Myths on the Communication of the Gospel and the Evangelistic Methods
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1. Charles Kraft has identified several myths (some of which are outlined in sidebar 18.1 of Chapter 18 in your textbook) about the communication of the gospel (for the full list, see Kraft 1991a, 35–54; note also the critique and notations in Hesselgrave and Rommen 1989, 193–96). As you read through the list, can you identify any that you have believed? If you think it is not a myth, how would you respond?
2. Chapter 18 describes different evangelistic methods based on assumptions about the conversion process as well as communicative elements of cultures that shape decision-making responses to the sharing of the gospel. What do you think about these methods? Do you think one is better than the others? Do you think they all have some merits and some drawbacks? Explain, analyzing specific elements of the methods as you compare them.
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As I read through the list, I identified previously believed myths. One of those myths is that the Holy Spirit makes up for all mistakes if Christians are prayerful, spiritual, and sincere enough. Although God's primary desire is for believers to achieve sanctification or growth in holiness, this doctrine becomes fallacious when used to justify the failure to consider the sociocultural, linguistic, and ethnic contexts of the hearers. The other myth I previously believed is that hearing the Gospel in one's ears is the same as "being preached" with the Gospel. On the contrary, being preached with the Gospel r...