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toddpedlar · #17 (**permalink**) 12-19-2007, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Pergamum

Last thing: If Paul believed that the Gospel had already been proclaimed to the whole world (as he seems to say so in Romans) why was he trying so hard to get to Spain and preach Christ where He was not named?

Because he was still on Earth and Christ hadn't come yet - perhaps he felt a particular call to go to Spain, I dont' know...

I do think the "people group focus" can be wrongheaded in that somehow it seems to have an underlying perspective that says that once we get the gospel to every single "people group" (whatever that is - my family is a people group!) then Christ will come. Rather, Christ will come when he comes... the Gospel should be spread far and wide, and let Christ come when he is ready to - let's just be about the business of spreading the Gospel to all nations (including those at home). This means we actually spread it to people.. not just make sure one person in every "people group" has heard. Pergie, I'm not saying that you're saying this - just interacting with the general theme...