Re: tunneling

Neil Haave (haavn@wildrose.net)
Fri, 20 Sep 1996 17:02:10 +0000

Thanks for this post Janet. I think this is closer to my understanding of
witness. One who explains what they know when asked. It is not our
job to convince. Someone on this list already quite nicely explained
that that is the role of the Holy Spirit. It sometimes seems to me
that when christians discuss methods of conversion or strategies of
converting nonbelievers that this comes close to manipulation rather
than relying on God and having faith that God's grace will work as
God sees fit. After all, ultimately God gives us the right to choose.

cheers

Neil

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> This brings up an interesting point for me - if people only come to Christ
> through grace and the Holy Spirit, then what is the role of an individual
> Christian as an evangelist? The popular (though not always accurate
> conception) of evangelism is of sidewalk preachers - or someone who
> continually harangues others about his faith. But I can't help but wonder
> if, particularly for engineers and scientists, people who are by profession
> dedicated to thought and reason, if it is not also effective to simply show
> by example what it means to live one's life in Christ. This is not meant
> as a criticism of anyone, just a comment that quiet evangelism might also
> be effective. Admittedly I'm biased because what eventually brought my
> path back around to Christianity was knowing and working with particular
> people who, while they would never think of pushing their faith on anyone
> else, are steadfast in their faith and show by example what it means to
> live a Christian life.
>
> Janet Rice
> rice@mcc.com
>
> Janet Rice
> 512-338-3266
> rice@mcc.com
>
>
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Neil Haave, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Division of Biology and Chemistry
Camrose, AB T4V 2R3
Canada

email haavn@wildrose.net