tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post6083597084161160327..comments2024-03-01T21:01:15.174-06:00Comments on Biblical Christianity: A cross-cultural moment: what to do with Matzoh?DJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-13292003095966958632009-04-08T14:05:00.000-05:002009-04-08T14:05:00.000-05:00Ok, ok, I get the picture.Just so you know I just ...Ok, ok, I get the picture.<BR/><BR/>Just so you know I just used Dan's page as a tract (I e-mailed it to somebody I have been evangelizing). I'll have to spend more time looking through the tracts we have at church to see what they say.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285043747501470199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-968563206470062292009-04-08T02:35:00.000-05:002009-04-08T02:35:00.000-05:00On second thought, perhaps the over-all emphasis o...On second thought, perhaps the over-all emphasis on the EE tract IS more on heaven than it is on Christ. Don't know if I can wholeheartedly recommend it without reserve--will think about this some more and read the links y'all put here for the other tracts (briefly looked at Barbara's link and can say that I like the first few pages already).Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08289347868497438542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-88378146964862732572009-04-08T02:24:00.000-05:002009-04-08T02:24:00.000-05:001. Just finished reading the comments (although n...1. Just finished reading the comments (although not all the embedded links). I see that I suffer from the same "nitpick" condition as PD Nelson--but then again we do say "cherubim" more than we say "cherubs", maybe?<BR/><BR/>2. Loved the video! That girl can sing! Creative, too!<BR/><BR/>3. I certainly had my dose of Jewishness tonight. First I was watching a program on PBS called <A HREF="http://www.swimminginauschwitz.com" REL="nofollow"><I>Swimming in Auschwitz</I></A> and now I am winding down my day post comments on a <I>matzoh</I> post. Very interesting.<BR/><BR/>And I can't remember whether I've shared this before, but years ago I read in a Jews for Jesus newsletter the story about a Holocaust survivor who came to know the Lord because he (or she?) heard that Hitler hated Jesus. He (or she) thought that if Hitler hated Jesus, then Jesus must be a good man! I don't know how orthodox of a Jew he or she was before the conversion took place, though.<BR/><BR/>4. Dan, your <A HREF="http://www.bibchr.com/hcikg.html" REL="nofollow"><I>How Can I Know God?</I>tract</A> was really good reading. This past weekend I was carpooling with a friend, and en route to our destination we were talking about one of her kin who had stopped attending church and who thinks that because he had received Christ he has the ticket to heaven. I'm glad your tract addresses that! I am going to send the link to your tract to her. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>As for recommendation for tracts, I don't know--how about <A HREF="http://www.eeinternational.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=36897" REL="nofollow">this tract</A> from Evangelism Explosion? (The organization was founded by Dr. D. James Kennedy.) The first few pages of the tract may sound too much like "How can I go to heaven?", but on the later pages there are simple yet clear explanations about what faith is and isn't, and stress on repentance can also be found.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08289347868497438542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-37465525204839716252009-04-08T01:11:00.000-05:002009-04-08T01:11:00.000-05:00(Isn't the plural goyim?)(Sorry, Dan, I'll go back...(Isn't the plural <I>goyim</I>?)<BR/><BR/>(Sorry, Dan, I'll go back and read the rest now....)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08289347868497438542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-39339859427665033872009-04-07T20:27:00.000-05:002009-04-07T20:27:00.000-05:00RE: tracts - I like The Great Answer to the Great ...RE: tracts - I like <A HREF="http://www.gracelifeshoals.org/assets/uploads/greatanswer.pdf" REL="nofollow">The Great Answer to the Great Question.</A><BR/><BR/>Though usually I find myself giving out copies of "All of Grace" or, to my church-going friends who seem to be "not under grace but under the law" or even to my patients, since I'm a nurse caring for chronically ill/disabled patients, add in Joni Eareckson-Tada's "Hope: The Best of Things".Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604068110452745043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-27389069177512585312009-04-07T20:02:00.000-05:002009-04-07T20:02:00.000-05:00Two things First shouldn't that be Goyim (plural o...Two things First shouldn't that be Goyim (plural of goy) instead of Goys? I know I nit pick its a failing.<BR/><BR/>Second I always preferred the "Roman Road" rather than tracts mainly because of previous mentioned fault.P.D. Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885909266458802577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-73770368369990426812009-04-07T13:19:00.000-05:002009-04-07T13:19:00.000-05:00"So I have met and known countless members of more..."So I have met and known countless members of more formal religions who have just enough of that religion to keep them damned."<BR/><BR/>*sigh*...as someone who finds herself in positions very often, sharing the gospel of Christ with others (believers/unbelievers - we ALL need it), this line in particular popped out and promptly induced one of those heavy-hearted sighs.Kristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09208753353162363484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-77339160005417704752009-04-07T13:17:00.000-05:002009-04-07T13:17:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09208753353162363484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-59829224593691404012009-04-07T12:49:00.000-05:002009-04-07T12:49:00.000-05:00I meant to also add that Living Waters has a pleth...I meant to also add that <A HREF="http://www.livingwaters.com/index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=8&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=199" REL="nofollow">Living Waters</A> has a plethora of great tracts. They're reasonably priced and they don't charge a fortune for shipping. I keep a stack of million dollar bills in my wallet.Carol Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673519352535257199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-61833124358894527812009-04-07T12:39:00.000-05:002009-04-07T12:39:00.000-05:00Just don't use this tract. Explanation here.Verif...Just don't use <A HREF="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hRw1wI4Jv_4/RnF4ceDhotI/AAAAAAAAASk/_z-ZNUq3uNg/s1600-h/4+Ds+of+appreciative+inquiry.jpg" REL="nofollow">this tract</A>. Explanation <A HREF="http://vanguardchurch.blogspot.com/2007/05/appreciative-inquiry-overview.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>Verification word: feritame<BR/><BR/>Cool!Carol Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673519352535257199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-19122103167859410942009-04-07T12:15:00.000-05:002009-04-07T12:15:00.000-05:00Talk about odd!Nice pun in the, uhhh, binding prop...Talk about <I>odd</I>!<BR/><BR/>Nice <I>pun</I> in the, uhhh, <I>binding</I> properties of Matzoh warning.... i.e., the whole tradional system of Judaism (or Catholicism, or whatever-<I><B>ism</B></I>) can be <I>spiritually</I> binding as well as.....<BR/><BR/>/sorry! =%^)NoLongerBlindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00442745304762344386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-50054905072326123102009-04-07T11:41:00.000-05:002009-04-07T11:41:00.000-05:00What's the pun? "cross" as in "Cross"?What's the pun? "cross" as in "Cross"?Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-46377090753346466052009-04-07T11:32:00.001-05:002009-04-07T11:32:00.001-05:00No, it just means you're cleverer than I am. I wis...No, it just means you're cleverer than I am. I wish that were more of a compliment than it is.<BR/><BR/>Good one.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-34183609818861768042009-04-07T11:30:00.000-05:002009-04-07T11:30:00.000-05:00Is it odd that I saw an insightful pun in the titl...Is it odd that I saw an insightful pun in the title?Chris Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09852172543604796279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-56695430928209621072009-04-07T11:07:00.000-05:002009-04-07T11:07:00.000-05:00The Bridge tract looks like a warmed-over version ...The Bridge tract looks like a warmed-over version of the four spiritual laws.Mike Westfallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06944727980772754938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-6041994517754454782009-04-07T11:03:00.000-05:002009-04-07T11:03:00.000-05:00I've always liked The Bridge, but am looking (jus...I've always liked <A HREF="https://www.navigators.org/us/resources/illustrations/items/The%20Bridge%20to%20Life" REL="nofollow"> The Bridge</A>, but am looking (just now) at Two Ways to Live. The Bridge is 'tighter' but Two Ways has a focus on Lordship.Herding Grasshoppershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15668974245505544238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-19527310364822988552009-04-07T10:57:00.000-05:002009-04-07T10:57:00.000-05:00Aaron, Grace to You (John MacArthur's multi-media ...<B>Aaron</B>, Grace to You (John MacArthur's multi-media ministry) has a good tract available; you can read it <A HREF="http://www.gty.org/Resources/Articles/A335" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>The "Stop" tract is available for purchase, 100 at a time, for $15.00. You can order it <A HREF="http://www.gty.org/Shop/Booklets/45GT" REL="nofollow">here</A>.NoLongerBlindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00442745304762344386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-19993279666116477652009-04-07T10:55:00.000-05:002009-04-07T10:55:00.000-05:00That "Two Ways to Live" presentation is so much be...That "Two Ways to Live" presentation is so much better and more thorough than the usual "packaged" presentations I've seen (present company's excellent "How Can I Know God" notwithstanding). It puts the kingship of Jesus Christ front and centre.Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-23895483621766219282009-04-07T10:11:00.000-05:002009-04-07T10:11:00.000-05:00The Perfect Matzoh has stripes.The Perfect Matzoh has stripes.Mike Westfallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06944727980772754938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-25417964545759519992009-04-07T10:05:00.000-05:002009-04-07T10:05:00.000-05:00Sorry, Aaron, I'm totally not up on tracts. I know...Sorry, Aaron, I'm totally not up on tracts. I know a lot of people like "<A HREF="http://www.matthiasmedia.com.au/2wtl/" REL="nofollow">Two Ways to Live"</A> (see also <A HREF="http://www.matthiasmedia.com.au/mmstore/scan/st=db/co=yes/sf=category2/se=2%20ways%20to%20live%20resources/op=eq.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>).<BR/><BR/>Any recommendations from the regulars?DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-87408942134297945862009-04-07T09:47:00.000-05:002009-04-07T09:47:00.000-05:00Dan, I love your page, "How Can I know God." This...Dan, <BR/><BR/>I love your page, "How Can I know God." This seems much longer than most tracts I've seen. Do you have tracts like this or know where to get them? (My church has lots of tracts available, but I confess I've only read a handful of them and passed out only a couple).Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285043747501470199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-54763322297151802062009-04-07T09:23:00.000-05:002009-04-07T09:23:00.000-05:00Oh, I enjoyed the video as well. Very catchy. :)Oh, I enjoyed the video as well. Very catchy. :)Rileysownerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212451614350376972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-56676879844261111172009-04-07T09:22:00.000-05:002009-04-07T09:22:00.000-05:00Good observations. I too have noticed that often ...Good observations. I too have noticed that often it is the completely unreligious who have not knowledge at all of Christianity or religion (including the religion of atheism) who are more willing to actually listen to what Christianity is all about and seek to understand the gospel. I guess with that in mind the decline of religion and complete Biblical ignorance among many 20 somethings and younger could be seen as a great opportunity for evangelism in the sense that they will actually give one a hearing.Rileysownerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212451614350376972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-57559522695441509142009-04-07T08:29:00.000-05:002009-04-07T08:29:00.000-05:00Well, not that short.Well, not <I>that</I> short.Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-59834598239085008122009-04-07T08:28:00.000-05:002009-04-07T08:28:00.000-05:00Oh, Dan, you know there's so much I want to say on...Oh, Dan, you know there's <I>so</I> much I want to say on this one, but I've got to keep it short.<BR/><BR/>I see this self-innoculation against the Gospel first-hand in cultural Judaism. I suspect it could even be easier to witness to a devoutly religious Jew (who is Torah observant and expects the Messiah) than to a secular or cultural one—though I can't say for sure.<BR/><BR/>To be fair, though, even in the secular Jewish Sunday school (get your head around that) I attended as a kid, during our Passover meals, we read from a <I>Haggadah</I> (as do all Jews), and while ours basically portrayed Moses as a national liberator with God nowhere to be seen, the historical dimension was there, since it's so interwoven into the symbolism of the elements of the Passover meal. And we left the door open and a chair empty for Elijah, should he come to join us during the meal.<BR/><BR/>I have also heard that in addition to Roman Catholics, countries that have native Eastern Orthodox churches are among the most resistant (and sometimes downright hostile) to evangelism—for the same reason: an unarticulated sense of inherited entitlement to God's promises, without rebirth in Christ.<BR/><BR/>And let's face it: within Protestantism, too, there are many strains (or individual adherents) who are not born again, and who are living under the law, and not under grace. Since regeneration is the kind of event that you have to undergo to understand, they may not even realize that they haven't been born again, and are outside the fellowship of God's adopted children.<BR/><BR/>As for Matzoh, there's one part of it during the Passover meal that's blessed, broken, set aside, and eaten at the end of the meal—called the <I>afikomen</I>—and the general opinion is that that is the bread that Jesus Christ broke and offered as a symbol of His body, broken for us.Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.com