Regarding your other statements; my point is that as long as the Scriptures are being preached, whether it be door knocking or street preaching and of course many other various methods. As I stated I have nothing against relationship evangelism, Jesus talked and ate with sinners, but He also preached a lot.

The New Testament example is they went and preached mostly.(The book of acts in particular) I have found however that must people excuse themselves from their duty to proclaim the gospel by stating that they just intend to influence people to Christ by means of relationship, when both should be done, not just one.

I hope this clarification makes sense.

Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. I have nothing against relationship evangelism, but it doesn’t say go out into all the world and make relationships with people to influence them to come to Christ.

It says go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

You’re brilliant, Darrell. All those years when we were younger and I thought you were nothing but a mean old bully–I was wrong. Okay, maybe I wasn’t wrong (on remembering some of the tricks you played, yeah, you WERE a mean old bully sometimes….I recall one time when you informed me, with glee, that if I stepped one tiny toe even a little bit NEAR the quicksand, that I’d be instantly sucked down to my death. Pretty traumatising for a little girl, let me tell you. Even now, I gingerly, and with great care, edge around all sand patches I come across.).

But somehow, you aquired brilliancy along the way. [grin]

Man, it’s been a while since I’ve visited your blog! But all my friends are becoming fans on Facebook, and they are constantly reposting favourite blog posts and all, and I realized that this world is just getting smaller.