From: Debbie Mann (deborahjmann@insightbb.com)
Date: Tue Apr 15 2003 - 08:19:21 EDT
Does that mean that you don't believe that statistics are useful in
evangalism? The point of the research by our church was for the members to
spend time where it would best count. It is less profitable for a life-long
traditional Christian to hand out flyers in the mall than to invite the
next-door neighbor who went to church as a child and then strayed away.
Statistics say a coworker is a more likely convert for must of us than a
homeless person. There are people who have the ministry of reaching the
homeless on a spiritual level, but statistics say that they most likely had
a rough spot or two in their own lives. I agree, we plant and water and God
gives the increase. However, in my own garden, I do a lot better with
daffodils than hibiscus. It's the climate.
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To: deborahjmann@insightbb.com; gmurphy@raex.com; asa@calvin.edu
Subject: Re: selling Christianity
In a message dated 4/14/03 11:34:10 PM, deborahjmann@insightbb.com writes:
<< The point is that A's virtually never convert
C's. A's bring some of the straying B's into the fold and B's convert C's.
>>
This is no in God's Word. People never convert anyone. Only God can save a
sinner and He can use any method and any person and any thing that he
chooses
-- or He would not be God.
Helen Martin
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