Tag Archives: evangelism

Evangelistic Arrogance

Posted on June 7, 2023 by ehurst

You’ve met them before: that super eager zealous evangelist who tries to take advantage of your civility and lay into you with a manipulative sales pitch message they call “the gospel”. You gotta get saved or you’re going to Hell! … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — Acts 11:15-30

Posted on February 25, 2023 by ehurst

Peter had used his last key; the Gentile treasury of souls had been opened to the Lord. It was one thing to go into all the world and preach the gospel, and we can be sure the Jewish believers were … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — Acts 8:26-40

Posted on January 28, 2023 by ehurst

The first treasure door had been opened. The gospel message had gone to Samaritans, and it was confirmed that Christ included them in His treasury of souls, because they received the Spirit of Christ. There were more doors to open. … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — Acts 2

Posted on December 3, 2022 by ehurst

The symbolism is so thick you could cut it with an ax. The Day of Pentecost is just another name for First Fruits. In this chapter of Acts, we are about to see the first fruits of the New Covenant … Continue reading →

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Building Moral Infrastructure

Posted on September 18, 2021 by ehurst

It’s not hard to see oppression. You can feel it in the mask mandates, lock-downs and vaccine requirements, “green” restrictions, etc. And it’s not hard to see how a relative handful of elites are pushing it all. They’ve admitted openly … Continue reading →

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See the Forest 05

Posted on September 16, 2021 by ehurst

The trees in a forest think of themselves as a community. We’ve hashed this out before: Spiritual birth is entirely on God’s initiative. It is totally a miracle. It is tangential to what we do, but it is never a … Continue reading →

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Still Feeling My Way Along

Posted on September 10, 2021 by ehurst

I’m flawed; I’m a fallen creature subject to any number of failures. The Lord has a lot of work on His hands with me, and I often wonder why He chose to use me in the first place. But He … Continue reading →

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Protocol for Building a Covenant Community, Part 1

Posted on September 7, 2021 by ehurst

This is not a checklist; this a parable of how to approach the task of spreading the gospel the Radix Fidem way. This post assumes you are already familiar with other Radix Fidem teachings. 1. The Power of Prayer — … Continue reading →

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Lord, Give Us Souls

Posted on January 31, 2021 by ehurst

I’m still convinced we are headed for a hard tribulation, an apocalypse. However, I doubt anyone has a clear image in their heads of what that will look like. I know I don’t. What I find worth writing about right … Continue reading →

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The Driving Assurance

Posted on August 16, 2020 by ehurst

I am utterly certain that I am on the right path. Often I’ll stop and review what I’ve written in recent weeks, and the same burning conviction that wrote them still drives me. I don’t regret any of it. Let … Continue reading →

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