"Once when I was serving as an interim pastor, a long-time family in the church asked if I could talk to little "Johnny" so that he could receive Christ. I very calmly and kindly answered, "No." The parents were confused as to why I would not meet with them, but I explained that I did not want to take that opportunity from them. They protested again, explaining that he had questions. Really, he was eight. Was he struggling with the ontological argument for the existence of God? I expressed that I was confident the questions would be basic, which they should be able to answer since they had been sitting in a great church for fifteen years. If people need to go through you, as the pastor, to meet Jesus, their understanding of the Gospel is rather limited." (via Ed Stetzer)
Posted on: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 15:16:56 +0000
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