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Ray Comfort

Ray Comfort leads Living Waters Ministries.

 


Powerful Paul

Although I think he is a sincere Christian who really wants to equip the Christian for evangelism, and really loves God, I don't agree with his approach. His approach is to mix the Law of Moses with Grace. You can't really do that (you can, but not with sacrificial, or ceremonial laws or observing specific days, or punishments eg putting an adulturer to death). We are under the Law of Love which means we obey God and all the moral principles of the Law, but it is not observing specific days or going to church that gets you saved. The impression I get of him and through some of his writings is that he believes we are saved by grace (believing in the sacrifice and life and Being of Jesus), PLUS obedience to the law. Plus I strongly disagree with his approach to getting people saved. He believes that if we expose thier sins to them under the light of the Ten Commandments, then they will repent and be saved. Ie when you think about it, we should tell a non-Christian that they are evil, no good and God is angry with them, then out of fear, they will come to Jesus. Somehow, I can't imagine that approach working on someone who was abused as a child and had strick, unloving parents who hated them and done psychological damage to them. Or someone who is in a gang living on the streets. That is why some people are put off by church and religion, because of the fact that preachers were strict and condemming. But I also don't think it is good to preach on prosperity all the time and appeal to human selfishness and have a 'What can God do for me' type mentality. He doesn't do that which is good. Put it this way, his approach wouldn't have worked on me, infact, he would have made me run even more and think that God hates me. It is the goodness of God that leads us to repentance (ie his love and kindness). I'm not dismissing his approach alltogether because there are a lot of people who respond to that, plus, there is a time and a place for judgement. Although he is sincere, he should be a little higher on grace and love and change his approach. He also knows a hec of a lot about the bible and its origens which is good. His web site is impressive.
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• Review posted on 01/10/2005
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