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Old 04-30-2008, 10:28 AM
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A lot of dispies tend to be focused on evangelism or "soul winning" to the point that social responsibilities, including family responsibilities, get overlooked or at least slighted. I see this, especially, with regard to my concern for the state of the biblical family in the church today. Pragmatism in winning people to the Lord trumps other areas of biblical obedience and commitment. For example, the most common argument I've heard from my dispensational friends and acquaintances who are negative toward homeschooling is, "How will we be salt and light in the world? Who's going to witness to the lost kids in public schools if all the Christians remove their kids from schools?" That argument, as I see, grows out of a mindset that sees evangelism as almost the sole responsibility of the church in the world.
I heard that dispensational view explained this way recently, "They are just concerned about getting souls saved and tossing them in the basket one by one, but aren't real concerned about what's going on in the basket."
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