is an excellent way to get the listener interested enough
to go to there.  You have to get the hook in.   Some people will not read
the bible and will run if you approach them with it but they will read a
tract.  Some aren't going to read either.  Scripture is just as true and
powerful in a tract as it is straight from the Bible.  We are at war with
a real spiritual enemy so if we have to use tracts to infiltrate depraved
minds, to plant seeds, to water the dry, dead spirits of the lost, to
open their spiritually blinded eyes, then let's do it.  One of my
favorite scriptures is 2 Cor. 10:4-5.  I love it because it reminds me
that this thing is not about us but all about God and His power to
destroy the works of the devil through us.  He has provided us with
weapons, He has promised us victory if we fight His way.  Bible! tracts!
worship! prayer! fasting! faith! love! - fight! fight! fight!  and WIN!

God bless you abundantly today and always!

"Rev. Ev"
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