Comments on: Not Enough Self-Denial In Gospel Missions http://5ptsalt.com/2010/02/08/not-enough-self-denial-in-gospel-missions/ By His Grace, For His Glory. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:53:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: truthinator http://5ptsalt.com/2010/02/08/not-enough-self-denial-in-gospel-missions/#comment-2125 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:38:45 +0000 http://5ptsalt.wordpress.com/2010/02/08/not-enough-self-denial-in-gospel-missions/#comment-2125 Yea, I was convicted by this Spurgeon article. What a preacher. This guy was not afraid of anyone. He was opposed and ridiculed by the establishment of his day. I have to believe that the reason he was so hated is the hardness of the hearts of the people. He did indeed have a wit about him.

Too many people today write these guys off as “dead white guys”. Well, guess what. The thing that made Spurgeon, Edwards, and other special is not their race, nationality, or gender- it was their calling given by God and their faithfulness in obedience to that calling.

I agree with Manfred that we are too concerned about being “hooted”. I get hooted at my church. Anyone else?
T.

]]> By: Manfred http://5ptsalt.com/2010/02/08/not-enough-self-denial-in-gospel-missions/#comment-2124 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:29:33 +0000 http://5ptsalt.wordpress.com/2010/02/08/not-enough-self-denial-in-gospel-missions/#comment-2124 “I shall not go there to preach, because the Irish hooted me!”

What a wit! Sharp, to the quick, true. It sure does seem that we’ve allowed our culture to put us on a leash, giving us a park here and there wherein we can do our business without being hooted at. And we abide therein. For fear of backlash from family & friends or for fear of reprisals from men in blue.

May we humble ourselves before our great God and repent of being nannies – and go forth proclaiming Christ crucified to dead people everywhere.

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