tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28988815.post8280962501260669543..comments2023-08-15T06:44:05.705-05:00Comments on Pure Church: Good Words on Faithfulness, Fruitfulness, and PrideFellowElderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590139703839397873noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28988815.post-76141703292386906782008-01-23T14:47:00.000-05:002008-01-23T14:47:00.000-05:00I have a good friend who I ministered to for years...I have a good friend who I ministered to for years. He would just blow me off. Then he meets a girl, gets saved and now for the most part is running hard for the Lord. I said "dude I been trying to get at you for years, then you meet a female and accept Christ". I thought about it after awhile and had to immediately appel to Paul's verse "one man waters" May I just toiled the soil, but I am thankful that God even in the least bit would use a sinner like me for such a great work. How prideful of me to think otherwise?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28988815.post-86300163010807761042008-01-21T17:35:00.000-05:002008-01-21T17:35:00.000-05:00Pastor Anyabwile,This is way off topic but I am un...Pastor Anyabwile,<BR/><BR/>This is way off topic but I am unable to find an email address to contact you. I came across "Things I've Learned at Capitol Hill Baptist Church (#5 - Boldness)" and was wondering if you could email me the "Christianity and Race Prejudice" by Francis Grimke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28988815.post-14411529209394546482008-01-21T16:40:00.000-05:002008-01-21T16:40:00.000-05:00Pastor Thabiti,Thanks for the encouraging words. ...Pastor Thabiti,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the encouraging words. I've pondered a bit about how the words here relate to how Spurgeon thought about winning souls. Have you read his book "The Soul Winner"? He often refers to souls won as diamonds that will be in the crown of the soul winner once in glory or the spiritual offspring that will be traced through his lineage. At one point (at least), he sounds a warning that makes one fear being in heaven wearing a crown without any diamonds or the possibility of being in heaven "childless". I wonder how such a view squares with the biblical concept that multiple parties are usually involved in the conversion of a soul. It doesn't seem to in my head, though I know Paul does talk of the believers at Thessalonica, for example, as being his crown at the Lord's coming (1 Thess. 2:19). Are the souls that Paul will boast in exclusively his to boast in or will others be able to boast in them as well? Or to use Spurgeon's language, will they be children with multiple spiritual fathers/diamonds that will be in multiple crowns? Do you have any thoughts? Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Grace,<BR/>Chrispilgriminconflicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11560590837002307874noreply@blogger.com