"Hunting People for Jesus" - What?

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Gil Garcia
Rehoboth Reformed Church (RCUS)
La Habra, CA

"Ignorance of this distinction between Law and Gospel is one of the principal sources of the abuses which corrupted and still corrupt Christianity." - Calvin's successor


"By the words of the law man is admonished and taught, not what he can do, but what he ought to do. How is it that you theologians are twice as stupid as schoolboys, in that as soon as you get hold of a single imperative verb you infer an indicative meaning...?"
-Martin Luther, The Bondage of the Will

If the soldiers were not speaking the language, just handing out a free gift, what's the problem?

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Conscience may lash us, but it cannot replenish a languishing life. Conscience may be God's word and minister to you, telling you of your faults and your follies and your destitution. It may point out, but it will never supply you. Christ must give you new life. Hart has well expressed it: "He to the feeble and the faint, His mighty aid makes known; and when their languid life is spent, supplies it with His own." - J. K. Popham

Could this be an [immediate] answer to prayer that God would multiply these efforts after the announced destruction of Bibles by our military in Afghanistan?

http://www.puritanboard.com/f38/u-s-...44/#post611356

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Scott
PCA
North Carolina


"Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised)"
Hebrews 10:23

I long for a day when the servant analogies come to the forefront when it comes to sharing our faith and doing missions, and I long for a day when any military imagery in our witness is dropped.

We are our to serve, not dominate. We are to suffer and die for Jesus, not to hunt others for Jesus. I hope the analogy of washing others' feet rather than "onward Christian Soldiers" comes to dominate our witness.



Bibles printed in any and every language is a great thing, and greater freedom will allow more people to read more things. But, let's not let the Word of God get associated with our military or gov't.


The chaplain's comments about "hunting people for Jesus" however, is perfectly permissible if he was speaking about US servicemen hunting other US servicemen for Jesus.

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Pergamum


"If a commission by an earthly king is considered a honor, how can a commission by a Heavenly King be considered a sacrifice?"
-- David Livingstone

On one level, its understandable what you are saying.

There is, however all kinds of "military imagery" in the Bible, including even some of the attributes God describes Himself with in His Word.

No matter what "imagery" we use, the nonelect are not going to love the gospel and they are not going to love their Creator, whether His aspects as a lamb going to the slaughter for our sins or a returning judge to whom every knee will bow.

Also, and I know you are not reasoning against this- I am thankful we have many service men and women who are Christians and would that there be more of them, in the battlefield, everywhere.

As a Sailor I had no problems sharing my faith and handing out the scriptures in native tongue in other countries. I belonged to Christ first, then I belonged to the Navy second.

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