Re: [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] [TruthTalk] Street Preaching

[Kevin Deegan]

Bible or EXCathedra?

Lance Muir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

I have read the collected works of Wesley including his journals. David,
David etc. the culture has changed since I was a young man, never mind since
Wesley's era. Goodness sake, man, are you 'unplugged'?


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From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: May 14, 2005 12:09
Subject: [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] [TruthTalk] Street Preaching


> Lance wrote:
> > That was then (John Wesley) and, this is now (David
> > & Kevin). These are quite different cultural contexts.
>
> Not really that different, certainly not as different as the culture of
the
> New Testament people and now. People use the different culture argument
not
> to believe Jesus too, but that does not make it right. What about the
> American culture of the 18th century makes it so different that open air
> preaching would be ok then but not now?
>
> Have you ever read John Wesley's journal? The culture of man really
hasn't
> changed all that much. Some scholars tend to make the culture difference
> bigger than it really is. Wesley kept nice accounts of his daily
activities
> and so we get a pretty nice picture into his culture. The attitude toward
> public preaching then was very much like it is now.
>
> Peace be with you.
> David Miller.
>
>
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