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Originally Posted by Pergamum  Colossians 4, we are to walk in wisdom with outsisders and have grace in our speech. Yelling at people is not wise nor is it speaking to people graciously. We can make a good message sound very bad if we appear angry and deranged.
In cultures, times and places where such open air discourse is normal, than we should do it. Hyde Park is one example. People gather voluntarily to hear, they come to you....they are not harangued while helpllessly waiting for a light to change. The aeriopolis is another place...and Paul spoke there, and it was accepted for people to gather and hear open-air discourse.. At a cross-light in Manhattan perhaps not so much so. |
What if there is no yelling?
Example: Today my husband and a few other brothers went to a college campus. They approached people and asked them if it was okay to ask a few questions. The conversations progressed from there.
After that, they recited spoken word pieces (poetry) that contained the gospel at a place on campus called "The Rotunda." A few people stopped to listen. They used this as a way to break the ice, explain the tracts, discuss the gospel and exchange contact information.
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Originally Posted by Confessor For the record, I did not mean to imply that "repent or perish" needs be delivered angrily.
I ask this because it seems like sometimes we will not care about church growth or a wave of converts that much, so long as the Word is preached faithfully. But on the other hand we think that street preaching must be avoided at all costs instead for personal conversation, and this seems to be because the latter yields "nicer" results.
Let us always keep these verses in mind:
Luke 6:22 - Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.
Luke 6:26 - Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets. |
My thoughts exactly as I read all the posts for this thread.