Please quote some bible verses where Christ commanded His disciples to expose evil. In fact any from Paul etc would do as well.
Speaking to unbelievers, "Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready. The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil." John 7:6-7
Speaking to his Apostles which did believe, "If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you." John 15:18 "Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you." John 20:21
Paul in preaching the gospel, "And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee." Acts 24:25
This was not an easy believism message of Jesus loves you. The word "love" appears nowhere in the preaching of the gospel in acts. The only place love appears in the entire book of Acts is in the word "beloved" referring to the saints. Love is the motive for preaching the gospel, but if you want to be extremely technical Mahoganysnail, there is more evidence the use of the law and judgment in to bring people to Christ than there is of preaching the love of God.
The love of God is most clearly shown in the death he died to pay the price for our sins. Jesus said those that have more sins to forive will love the forgiver more. As such if you scripturally show someone their the gravity of their sin and the judgment it deserves, you will find them far more appreciative of the love shown in the cross when you share what Jesus did for them.
If you read the writings of great preachers of the revivals in the past they used this scriptural method, but by far the most powerful evidence is the Book of Acts showing the Apostles emphasis thereon. It's quite clear from the book of acts that the message preached by the Apostles was not easy on the ears. Paul spoke of great persecution and getting entire cities in an uproar because of his preaching. Jesus was crucified for our sins but it wasn't the first time he had people upset enough to kill him. They tried to stone him at least two times before they finally crucified him (John 8:59; 10:31).
Obviously this is not an excuse to preach a loveless gospel or to be strictly judgmental and fault finding. The Bible says in Ephesians 4:15, "But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:" The truth must be preached in the context of love. The Apostles were out just looking for how they could make people cry, but anyone who understands sin knows that when someone understands their sin, its highly likely they will cry under such conviction. An example of this would be 2 Corinthians 7:8-11, "For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.
Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. For
godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter."
At the same time the Bible is clear that God hates mixtures of good and evil. Scripture is very clear that when you mix good and evil that you only make the good evil, not the other way around.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying, If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No. Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.
Haggai 2:11-13
It's an un-equivical fact that the Passion movie was not based on scripture but on the writings of occult nuns in a counterfeit christianity. I'm pretty certain even Mel Gibson admits that. As such the question is not whether it's been used in evangelism or if anyone made a confession of faith after seeing it. People make confessions of faith in churches all over the country and world every day, but the statistics are that approximately 90% of those converts fall away. Is it ok to use something clearly mixed with evil in order to bring about a good result. The Apostle Paul was accused of this very thing in Romans 3: 8, "And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose ****ation is just." The Apostle Paul considered it slander to even be accused being part of such a concept.
Further to the issue of whether or not it's ok for a porn star to preach the gospel. My understanding from the research is not that this was digging up her past but her present and continuing life which does not appear to represent anything resembling a christian life. Psalms 50:16-17 "But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth? Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee."
It's not a matter of David J Meyers looking for evil. If there is evil in it especially blatant evil revealed by his writings, then its imperitve to point it out because the mixture makes even the good contained therein to be contaminated.
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and
what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
2 Corinthians 6:14-18
