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Originally Posted by Pergamum  I don't see what is so unbiblical about what I said:
As you preach the Gospel and cases of malnutrition and disease come to you, what are you going to do?
If a man with oozing pus on his foot is on your path, are you going to igmore him or use a display of love to explain the Gospel.
These two things are not mutually excluvie - either you help people or you preach. You do both and your whole life is ministry, not just on a Sunday morning....especially cross-culturally when you are the foreigner and your speech is ackward. People will strain to listen and respond joyfully as they see real love expressed in sacrifice and action. |
Of course we help Pergy!!!!!!! Yet I am talking about a long term effort supported by the church of Christ as strictly humanitarian aid for unbelievers. The main focus of mission is evangelism. Salvation to the ends of the Earth is what drives us, or should, not making the world a better place.
Let me give you an example. Currently our church is supporting to people in Niger. One is a doctor, one is an agrinomist. We found out that our support was only going for humanitarian efforts on their part. We insisted that unless there was evidence of the Gospel being taught in the area, we would no longer support their endeavors as a church. Individually people can send money, but not as a whole body. I would much rather give unbelievers the bread of Heaven than earthly manna.