What Christian Book Had The Biggest Impact On Your Life?
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He takes the legal standing of man, from the fall forward,then holds up God's law against the sinner,and seeks conversions on a "mental" level.
I do not know one single person,personally,that received Jesus w/this method.
When I was a heathen,I KNEW i was bound for hell.Ray didn't need to teach me that.
There is a utube vid of a woman owning him on a street corner. He tries that "you have broken God's law" sales pitch on her and she proceeds to show him his own sin. Kinda funny.
No doubt he has hundreds of converts under his belt,and thank God for diverse ministries,but,in witnessing,you will come across pple that HAVE ALREADY been convicted,and pursued by the hounds of heaven for their soul. They are READY "ALREADY" and I can think I really had an anointed word for them,and pat myself on the back for my awesome witnessing abilities,but if we could see clearly,most anything would have "worked" because it was GOD,NOT ME, that arrested them.
Just saying....didn't mean to dump on ole Ray.....he is a good guy for sure.
I do not know one single person,personally,that received Jesus w/this method.
When I was a heathen,I KNEW i was bound for hell.Ray didn't need to teach me that.
There is a utube vid of a woman owning him on a street corner. He tries that "you have broken God's law" sales pitch on her and she proceeds to show him his own sin. Kinda funny.
No doubt he has hundreds of converts under his belt,and thank God for diverse ministries,but,in witnessing,you will come across pple that HAVE ALREADY been convicted,and pursued by the hounds of heaven for their soul. They are READY "ALREADY" and I can think I really had an anointed word for them,and pat myself on the back for my awesome witnessing abilities,but if we could see clearly,most anything would have "worked" because it was GOD,NOT ME, that arrested them.
Just saying....didn't mean to dump on ole Ray.....he is a good guy for sure.
J
So, you're basically disagreeing with your own previous post? Yes, there are people who are ready to receive Christ via repentance in that they've already been convicted of their own sin and their own need for a Saviour, but God's law definitely plays a vital part in convicting the self-righteous and that's not merely on a "mental" level as you suggested.
I like Ray's method because most people think of themselves as "good" (comparing themselves to others like Hitler, for example) and thus, good enough to get to heaven on their own merits. Ray takes them through the Law to show them that they are not good at all. That even their "good" works are filthy to God. That those works are, in fact, a subconscious attempt to "bribe" God.
He shows them where they stand as sinners before The Almighty. They stand condemned, storing up God's wrath against them, day after day.
He shatters the illusion that God is some kindly old fellow with a long, white beard, who will judge their good deeds against the bad ones, and allow them into heaven via a sliding scale.
Believe it or not, most people I witness to believe that very thing. That God should send people like Hitler to hell, but not them because they aren't so bad.
There is no pat "formula" for witnessing. Different approaches work for different people.
T
I think Comfort does a good job, but it's not my style of sharing God's Word. Also, I can't help thinking he should first establish that there is a God and then lay down his arguments. Because people aren't going to fear eternal punishment in a place they don't believe exists, for something they don't believe they've done. I did find it funny when he interviewed the evolutionist anthropologist (in Evolution versus God). She made some hilarious remark about, "not normally talking with creationists because her doctor said it raised her blood pressure" or something to that effect. Can't have your conscience pricked now, can you, lady?
Other than the Bible, the most influential book in my life has been Og Mandino's The Greatest Salesman in the World. Oddly, you can sometimes find this small paperback in the "business" section of bookstores. Although applicable to all areas of life, it is definitely a Christian book.
A quick read, it takes only a few hours in one sit-down, or a day or two if you take your time. I have said for years, "If I did everything that book said, it would fix everything in my life." Easier said than done! If you have one problem area in your life that you are particularly worried about, odds are that one of the sections of this book addresses it. It is the most comprehensive distillation of "how to live" that I have ever seen, folded into a charming fictional tale told by Og Mandino. I highly recommend it.
A quick read, it takes only a few hours in one sit-down, or a day or two if you take your time. I have said for years, "If I did everything that book said, it would fix everything in my life." Easier said than done! If you have one problem area in your life that you are particularly worried about, odds are that one of the sections of this book addresses it. It is the most comprehensive distillation of "how to live" that I have ever seen, folded into a charming fictional tale told by Og Mandino. I highly recommend it.
Here's another good one, I just posted it on another thread! Thanks for reminding me, shineyourlight! This book may have honestly saved my life at one point. It therefore deserves a post in the "Books that have had the biggest impact on your life" thread! Since without it, I may not even be here today!
