Name:David Country:United States State:California Metro:Los Angeles Birthday:9/1/1985 Gender:Male
Interests:"God had an only Son and He was a Missionary. I am a poor imitation, but in this service I hope to live and in it I wish to die." - David Livingstone Expertise:Jesus, I my cross have taken,
All to leave and follow Thee.
Destitute, despised, forsaken,
Thou from hence my all shall be.
Perish every fond ambition,
All I’ve sought or hoped or known.
Yet how rich is my condition!
God and heaven are still my own. Occupation:Military Industry:Government
I love creative strategies for missions. It would be hypocritical for me to praise traditional methods of missions becuz I use bodybuilding as a primary means of breaking new ground. But....
Businessmen are limited in their ability to church plant (you just don't have the time)
you're limited in your ability to produce/translate resources (a lot of this has to do with education/training experience)
ability to train leaders under you for vocational ministry (this again goes back to mostly education and experience)
While I agree that we need to seek creative solutions in reaching restricted countries we need to realize that a full time business person is seriously handicapped by the fact that they aren't getting the hands on experience of pastoring or church planting. I think that is a serious handicap we need to consider because the focus of evangelism should be through churches and not individuals.
In ancient times you would sacrifice your child to a local pagan deity in order to:
be protected from tragedy/misfortune
influence deities to give your family health and good fortune
get rid of an unwanted child
WebMD says these are the top reasons for abortions.
Birth control (contraceptive) failure. Over half of all women who have an abortion used a contraceptive method during the month they became pregnant.3
Inability to support or care for a child.
To end an unwanted pregnancy.
To prevent the birth of a child with birth defects or severe medical problems. Such defects are often unknown until routine second-trimester tests are done.
Pregnancy resulting from rape or incest.
Physical or mental conditions that endanger the woman's health if the pregnancy is continued.
God is the great "I Am" not the great "I Am Not". What that means is that we do not define ourselves in the negative but instead we see ourselves as part of the Kingdom of God. That means...
We are pro-heterosexual
We are for the sacredness of marriage
We believe that human sexuality is for the glory of God over and above just pleasure
12Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, 13because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment! James 2:12-13
Instead of carrying signs that say who is going to hell we need to be carrying signs of how God rescued us from Hell.
