December 06, 2004
A Conversational Gospel
from doug's pen
The King James Version of the Bible translates what we would call “deeds” or “lifestyle” with the word “conversation.” Today, we use the word conversation to denote a dialogue with a person, sometimes more than one person. Connotations could include our lifestyle, but the word doesn’t carry that meaning as much as it did 400 years ago.
Project 42, an endeavor by some friends of mine and I, exists to promote what I am terming a “conversational gospel.” What has become increasingly relevant in Christianity over the past few years, probably the last two decades, is not what we say about Jesus, it’s how we demonstrate Jesus. I don’t believe this is accidental.
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Mystery of Mercy/Free Will
from rob's pen
A Proposed Explanation by Way of Illustration
Concerning the Current Dilemma Regarding the Nature of Man’s Choice for God
by Robert Hulson
This was originally written in an online forum for the purpose of highlighting the differences between the views of two schools of thought on the role of grace in salvation and where the Scriptures leave us at the point of mystery.
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November 21, 2004
Toward a Postmodern-like Gospel
from doug's pen
I’ve updated the essay I wrote last year about the message of salvation to a postmodern culture. The updated version is aimed less toward a philosophy of youth evangelism, and more toward evangelizing anyone.
It is not finalized, as nothing like this I write really is. Hopefully it’s a step in the right direction. I’m sure I’ll update and clarify it in the future.
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