Comments on: our sermons, 1.20.08 https://oxgoad.ca/2008/01/21/our-sermons-12008/ fundamentalism by blunt instrument Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:17:27 +0000 hourly 1 By: ox https://oxgoad.ca/2008/01/21/our-sermons-12008/comment-page-1/#comment-574 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:17:27 +0000 http://oxgoad.ca/2008/01/21/our-sermons-12008/#comment-574 Yes, that’s what the passage describes. It is written almost as an off-hand, ‘by the way’, type of comment. But it expresses Paul’s whole philosophy of life.

And I think it applies to the whole life, not just evangelism. Nevertheless, your point that evangelism must be that which is acceptable to God is a point well taken.

Regards,
Don Johnson
Jer 33.3

]]> By: Kent Brandenburg https://oxgoad.ca/2008/01/21/our-sermons-12008/comment-page-1/#comment-573 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:18:16 +0000 http://oxgoad.ca/2008/01/21/our-sermons-12008/#comment-573 This is what made the biggest difference to me personally from Romans 1:9. Paul says that he “served” in the gospel. The word “serve” is latreuo, not the typical word for “serve.” It is the one that describes the work in the sacrifice or offerings to God. Paul’s evangelism was worship. We can worship God through evangelism when the evangelism is acceptable to God, not us.

This dovetails nicely with “in the spirit,” that you mentioned above.

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