tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313481328555887161.post204975211826831069..comments2023-06-23T16:59:01.205+03:00Comments on love to [pitesti]: "where you invest your love, you invest your life"sarawrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13452412121624532463noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313481328555887161.post-5205883091822911812010-08-13T22:59:02.630+03:002010-08-13T22:59:02.630+03:00This is great. I really like that, thinking about ...This is great. I really like that, thinking about how Jesus invites us in and then the gospel stands alone, speaks for itself. But that gets me thinking about how Jesus is the Word (more John 1 :)!) and all the connections with that... something neat to think about more, for sure. Thanks for reading!sarawrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13452412121624532463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313481328555887161.post-29229553203005881512010-08-13T10:25:24.497+03:002010-08-13T10:25:24.497+03:00Love it. Especially this: "What if evangelism...Love it. Especially this: "What if evangelism weren't a heavy word with too many negative connotations, but instead was a synonym for God being the center of our lives, our very identity, and all that that implies?"<br /><br />I started thinking along these lines after a manuscript study of John 1 where the repetitions of "come and see" and other forms of "see" jumped out at me: John didn't make an argument for Jesus, and Jesus didn't argue for himself. They just pointed at what was there, and all people had to do was see. It's not as obvious how to do that here/now because the Incarnation isn't walking around anymore. But there is still something real and visible, and all we really need to do is say: "come and see." <br /><br />God is just as real as He ever has been. <br /><br />And so it hit me: We don't need trick people into believing that the gospel is good news, because it actually *is*; we don't need to sell the gospel, just *tell* it.<br /><br />But what you wrote expresses the heart of the matter far better, and I am so glad I got to read it. Thank you.jfillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196329082003121004noreply@blogger.com