In summary, I have to say that I have mixed feelings about the booklet, Two Ways to Live: The Choice We All Face. Examining this booklet has been much like viewing a vast city at a distance through a camera’s wide-angle lens. From a distance, the city looks majestic with its impressive skyscrapers and enormous size. When you zoom in, however, you begin to notice unattractive details that were invisible beforehand, such as litter, traffic congestion, poverty, and so on. In a similar manner, Continue reading
The final sections of the booklet, Two Ways to Live: The Choice We All Face, cover the topics of what Jesus did (dying in the place of sinners), the resurrection of Christ, and the responsibility of the reader of the booklet now that he/she has learned the gospel.
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Section Three of the booklet, Two Ways to Live: The Choice We All Face, unfortunately continues the trend of incompleteness that it started in the previous two sections. As in those parts, so also here we see a tendency on the part of the authors to omit truths that would provide a fuller, more illuminating explanation of the topic at hand. In this section, it is the topic of divine judgment against human rebellion that receives inadequate coverage.
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As I noticed in Part One, a glaring problem with this booklet is not primarily what the authors say but what they do not say. In Section 1, they neglect to speak of the character of God, apparently content to present God as King and Creator while neglecting to mention his attributes of holiness, justice and wrath. These are vital attributes to include when presenting the gospel because Continue reading
The booklet Two Ways to Live: The Choice We All Face, written by Phillip D. Jensen and Tony Payne and published by Matthias Media (2003), is a 16-page evangelistic booklet designed to communicate the gospel of Jesus Christ. In all honesty, this booklet has a lot going for it, but it also suffers from some serious deficiencies in its presentation of the gospel. Continue reading
When a friend recently mentioned a booklet called Two Ways to Live: The Choice We All Face, expressed his concerns about its message and asked me to write an analysis of it, I thought it would be a good idea to do so because of the importance of the gospel. The good news of Christ is not an entertaining story; it is the only message of salvation given to sinful mankind, pointing to the only rescue from sin and its terrible punishment. We must, therefore, take that valuable message very seriously. Continue reading
Many Christians wonder how they should share their faith. Many try to provide an answer by quoting worldly expressions, such as “Actions speak louder than words.” Although such sayings often contain truth and wisdom, the abundance of such extrabiblical answers is staggering. Browse through various Web sites, blogs and Christian forums that attempt to address this topic, and you will almost certainly see a pattern emerge: Continue reading
Long ago St. Francis allegedly uttered some words that have unfortunately survived to this very day and constitute a popular quote among many Christians regarding evangelism: “Preach the gospel at all times. If necessary, use words.” This statement—or the thinking behind it—has perhaps become as popular in evangelical church culture as the Great Commission itself. Continue reading
There are different schools of thought in Christian circles about how evangelism should be conducted. Some of these schools of thought are biblical, whereas others simply leave me scratching my head and wondering what bible inspired them. Continue reading
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The author of this blog, Jeremy (Jehanne), is a Catholic who strives to think God's thoughts after Him and obey Christ's exhortation to take up the cross daily and follow Him on the way to Golgotha. He likes reading theology, evangelizing, and, of course, writing.
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