SEEKER FRIENDLY PREACHING   BY STEVE FINNELL

There are more than a few who believe more people would be converted to the truth about Jesus and His gospel plan of salvation if preachers were nicer and more understanding in preaching the truth.

Is seeker friendly preaching the answer to evangelism?

Is the gospel of the Bible too narrow and restrictive to win the world to Christ?

Should the gospel be expanded to include, all men, no matter what doctrinal position they embrace?

Is God's truth too offensive for that world to accept?

If Jesus and the apostles would have been more seeker friendly preachers would the world have already been converted to Christianity?

THE GOSPEL AS SEEKER FRIENDLY ADVOCATES SEE IT!

THE JESUS VERSION.

John 8:24 'Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that  I am He, you will die in your sins."(NASB)

THE SEEKER FRIENDLY VERSION.

John 8:24 'Therefore I judge no man. It is optional to believe or not believe if I am the Son of God." (Seeker Friendly Handbook)

THE JESUS VERSION.

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. (NASB)

THE SEEKER FRIENDLY VERSION.

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am one of the ways, and I have partial truth, and there are many different roads that lead to the Father." (Seeker Friendly Handbook)

THE JESUS VERSION.

John 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.(NASB)

THE SEEKER FRIENDLY VERSION.

John 8:44 I will not make any judgment concerning any ones genealogy. Who is truthful is strictly a matter of opinion. (Seeker Friendly Handbook)

THE APOSTLE PETER VERSION.

Acts 2:36-37 Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ--- this Jesus whom you crucified" 37 Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, Brethren, what shall we do?"(NASB)

THE SEEKER FRIENDLY VERSION.

Acts 2:36-37 Peter said, "Jesus loves you this I know." 37 Then they were pierced to the heart and all recited the "Sinner's Prayer."(Seeker Friendly Handbook)

THE APOSTLE PAUL'S VERSION.

1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived ; neither fornicators, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, 10 nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.(NASB)

THE SEEKER FRIENDLY VERSION.

1 Corinthians 6:9-10 I just preach Jesus, I am not the judge of sin nor sinners. Only God will decide who will enter the kingdom of God. (Seeker Friendly Handbook)

THE APOSTLE PAUL'S VERSION.

Galatians 1:6-9 I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel;.......9 As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received he is to be accursed! (NASB)

Galatians 1:6-9......8 Let God's cures fall on anyone, including myself, who preaches any other way to be saved than the one we told you about......(The Living Bible---Paraphrased)

THE SEEKER FRIENDLY VERSION.

Galatians 1:6-9 Let every denomination decide in their heart how to become saved and write it in their creed book. God will not judge those in error. (Seeker Friendly Handbook).

IS SEEKER FRIENDLY EVANGELISM THE WAY TO CHURCH GROWTH?