Showing posts with label TULIP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TULIP. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Election (part 2)

Well here's part 2 of the post about election. Well actually I guess this is part 1 as far as election goes since we've established that the last past had little to nothing to do with election (the U of tulip) but instead had more to do with the T of tulip, total depravity.

The second part probably isn't going to be very theological at all, but more personal. One of the biggest problems a lot of people have with election is that it demotivates people from preaching the Gospel. After all, if God has elected someone then that person will be saved. Whether or not I preach the Gospel to them has no effect on the fact that they are called by God.

The obvious answer to that is that, hello, GOD TOLD US TO PREACH! Evangelizing shouldn't be about whether people get saved anyway, it should be about obeying the command of God. So, really, why do we even think about election in this aspect?

The reality is, however, that we do. I know I do all the time. So my question is, what do you guys do when you don't feel like evangelizing (whether it's b/c you lack motivation, you're being lazy, fear of man anything.) Any answer will help since evangelizing isn't my strong suit.