Hostility Towards the Gospel
[Hostility
Towards the Gospel by Mike Gendron]
"On the second Sunday of January,
nine zealous Roman Catholics
came to Grace Life Church of Dallas
from all over Texas. They asked to
be "evangelized" and to hear what
non-Catholics had to say about
"their" Bible. The meeting was
initiated by members of a group
called St. Paul Street
Evangelization after they heard that
members of
Grace Life Church
were evangelizing at a Catholic
church on Christmas Eve. The reports
they heard were true. In fact, my
wife Jane and I, along with seven
other members of our church, went
out to wish Catholics a Merry
Christmas and ask them to describe
the greatest gift they had ever
received. Not one of the 300
Catholics we engaged said their
greatest gift was eternal life. So
we offered them our
Greatest Gift Gospel
(which
contains only Scripture) and many of
them thanked us.
I was amazed that Catholics would
come from as far away as Houston,
Austin and Tyler to hear the
biblical Gospel at an evangelical
church. Shortly after the meeting
started with the
St. Paul Street Evangelization
group, we found out their motives
were not really to be evangelized. I
opened with a
25-minute Gospel presentation
stressing the sufficiency of Jesus
Christ and the supreme authority of
His Word, then welcomed questions
from the audience. Along with the
nine Catholics, there were about 25
members of Grace Life Church present
to answer their objections and
defend the biblical Gospel. The
Catholics became agitated and
hostile because "non-Catholics" were
trying to evangelize members of the
"One True Church." The meeting
lasted for 3 1/2 hours as small
groups formed to continue the
discussion. While we were successful
in delivering the message of the
Gospel with clarity and compassion,
it was apparent that the seed of
God's imperishable Word was not
falling on fertile soil.
I was reminded of two biblical
truths that were evident during our
meeting. First, we were powerless to
convince Catholics to believe the
Gospel because "the natural person
does not accept the things of the
Spirit of God, for they are folly to
him, and he is not able to
understand them because they are
spiritually discerned" (1 Cor.
2:14). Second, "the god of this
world has blinded the minds of the
unbelievers, to keep them from
seeing the light of the Gospel of
the glory of Christ" (2 Cor. 4:4).
We know that God is the only one who
can open the prideful eyes of those
who are blinded by religious
indoctrination. The blessing of
seeing God's glory revealed in
Christ is granted only to those who
are recipients of God's sovereign
grace. Knowing this biblical truth,
I am forever indebted to God's grace
and for His delivering me out of
spiritual darkness into the glorious
light of His Son. To Him be all
glory and praise!" Pro-Gospel.org
Response to comment [from a Catholic]:
Cruciform
He's a fine servant of the Lord.
[Catholic Radio Interviews Mike Gendron Proclaiming the Gospel
Ministries] "In God's providence, Mike Gendron was given a wonderful
opportunity to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ on the
Guadalupe Radio Network that airs all over
Texas and Washington D.C. After receiving a phone call from host Dave
Palmer, Mike agreed to a 30-minute interview with the understanding that
three Roman Catholics would be invited on the show to rebut what he
said. Knowing that lost sheep will follow the Good Shepherd when they
hear His Word, Mike considered the opportunity an excellent way to make
the Gospel known to thousands of Catholics who would be listening. You
can hear the interview
here." Pro-Gospel.org
[Mike Gendron] "Caveat emptor, folks."
Gendron is a fine servant of the Lord.
[The Love of God and Mathematics by Mike Gendron] "Many of you know my
undergraduate degree was in Mathematics and that it led me to a 3-year
stint as a rocket scientist at Cape Kennedy, Florida. The following
short video about numbers shows a correlation between attitude and the
love of God. Watch
here."
