Their book; God and the World in a Transitional Age (1992), is said to give their interpretation of how religious theology developed in a modern age along with how they saw the divine transcendence and immanence from evangelical viewpoint. In their opinion, they argue that Christian theology for many years have always sought a balance between the biblical truths of the divine transcendence and immanence (Grenz and Olson, 1992, p
Their book; God and the World in a Transitional Age (1992), is said to give their interpretation of how religious theology developed in a modern age along with how they saw the divine transcendence and immanence from evangelical viewpoint. In their opinion, they argue that Christian theology for many years have always sought a balance between the biblical truths of the divine transcendence and immanence (Grenz and Olson, 1992, p
Their book; God and the World in a Transitional Age (1992), is said to give their interpretation of how religious theology developed in a modern age along with how they saw the divine transcendence and immanence from evangelical viewpoint. In their opinion, they argue that Christian theology for many years have always sought a balance between the biblical truths of the divine transcendence and immanence (Grenz and Olson, 1992, p
Evangelical Theology Transcendence and immanence define the way persons relate to each other (Willsey, 2003)
Evangelism Walking in the Word Evangelism is vital when it comes to walking in the Word. Every Christian has a duty to evangelize, but there are many different ways in which this can be done (Earley & Wheeler, 2010)
Fortunately, there are a number of ways a follower of Christ can evangelize without the need for door knocking and other behaviors that might not be taken too kindly by people who do not want to be bothered by others at inconvenient times. That is not to say there is no place for knocking on doors in an effort to spread the word, but only that it might not be the most effective option (Fay, 1999)
Some denominations still go around, knocking on people's doors and trying to talk to whoever answers about Jesus. Most are met with resistance, and some with rudeness and even threatening behavior (McRaney, 2003; Whaley & Wheeler, 2011)
Throughout the history of the church to the modern day, this is the most commonly used method as evident in the ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ. As Christian leaders are currently encouraging renewed initiatives in teaching and training believers how to use this approach, it proves that this method is timely and more effective (Dunlap, 2005)
The other advantages of the use of door to door evangelism include flexibility in planning the evangelistic efforts and avoid leaving an area without outreach. On the contrary, this approach is associated with several disadvantages such as it requires teams of two or three individuals, it may not be suitable for younger people, and contains several difficulties in motivating people to get involved (Hazelden, 2009)
Deception is another tool of the devil. Manifesting as lies, deception can be anything from "It's not your job to win the world for Christ," or "People will think you are a religious nut," (Earley 160)
Deception is another tool of the devil. Manifesting as lies, deception can be anything from "It's not your job to win the world for Christ," or "People will think you are a religious nut," (Earley 160)
No gender, class, or ethnic barrier would come in the way of Jesus's evangelical missions. It is impossible to spread the Word without speaking it (Earley and Wheeler)
No gender, class, or ethnic barrier would come in the way of Jesus's evangelical missions. It is impossible to spread the Word without speaking it (Earley and Wheeler)
The book attempts to explain just how churches can go about reaching out to newcomers and helping them assimilate to the congregation of Christ. The book aptly used the term "the race" for how the church should think about recruiting newcomers to the church, but they also state that this race is not one that is headed or ran by one person; rather, the race, using jargon from track and field, should be looked at more like a relay race than an individual one (Coyner & Anderson, 2004, ix)
CHAPTER TWO Literature Review The Beginning of Saturation Evangelism The concept of 'Saturation Evangelism' is reported to have began with Jerry Falwell when he "intentionally started knocking on 100 doors a day to share the message of the Gospel and to share that a new church was starting down the street and that they were invited to attend." (Dempsey, 2013, p
5) One can only imagine the response in the mind of the Disciples when Jesus had been crucified and arisen and to know +that they, so very few of them, were to take the Gospel to the entire world. Even when they traveled from Jericho to Jerusalem and Jesus told them he was going to the cross to be crucified they were self-involved, joking among one another about "who would sit on his right hand and who would sit on his left hand" and as noted in the work of Robinson "religious politics and position seeking today is degrading and minimizing to the true work of the kingdom of God!" (Robinson, 2009, p
Moody in the nineteenth century. Although Finney worked cooperatively with the local clergy, it was not till the coming of Moody that a conscious effort was made to include the laity in the outreach (Orr 1965:191,192 cited in Matthews, nd, op
" (p.1) There were small group meetings used in evangelism efforts of the saints in the first century (Peters, 1972 cited in Matthews, nd, p
" (Genesis 3:17) God provides for growth of agriculture only when a human toils enough to create the needed conditions for production of the agriculture and as noted by Wagner "In some sense, as mysterious as it might be, God established a similar procedure for world evangelization." (Wagner, 2010, p
1) Matthews reports that when one closely examines mass or saturation evangelism that there are critical questions that must be posed including the following stated questions: (1) Are those who respond believers coming forward for rededication or unbelievers for conversion? (2) Are they incorporated into churches? (3) Are they nurtured into responsible, reproducing members? (4) Do local congregations grow as a result of mass evangelism? (5) What is the effect on the local church one year and five years later? (6) Answers to these and similar questions will assist in discovering the real problems and potentials of mass evangelism. (Matthews, nd, p