The God of Yes

this is a good read!

from JoeUser Forums
i can't believe i'm coming to the end of such a good book - The God of Yes by David Edwards. This book has often challenged me and yet encouraged me to understand the agreement we have in God - and that His covenant relationship with us is a solid one, never to be forgotten. I've learned things from submitting to God, to submitting in friendships, taking responsiblitiy for my spiritual disciplines, and hearing from an author that is so relevant to today's timelife. This is a book i'll be looking in from time to time. Just so you can get a feel for it, here's a smigeit from the chapter of "Christianizing the World" :

"You and I are heirs to God's great agreement with Abraham, and our role as witnesses to that agreement is just as important as our message.With any message, who the messenger is, how the messenger lives, and what the messenger does has a direct bearing on the impact of the message itself. if our message is to impact the world, we have to live in such a way that we provoke others to WANT[empashis mine] to experience Jesus for themselves.

For many years, persuasion has been the primary means the church has used to convert people. What the world needs today is demonstration."

Amen....?
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
I understand the point of the article, yet I disagree with being an air to Abrahams covenant with God. That covenant was given to Abraham not Christians today. While I believe the point of the article is true, I would like to distinguish that God's covenant with Israel and his with the Church today is different.
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
I agree with Greg. The covenant of God was given to the Israelites, not to us, until Jesus came, and then all people were the chosen people, gentiles or Jews, RIch or Poor.
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Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
Imagine this: in the seventies I believe, on an island in the Pacific American forces found surviving members of Japan's Imperial army from WWII -- from before the A-Bomb was dropped. These soldiers were intensely loyal to their emperor. They shot at the Americans, of course, and refused to surender, prefering an honorable death though they were outnumbered. These atheists were bound by something they considered holy -- a bond to their king. They accepted no less than a notice bearing the emperor's seal ordering them to come out from their baracade. Thirty years after the war, these Japanese were still willing to die for their king and were still as eager to fight his battle. In combat, these are the same soldiers who marched steadily over their fallen, onward toward the opposition forces without loss of bearing or determination. These same men were willful kamikazes, leaving family, friends, and lives behind. I'm convinced these men loved their emperor and their loyalty knew no bounds.

I've heard the Japanese say, "If you Christians were half as loyal to your God, your Jesus, as we are to our emperor, only a handful of you could take over the world with Christianity in no time." I've also been told by one Japanese friend that the way missionaries in Japan preach the gospel in Japan works against them. Why do we not take the TIME to find out more about people? If we loved them like Jesus does, we would.

Pray for me as I'm called into missions. He's not given me the go yet -- but when he does, it looks like it will be Japan.

Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
Imagine this: in the seventies I believe, on an island in the Pacific American forces found surviving members of Japan's Imperial army from WWII -- from before the A-Bomb was dropped. These soldiers were intensely loyal to their emperor. They shot at the Americans, of course, and refused to surender, prefering an honorable death though they were outnumbered. These atheists were bound by something they considered holy -- a bond to their king. They accepted no less than a notice bearing the emperor's seal ordering them to come out from their baracade. Thirty years after the war, these Japanese were still willing to die for their king and were still as eager to fight his battle. In combat, these are the same soldiers who marched steadily over their fallen, onward toward the opposition forces without loss of bearing or determination. These same men were willful kamikazes, leaving family, friends, and lives behind. I'm convinced these men loved their emperor and their loyalty knew no bounds.

I've heard the Japanese say, "If you Christians were half as loyal to your God, your Jesus, as we are to our emperor, only a handful of you could take over the world with Christianity in no time." I've also been told by one Japanese friend that the way missionaries in Japan preach the gospel in Japan works against them. Why do we not take the TIME to find out more about people? If we loved them like Jesus does, we would.

Pray for me as I'm called into missions. He's not given me the go yet -- but when he does, it looks like it will be Japan.