Thats really strange that someone would tell you your being divisive.Of course your being divisive.Either someone chooses to serve God or not.It doesn't matter what religion were all divided. Jesus said that this gosple would be preached to the ends of the earth so I believe everyone gets a chance to hear because God is just, so I know they do.
Jesse, I would be interested if you could write out a few common heckles that you get from professing Christians who believe what you are doing is wrong, and the answers you have for them. I have heard a few, but am often caught off guard when I am being hindered by someone who claims Christ.
_________________Joe E
I'll do that. Usually it's the whole "be a friend not a preacher" type thing. "People need relationships, not preaching." What kind of things do they usually say to you?
Yes, generally the same thing. Also people who believe that preaching the law for the conviction of sin is wrong. They tell you that you are condemning people and that Jesus' message was love. Ofcourse, this is a wrong understanding of what love truly is (lev 19:17).
Rebecca5 wrote: Im wondering why many open-air preachers don't have many alter calls.Also, I don't hear many of them talk about the cross or the way to salvation.Most seem to only preach the ten commandments and than you see people walking away in condemnation with no way out.
"How deep, the Father's love for usHow vast beyond all measureThat He would send His only SonTo make a [b]wretch His treasure[/b]"..."Amazing grace, how sweet the soundThat saved a [b]wretch like me[/b]"
"If we love the world the way God loves the world, we'll never have to worry about loving the world the way we shouldn't"
_________________Aaron Ireland
If a "Christian" is heckling me and I feel that they might actually be a Christian, and not just a religious person, I usually ask them, "Do you love for the Gospel to be preached?" If they say no, then surely they are not saved. If they say yes, then I ask them why they are promoting people going to hell by stopping me from preaching the Gospel to lost sinners. "Have you no compassion? What if someone out here is going to Hell? Don't they need to hear the Gospel? Well, at this very moment if they were to walk by they would not hear the Gospel, but hear you trying to stop the Words of Life." If they really are a Christian, they should be convicted at the thought of stopping the Gospel from being preached. My opinion, it's very hypocritical to call yourself a Christian and be against or hinder the Gospel from being preached.
_________________Josh Parsley