Jerry, We are in agreement here, I do believe not sharing is a sin. Perhaps I best word my comments like this: While I believe that not sharing is a sin... I also believe that sharing in an unloving manner with an heart that is unloving to God is just as sinful. Derick > Derick, > > I think I understand the spirit in which you made your comments ... > > Yet, .... for most Christians who do not ever share their faith, ... and > who > do not seem to care either for the souls who are hanging in the balance, > suspended over the chasm of hell, ... nor for the command of Christ to "go > tell the good news of the gospel," ... it becomes a matter of "OUR SINFUL > NEGLECT"!!!! > > Don't you think people should feel guilty for not witnessing when they > disobey the command of Christ??? > > Isn't disobedience sin???? > > The leader of China, one of the Khans, ... I forget which one now, asked > Marco Polo's Dad for the church in the West to send 100 missionaries to > China to teach them about their God. Only two went, and they stayed only > a > few months and then returned to Europe. What an opportunity to serve > Christ > through evangelizing the masses of China and Mongolia, ... yet it slipped > through their fingers because they were not prepared or were not willing > to > go. > > How can anyone say that they love God if they refuse to obey Christ to > witness???? > > Jerry > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Derick R. Dickens" <Derick@...> > To: <pastorsforum@...> > Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 2:19 PM > Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] Obligation to witness? > > >> Jerry, >> >> I am going to answer your question "Yes" and "No". The reason I do this >> I >> hope you will agree. My fear is that some churches try to make you feel >> guilty enough so that you will witness. Thus, people go out there out >> of >> compulsion to share the Gospel. While there is a command, I do not want >> people sharing the Gospel in a manner that often accompanies this type >> of >> sharing. At the same time, I believe that the Christian life is about >> loving God. As a result, since we love God we get to talk about Him... >> just like I love talking about my wife and kids because I love them... I >> get to talk about Jesus. >> >> Now, there is a command in Scripture... but I want to make clear that >> the >> command demands a right heart attitude. >> >> Derick >> >>> Gentlemen, >>> >>> Do you or your church members feel that we have an obligation to >>> witness >>> and share the gospel with the lost? >>> >>> I heard some interviews yesterday with several people who claimed they >>> were Christians, yet they did NOT feel any responsibility to witness or >>> to >>> share their faith. Several said that they did not want to "push" their >>> beliefs on to other people. >>> >>> What do you believe and preach about this matter? >>> >>> Does this quote sound familiar, "My highest obligation is to obey the >>> mandate of the Master" ? >>> >>> Acts 20:31 >>> 31 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I >>> ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears. >>> >>> Jerry >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: >>> pastorsforum-unsubscribe@associate. >>> com >>> >>> "In essential things, unity; in non-essential things, liberty; and in a >>> ll things, charity." >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: >> pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... >> >> "In essential things, unity; in non-essential things, liberty; and in >> all >> things, charity." >> > > -- > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: > pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... > > "In essential things, unity; in non-essential things, liberty; and in all > things, charity." > >