tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210078868708825132.post2032440441414350938..comments2018-11-23T04:04:51.340-08:00Comments on All Our Cares: Third WeekDarryl and Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04674050560798114321noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210078868708825132.post-48273508986931763952012-04-05T18:01:58.001-07:002012-04-05T18:01:58.001-07:00Katie I hear what you're saying. Miracles and ...Katie I hear what you're saying. Miracles and signs and wonders are not the Gospel. They are a product of it. When I wrote this I was just becoming aware of the fact that not every gospel preached is The Gospel. What I mean by this is the modern gospel is nice on the ears but not sharp enough to cut the heart so that it can live. I actually started a post on this topic and never finished it. So maybe I will now. Love you, thanks for challenging me. Iron sharpens iron. XOXODarryl and Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04674050560798114321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210078868708825132.post-67634811682603873832008-08-12T15:16:00.000-07:002008-08-12T15:16:00.000-07:00Hey Meg and Darryl. Hope you are doing well. Was r...Hey Meg and Darryl. Hope you are doing well. Was reading through some of your posts, and wanted to challenge you (in love, not out of a mean spirit) about something that you wrote:<BR/>"A lot of believers and missionaries think that the gospel is to be preached unto all the earth before the coming of Christ, but it’s the good news of the kingdom that is to be preached unto all the earth before the coming of Christ."<BR/>I was wondering if you could back this up with a scripture reference. I know it's been a while since you posted this, and I read it when you first wrote it but it's been bothering me a little.<BR/>You said previously in the post about how the kingdom is mentioned 120 times in the new testament and the church is only mentioned twice (I'm not sure which translation you use, but it shows up 9 times in the NIV). I would like to point out that the gospel is mentioned almost 100 times, and would like to reference some scripture that say we should be preaching the gospel, as the Bible says Jesus and the apostles did. The few references I've found about "preaching the kingdom" are when the term kingdom is used synonymously with the word gospel, as in Luke 9:1-6. Here is what I found about preaching the Gospel:<BR/>Mark 13:10 "And the gospel must first be preached to all nations."<BR/>Luke 20:1 "One day as he was teaching the people in the temple courts and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, together with the elders, came up to him." Referring to Jesus preaching the gospel.<BR/>Acts 16:10 "After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them."<BR/>Acts 20:24 "However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace."<BR/>I write this humbly and sincerely, asking that you could clarify the distinction you are making between the Kingdom and the church and/or the Kindom and the Gospel. The Gospel is a testament of God's love and grace by what He did through Jesus Christ, and the news of the kingdom of God that is (already existing in the heart of the church, the hearts of God's people) and is to come.<BR/>In Love and Grace,<BR/>Katie<BR/>sharp.katie@gmail.compadraiglangstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583428781693778811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210078868708825132.post-63990504433923089172008-07-05T19:16:00.000-07:002008-07-05T19:16:00.000-07:00Sounds like some great teaching! I am enjoying th...Sounds like some great teaching! I am enjoying the short versions! <BR/><BR/>Darryl I know it is hard to be away from your family this week since you all get together every July 4th. I have been thinking about that this week and praying for you in that way.<BR/><BR/>Meg, I would have loved being a part of the wedding preparations with you! Glad we've done those sewing projects together..Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074096951575590444noreply@blogger.com