Ancient Evangelism. Part II. The Message Proclaimed.

by | Apr 20, 2012 | Church Planting, Kingdom Living

Ok I’ll admit it; I’m a Tebow fan.  Yup, despite all the hype, I’m in.  Is he the best quarterback in the league?  Probably not.  Is he good enough to even be in the league at all?   Some of his fans say yes even though they don’t know a thing about the game.  On the other hand some of his critics say no even though Tim is better than other quarterbacks already in the NFL.  If I had my pick, I’d trade him off to Dallas instead of NY.  Then my favorite team would now have my favorite QB. Sorry Romo; nothing personal.  Just business you know.  But with the huge divergence in opinions on the guy, it would seem that there’s more to the story than just football.  Even if he’s not that good now, he’s still early on in his game with time to improve.  So why the fuss?  The answer is obvious; he’s an “outspoken” Christ follower. Yes, there are other Christians in the NFL.  But Tim seems to have taken the spotlight because of his starting in the 6th game of the 2011 season for the Broncos and winning while still living for and speaking out for Christ in a public way.  That’s the rub that people don’t know how to handle.  People ponder about how outspoken a Christian should live today.  Some believe he ought to just keep it to himself as this is a “private” matter.  Unfortunately those who believe and teach such things really don’t understand the essence of being a disciple of Christ at all.  Actually, the actions and spoken message of Tim really illustrates for us the second part in this study of Ancient Evangelism. (more…)