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very true lots to think about for many peopleIt is a very individual and spiritual process that should be respected. ?
very true lots to think about for many peopleIt is a very individual and spiritual process that should be respected. ?
"Foolishness of preaching" doesn't mean poster-blasting threads.
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Kingdom Preaching—Foolish or Practical?
i supose that would depend on if a person was interested in Gods wisdom or the wisdom of the world.
Dream;140065 but I'm sure he didn't keep hammering at them about it.[/quote said:Historian H. G. Wells called attention to this failure of Christendom’s clergy.
He wrote: "Remarkable is the enormous prominence given by Jesus to the teaching of what he called the Kingdom of Heaven, and its comparative insignificance in the procedure and teaching of most of the Christian churches."
Yet, if people of this generation are to gain life, they must first hear about God’s established Kingdom, and to that end someone must preach the good news about it.—Romans 10:14, 15.
and yes you have guessed , it is JW .
and they are doing what the early christians were taught.
while I did not hold back from telling YOU any of the things that were profitable nor from teaching YOU publicly and from house to house. ACTS 20;20![]()
BUT IT IS FOOLISHLESS to many .
And every day in the temple and from house to house they continued without letup teaching and declaring the good news about the Christ, Jesus.ACTS 5;42
So I didn't mean door to door preaching is evil, although I would not want to do it. Its not the same as it was 20 years ago where you could meet people just by ringing doorbells. The times have changed so people don't want strangers to come to their doors, because they're scared. Out of the 5 hitch-hikers I've picked up in my lifetime -- the 5th one pulled a gun on me. You can believe I don't give many rides now. People are the same way with cold calls. Back in the past you could call a stranger, say 'Hello' and make a friend! Telemarketing and weirdo calls have ended that. There's a computer that dials me up 365 times a year just to sell extended warranties.while I did not hold back from telling YOU any of the things that were profitable nor from teaching YOU publicly and from house to house. ACTS 20;20
BELIEVE me when i say that Jehovahs witnesses would not be doing the door to door work if the Almighty was not with them .Ok, so you're very brave. What does door to door evangelism have to do with Acts 20:20 ? I thought these were people who heard of Paul elsewhere and invited him because they were interested in what he had to say. So I didn't mean door to door preaching is evil, although I would not want to do it. Its not the same as it was 20 years ago where you could meet people just by ringing doorbells. [/size][/font][/font]The times have changed so people don't want strangers to come to their doors, because they're scared. Out of the 5 hitch-hikers I've picked up in my lifetime -- the 5th one pulled a gun on me. You can believe I don't give many rides now. People are the same way with cold calls. Back in the past you could call a stranger, say 'Hello' and make a friend! Telemarketing and weirdo calls have ended that. There's a computer that dials me up 365 times a year just to sell extended warranties.
BELIEVE me when i say that Jehovahs witnesses would not be doing the door to door work if the Almighty was not with them .
especially since there is great opposition to the work they are doing .
but as you mentioned, times have changed and the world is not what it was, we certainly are in the time of the end and the signs of the times are upon us, we really are living in critical times hard to deal with , lawlessness abounds
but just as the early christians were sent out on the door to door work so Gods people are carrying on that work and it sure does have results , nearly 7 million JW now. from small beginnings the little one is a great big crowd revelation 7;9-10