Comments on: An apologetic of hospitality…. http://rhettsmith.com/2005/08/an-apologetic-of-hospitality/ Thu, 10 May 2012 14:59:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Jeff http://rhettsmith.com/2005/08/an-apologetic-of-hospitality/comment-page-1/#comment-282 Jeff Mon, 29 Aug 2005 21:57:12 +0000 http://www.rhettsmith.com/new/?p=234#comment-282 Hi, I used to be a member of Bel Air back in college. Roger Dermody is a buddy of mine. I love your blog, man. It's my standard for blogs. :) Seriously, I like it. I don't know if I agree with your post today, though, about the Four Spiritual Laws. We're probably on the same page..but just to clarify..I do think there IS a time for the 4SL. Just maybe not your first meeting. :) I was on staff with CCC for ten years and did campus ministry for two. Was involved in an evangelism task force to see if what we were doing as staff was working. Found thru my own experience that I was tired of meeting with an athlete, sharing the 4SL, and then never seeing them again. So that's why I said we're probably on the same page. But there does come a time..when the soil is soft..that people need to understand the gospel. I think there is still no better explanation of it than the 4SL. There are a number of people in our church that I've talked to that would consider themselves seekers or even Christians that don't know the clear gospel plan...and definitely not well enough to share it with anyone. I shyed away from using the 4SL. But now I'm going back to it...in the right context. Make sense? Agree? Thx, Jeff New Valley Church www.newvalleychurch.org Hi, I used to be a member of Bel Air back in college. Roger Dermody is a buddy of mine. I love your blog, man. It’s my standard for blogs. :) Seriously, I like it. I don’t know if I agree with your post today, though, about the Four Spiritual Laws. We’re probably on the same page..but just to clarify..I do think there IS a time for the 4SL. Just maybe not your first meeting. :) I was on staff with CCC for ten years and did campus ministry for two. Was involved in an evangelism task force to see if what we were doing as staff was working. Found thru my own experience that I was tired of meeting with an athlete, sharing the 4SL, and then never seeing them again. So that’s why I said we’re probably on the same page. But there does come a time..when the soil is soft..that people need to understand the gospel. I think there is still no better explanation of it than the 4SL. There are a number of people in our church that I’ve talked to that would consider themselves seekers or even Christians that don’t know the clear gospel plan…and definitely not well enough to share it with anyone. I shyed away from using the 4SL. But now I’m going back to it…in the right context. Make sense? Agree?

Thx,
Jeff
New Valley Church
http://www.newvalleychurch.org

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