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Originally Posted by ColdSilverMoon  Another minor point is that while we are told to "pass over and move on" from someone who does no accept these premises, I disagree that God has "already passed over him." I don't think this is necessarily true, since God can affect regeneration at any point in their life. To assume someone has no chance of being saved simply because their hearts are hard at a given point in time is invalid. God hadn't passed over Paul when he persecuted Christians, but it simply wasn't the time for him to be called in God's perfect plan. |
I said that the evangelist would have to "pass over and move on," not the apologist. This is why we ought to be well-versed both in the gospel and also in apologetics so that if you have to "pass over him" as an evangelist, you do not have to do so literally if you are also an apologist. But the point that I sought to make was that we should not waste too much time with skeptics, but first concentrate on those who already accept the two anxioms. This is especially true in Third World countries where most people do not have so much education and pride so as to reject the two anxioms of the Christian Faith.