The way you are making it plain Christianity to be hand in glove with Southern culture or Redneck culture or a rural minded working-class folk by pointing out the outdoor-rural roots of John the Baptist, Peter and others is very interesting. Your ministry to the redneck culture from its perspective is something we can all think about regards effective ministry. I have often felt that much of the parables in the New Testament are about farming or observations easy for rural and hands-on folk and often wondered how urban people understand the informations of culture they provide.
Since your ministry seems to be to this target culture what would be the reason(s) of a constant need to evangelize and re-evangelize within its borders-- as if individuals within are in constant need to repent and be baptized and so surrender to Jesus ?
Does Redneck culture have a backsliding component due its Redneckness that a distinction between Bible Rednecks and other Rednecks can be made? Does Redneckness overly spawn goats maybe?
Thanks for the vid.
Also do u have any ideas on what would be the commonalities of the significant persons in the New Testament with the hands-off nature lives of urban citizens where the real nature of sheep vs goat can be non-existent?
I will consider the non-rednecks in your list for them. So thanks. And if you have other ideas about young people, especially college and university trained, please add. Thanks again.
Yet even philosophers can be shown to be "good enough liars" to qualify for the sinner's seat in hope of mercy.
Being "late to the party" includes at least...making it to the party.
admonish : to warn.
Colossians 1:28-29 NASB
We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ. For this purpose also I labor, striving according to His power, which mightily works within me.
Is my understanding correct?
a) Redneck cultures are more easy to assimilate the Good News because genrally the cross and the resurrection is not foolishness for them.
b) People who are from academic cultures are more prone to see the cross and the resurrection as foolishness.
Ministry to the academic culture folks must therefore be a warning ministry, because a self identifying ministry does not work in this case.
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Is there evidence that warning in the academic cultures works in their case?
Is there a way to proclaim Him that would work on the gifts of philosophers?
A removal of the veil and opening of the eyes and ears is still a work of God.
For there is no partiality with God.