It has been my privilege to engage in street evangelism since the 1970s and, over that time, I've been asked numerous questions by literally 100s of people. As I pondered the issue of what to write as my next article, it occurred to me that you may find it helpful to read a series on the FAQs asked by the unsaved, and what answers should we give.
This week's FAQ is "What about those who've never heard of Jesus?"
When we share the Gospel with people on a regular basis it is not long before this is asked. After all, we claim to believe in the truth of John 14 v 6 and, that if there was any other way for people to be saved, other than through the cross-work of Christ, then He died for nothing. Therefore, at least by implication, we are saying that those who don't trust in Christ are lost. "Surely", we are asked, "that isn't fair, what if they've never had a chance to hear the Gospel?".
It is a pertinent question and I tend to answer it in 3 ways (it is unlikely the enquirer will give you time to mention all 3, so you may have to make a choice of what answer to give!).
Firstly, the Bible teaches that the Judge of all the earth will do right - Genesis 18 v 25. Consequently, we can be sure that He will do right by them. Follow this up with your own question viz. "You have heard, don't you think that means you are without excuse?".
Secondly, we are told in Scripture that those who truly seek for God will find Him - Jeremiah 29 v 13 and, the Saviour's words, in Matthew 7 v 7. If someone is sincerely seeking for God then He will bring the Gospel to them. Cases in point being the Ethiopian in Acts 8, and Cornelius in Acts 10.
Thirdly, we are told, in John 6 v 37 that every person given to Jesus by the Father will come to Him. The God who ordains the end, also ordains the means whereby that end is carried out. We can be absolutely confident that every one of God's elect will hear, or at least read, the Gospel, and that God will grant them the gift of faith to enable them to believe (see John 6 v 65).
Bearing all this in mind, we do not need to be fumbling about looking for an "acceptable" answer when put on the spot with this question. God IS sovereign, and He will ensure that His purposes are carried out, His church is built and His name is glorified in the salvation of souls.
Thursday, 31 August 2017
Tuesday, 22 August 2017
A lesson from Watchman Nee.
Watchman Nee was a Chinese preacher who lived from 1903 to 1972, spending the last 20 years of his life in a communist prison.
During his highly fruitful ministry many souls were saved, and trained in evangelism and discipleship. Even now, some 45 years after his homecall, his writings and his example are being eagerly devoured by Christian believers. What example did he set to us, who follow on from him?
Well, I've had the privilege of reading two separate biographies of his life (several times over) and one thing about him struck me quite forcibly, and has been a great help to me in my own Christian life, and service; it is as follows:
Along with all faithful preachers and evangelists, brother Nee faced a huge amount of slander and vilification No doubt if the Internet had been in operation then his detractors would be taking to social media to do what they did on paper all those years ago.
An example of this persecution occurred just after he was married. His wife's aunt took exception to her brilliant niece marrying a poor preacher with no prospects, and hired a page in the newspaper to vent her spleen against him.
Another example occurred when he was single,and his mother visited him for a brief stay - malicious gossips were putting it about that he was living in sin with an older woman!
No doubt these, and other episodes of slander and gossip would have been deeply hurtful to him, but what was his response? Simply this, not to dignify these allegations with a response, but to carry on doing the Lord's work with the statement "My friends know me and, therefore, no explanation is necessary; my enemies despise me and, therefore, no explanation will satisfy them". He then committed himself to the Lord (in accordance with 1st Peter 2 v 21-23) and got on with the job of spreading the Gospel.
In taking this line he simply reflected the grace of his Saviour. Jesus warned us that we would be vilified and persecuted and that, when such happens, we are to rejoice because our reward is great in Heaven - Matthew 5 v 10-12.
As a street evangelist, well known in the East Kent area, I have often faced slander and cyber abuse but, as I think upon the example of our dear bother Nee, I am encouraged, like him, to simply spread the Gospel, knowing that nothing, and nobody can stop people from being saved and God's wonderful grace manifested, for all to see.
Finally, an encouragement from Isaiah 54 v 17 - "No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper...."
During his highly fruitful ministry many souls were saved, and trained in evangelism and discipleship. Even now, some 45 years after his homecall, his writings and his example are being eagerly devoured by Christian believers. What example did he set to us, who follow on from him?
Well, I've had the privilege of reading two separate biographies of his life (several times over) and one thing about him struck me quite forcibly, and has been a great help to me in my own Christian life, and service; it is as follows:
Along with all faithful preachers and evangelists, brother Nee faced a huge amount of slander and vilification No doubt if the Internet had been in operation then his detractors would be taking to social media to do what they did on paper all those years ago.
An example of this persecution occurred just after he was married. His wife's aunt took exception to her brilliant niece marrying a poor preacher with no prospects, and hired a page in the newspaper to vent her spleen against him.
Another example occurred when he was single,and his mother visited him for a brief stay - malicious gossips were putting it about that he was living in sin with an older woman!
No doubt these, and other episodes of slander and gossip would have been deeply hurtful to him, but what was his response? Simply this, not to dignify these allegations with a response, but to carry on doing the Lord's work with the statement "My friends know me and, therefore, no explanation is necessary; my enemies despise me and, therefore, no explanation will satisfy them". He then committed himself to the Lord (in accordance with 1st Peter 2 v 21-23) and got on with the job of spreading the Gospel.
In taking this line he simply reflected the grace of his Saviour. Jesus warned us that we would be vilified and persecuted and that, when such happens, we are to rejoice because our reward is great in Heaven - Matthew 5 v 10-12.
As a street evangelist, well known in the East Kent area, I have often faced slander and cyber abuse but, as I think upon the example of our dear bother Nee, I am encouraged, like him, to simply spread the Gospel, knowing that nothing, and nobody can stop people from being saved and God's wonderful grace manifested, for all to see.
Finally, an encouragement from Isaiah 54 v 17 - "No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper...."
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
They can burn papers, but they can't burn truth!
In Jeremiah 36 we read of how King Jehoiakim, having heard of Jeremiah's prophecy, took the scroll and threw it into the fire. He thought that by doing so he could silence God's word.
When the USSR was in place, it was common for the authorities to confiscate Bibles and make bonfires of them. Again, by doing so they thought they could silence the truth.
Occasionally, I come across Gospel tracts that have been defaced, or even burned through with a cigarette end, by people irritated at the message.
However, in all these cases they were, and are, deluded. No matter how many times opponents of Scripture push aside God's word it will always stand the test of time because, as Psalm 100 states, "God's truth at all times, surely stood". (quoted from the The Psalter).
I was reminded of these facts as I read the following, very sad, story:
There is a man, I don't know his name, or what part of the country he now resides in, who was once very much involved in Gospel work with the Christian Brethren. He was once so zealous for Christ, and desired to please Him in all things. His comrades in the assembly were pleased to work alongside him, and it was a joy to them to see how he was progressing in the faith.
However, as time went on he rebelled against God's word, threw aside his profession of faith, and embraced a particularly perverse lifestyle. Many, many times dear Christian people have lovingly, and gently, urged him to return to the fold, citing the times of joy when they worshipped Christ and served Him together.
Sad to say, he has not only rejected all such loving entreaties but, according to a boastful comment I read the other day - even burned letters from sincere Christians seeking to help him.
No doubt, this poor creature, thinks he can silence the voice of conscience by such actions and, to an extent, that may be so; BUT he cannot, and never will, silence the truth of God's inspired, infallible and inerrant word - the Bible.
I feel so desperately sorry for people who behave in this way. One can only hope that God, in His mercy, will yet grant repentance to them and draw them to Himself.
In the meantime, what lessons can we learn from this? Well, as I've already intimated, God's truth will always stand no matter how strongly it is opposed; but another lesson is simply this - if the Bible is just a collection of stories, akin to Aesop's fables, why do people get so irritated and angry about it? Why do they feel the need to show such contempt even to the point of throwing Scripture into the fire? The answer, surely, is simple - they behave like this because, deep down, they know it is true.
Such a fact (that they know it is true) should be an encouragement to us to continue to spread the truths of the Gospel. It may yet be, that the strongest opponents of God's word become the most zealous evangelists - like the Apostle Paul!
When the USSR was in place, it was common for the authorities to confiscate Bibles and make bonfires of them. Again, by doing so they thought they could silence the truth.
Occasionally, I come across Gospel tracts that have been defaced, or even burned through with a cigarette end, by people irritated at the message.
However, in all these cases they were, and are, deluded. No matter how many times opponents of Scripture push aside God's word it will always stand the test of time because, as Psalm 100 states, "God's truth at all times, surely stood". (quoted from the The Psalter).
I was reminded of these facts as I read the following, very sad, story:
There is a man, I don't know his name, or what part of the country he now resides in, who was once very much involved in Gospel work with the Christian Brethren. He was once so zealous for Christ, and desired to please Him in all things. His comrades in the assembly were pleased to work alongside him, and it was a joy to them to see how he was progressing in the faith.
However, as time went on he rebelled against God's word, threw aside his profession of faith, and embraced a particularly perverse lifestyle. Many, many times dear Christian people have lovingly, and gently, urged him to return to the fold, citing the times of joy when they worshipped Christ and served Him together.
Sad to say, he has not only rejected all such loving entreaties but, according to a boastful comment I read the other day - even burned letters from sincere Christians seeking to help him.
No doubt, this poor creature, thinks he can silence the voice of conscience by such actions and, to an extent, that may be so; BUT he cannot, and never will, silence the truth of God's inspired, infallible and inerrant word - the Bible.
I feel so desperately sorry for people who behave in this way. One can only hope that God, in His mercy, will yet grant repentance to them and draw them to Himself.
In the meantime, what lessons can we learn from this? Well, as I've already intimated, God's truth will always stand no matter how strongly it is opposed; but another lesson is simply this - if the Bible is just a collection of stories, akin to Aesop's fables, why do people get so irritated and angry about it? Why do they feel the need to show such contempt even to the point of throwing Scripture into the fire? The answer, surely, is simple - they behave like this because, deep down, they know it is true.
Such a fact (that they know it is true) should be an encouragement to us to continue to spread the truths of the Gospel. It may yet be, that the strongest opponents of God's word become the most zealous evangelists - like the Apostle Paul!
Saturday, 29 July 2017
Why did Jesus choose Judas?
In John 6 v 70-71 we are told that Jesus chose the twelve disciples and that He knew Judas would betray Him. The inevitable question then arises - if Jesus knew that Judas would betray Him why did He choose him? After all, it may not seem wise, to our way of thinking, to choose someone who is going to let you down at a crucial moment. So, what is the answer?
As with all Bible questions the answer lies in the Bible itself; indeed, all queries about the Bible can be answered if we simply search the Word of God. We do not need to rely on man's so-called wisdom (which is folly, anyway) to find out the truths of the things of God - everything God wants us to know about Him are found in the pages of Holy Writ.
So, then, why did Jesus choose Judas? The answer is simple, to fulfil the scriptures. In John 13 v 18 we read that Jesus chose Judas so that the prophecy of Psalm 41 v 9 would be fulfilled. To put it simply, Christ's mission was to be a sacrifice for our sins, and, in order for Him to be arrested, tried, and murdered by wicked men, there had to be means to effect this. Judas would be one of those means. His betrayal led to the arrest of Jesus and the rest, as they say, is history.
The question then, often arises, how can this be fair? Does God really raise up people who then do wicked acts in order to fulfil God's purposes? Again, let the Bible speak for itself - Proverbs 16 v 4 states that God "has made all things for Himself, even the wicked for the day of evil". Moreover, we read in Romans 9 that God raised up Pharaoh in order to fulfil His purposes (v17) and that God has made "vessels of wrath, fitted to destruction" (v22).
Furthermore, we read in 1st Peter 2 v 8 that the unsaved, who reject Christ, have been appointed so to do. Does this mean that God makes people do wicked things, and reject Christ and His word? Again, the answer is simple. By nature we are all full of sin and vileness and we are all on the Broad Way that leads to judgement. However, God in His mercy chooses people and, through the preaching of the Gospel, and the work of the Holy Spirit, draws them to repentance and faith in Christ. They are moved from the Broad Way, to the Narrow Way that leads to life (Matthew 7 v 13-14). Those not so chosen, are left in their sins, to suffer the due penalty of their rebellion.
In other words, if it were not for God's grace and enabling, none of us would come to our senses and turn to Christ. Left to ourselves we would all do the most vile wicked things, including the betrayal of the Son of God, Himself. That brings us back to the question - is it fair? The Apostle Paul, gave short shrift to such a question in Romans 9 v 20 when he said "who are you, o man, to reply against God?"
Let us have complete confidence in both, the Word of God, the infallible Bible, and the sovereignty of God "who does all things well".
As with all Bible questions the answer lies in the Bible itself; indeed, all queries about the Bible can be answered if we simply search the Word of God. We do not need to rely on man's so-called wisdom (which is folly, anyway) to find out the truths of the things of God - everything God wants us to know about Him are found in the pages of Holy Writ.
So, then, why did Jesus choose Judas? The answer is simple, to fulfil the scriptures. In John 13 v 18 we read that Jesus chose Judas so that the prophecy of Psalm 41 v 9 would be fulfilled. To put it simply, Christ's mission was to be a sacrifice for our sins, and, in order for Him to be arrested, tried, and murdered by wicked men, there had to be means to effect this. Judas would be one of those means. His betrayal led to the arrest of Jesus and the rest, as they say, is history.
The question then, often arises, how can this be fair? Does God really raise up people who then do wicked acts in order to fulfil God's purposes? Again, let the Bible speak for itself - Proverbs 16 v 4 states that God "has made all things for Himself, even the wicked for the day of evil". Moreover, we read in Romans 9 that God raised up Pharaoh in order to fulfil His purposes (v17) and that God has made "vessels of wrath, fitted to destruction" (v22).
Furthermore, we read in 1st Peter 2 v 8 that the unsaved, who reject Christ, have been appointed so to do. Does this mean that God makes people do wicked things, and reject Christ and His word? Again, the answer is simple. By nature we are all full of sin and vileness and we are all on the Broad Way that leads to judgement. However, God in His mercy chooses people and, through the preaching of the Gospel, and the work of the Holy Spirit, draws them to repentance and faith in Christ. They are moved from the Broad Way, to the Narrow Way that leads to life (Matthew 7 v 13-14). Those not so chosen, are left in their sins, to suffer the due penalty of their rebellion.
In other words, if it were not for God's grace and enabling, none of us would come to our senses and turn to Christ. Left to ourselves we would all do the most vile wicked things, including the betrayal of the Son of God, Himself. That brings us back to the question - is it fair? The Apostle Paul, gave short shrift to such a question in Romans 9 v 20 when he said "who are you, o man, to reply against God?"
Let us have complete confidence in both, the Word of God, the infallible Bible, and the sovereignty of God "who does all things well".
Monday, 24 July 2017
The importance of a literal Genesis
As Christians we often state that we believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God. However, I wonder if we truly appreciate that that means we have to accept a literal Genesis, for one very simple reason - the early chapters of Genesis provide the foundation for the rest of the Bible.
Jesus often quoted from Genesis, eg. He said that in the beginning God created male and female (Matthew 19) and also mentioned various events in history as accomplished facts. Moreover, because Genesis is the foundation for the rest of the Bible it is likely that if we don't hold to a literal Genesis we are likely to go astray in other parts of the Bible, and may end up falling away, altogether!
An example of this happening is as follows:
In the 1940s there was a preacher called Charles Templeton, he was a colleague of Billy Graham and they often shared a platform together. Mr Templeton's ministry was deeply appreciated and many souls were saved at meetings he addressed. However, as time went on he began to question the Genesis account of creation. Slowly, but surely, as he voiced his doubts about this foundational book, he began to move away from the great doctrines of the faith until, eventually, he fell so far away that he even wrote a book discounting the Bible. He passed into eternity in 2001 and, one hopes, he came to his senses before doing so - sadly, though, apostates rarely do.
Templeton's fall should be a lesson to all of us. Let us never, never think that we know better than the Bible - if Genesis says that God made the world in 6 days (and it does), then that is what happened! All the great miracles, and seemingly impossible events, recorded in God's word happened just as stated in Holy Writ. When we allow ourselves just a small, smidgen of doubt, then we are like the person standing on the edge of a cliff and hacking away the ground from beneath his feet.
Let us be sure to stand firm for the Bible as the inspired, inerrant and infallible word - absolutely correct and trustworthy in every detail.
"Every word of God is pure" - Proverbs 30 v 5
Jesus often quoted from Genesis, eg. He said that in the beginning God created male and female (Matthew 19) and also mentioned various events in history as accomplished facts. Moreover, because Genesis is the foundation for the rest of the Bible it is likely that if we don't hold to a literal Genesis we are likely to go astray in other parts of the Bible, and may end up falling away, altogether!
An example of this happening is as follows:
In the 1940s there was a preacher called Charles Templeton, he was a colleague of Billy Graham and they often shared a platform together. Mr Templeton's ministry was deeply appreciated and many souls were saved at meetings he addressed. However, as time went on he began to question the Genesis account of creation. Slowly, but surely, as he voiced his doubts about this foundational book, he began to move away from the great doctrines of the faith until, eventually, he fell so far away that he even wrote a book discounting the Bible. He passed into eternity in 2001 and, one hopes, he came to his senses before doing so - sadly, though, apostates rarely do.
Templeton's fall should be a lesson to all of us. Let us never, never think that we know better than the Bible - if Genesis says that God made the world in 6 days (and it does), then that is what happened! All the great miracles, and seemingly impossible events, recorded in God's word happened just as stated in Holy Writ. When we allow ourselves just a small, smidgen of doubt, then we are like the person standing on the edge of a cliff and hacking away the ground from beneath his feet.
Let us be sure to stand firm for the Bible as the inspired, inerrant and infallible word - absolutely correct and trustworthy in every detail.
"Every word of God is pure" - Proverbs 30 v 5
Monday, 10 July 2017
The C of E slides deeper into apostasty
In 1st Corinthians 6 v 9-11 we read a list of sinful acts that will lead to people being debarred from God's kingdom, this is followed by a positive statement about the power of the Gospel to change people, and cleanse them from their sins.
However, in a further sign of the deepening apostasy in the Church of England, their general synod has voted to cast aside this truth and state that such a position amounts to "spiritual abuse". This motion was moved by 2 people (Jayne Ozanne and Ed Cox) who are not prepared to repent of their unnatural perversions and they seek, by deceitful and sly behaviour, to promote the denial of God's infallible word - the Bible.
When people involved in some sinful pursuit are confronted by God's word about their wickedness they have a clear choice - they can come to their senses and truly repent of this, seeking God's grace and the power of the Holy Spirit, or they can walk away from God's word and continue to live in rebellion. However, there appears to be a third group - those who pay lip service to the Bible but seek to change its clear teaching in order to allow them to continue in their sin and still claim to be Christians - that is what Ozanne and Cox have opted to do.
The people who support this "third option" are deluding themselves. For them to claim to be Christians while re-writing God's word to fit it in with the dictates of political correctness, is a massive act, not only of self-delusion, but of self-harm. These poor creatures will not only have to account to God for their sin of unnatural perversions, and casting aside God's word, but also for leading other people astray.
It is bad enough when sinners refuse to repent, it is infinitely worse to lead others into the same sin; and why do they do this? The answer is simple, they want to hang on to their sin, instead of facing up to it, repenting of it, and seeking, by the power of the Holy Spirit to live lives pleasing to God.
The Bible is clear, the teachings of 1st Cor. 6 v 9-11 being a fundamental part of Christian teaching - and those who cast that aside do so at the peril of their eternal destiny.
It is truly to be hoped that Ozanne and Cox come to true repentance and get saved, however, experience has shown that apostates rarely do. Perhaps this is another example of the truths of Romans 1 v 24, 26 and 28, being vindicated viz. "God gave them up...to vile perversions". Once God gives people up to such, they rarely, if ever recover.
However, in a further sign of the deepening apostasy in the Church of England, their general synod has voted to cast aside this truth and state that such a position amounts to "spiritual abuse". This motion was moved by 2 people (Jayne Ozanne and Ed Cox) who are not prepared to repent of their unnatural perversions and they seek, by deceitful and sly behaviour, to promote the denial of God's infallible word - the Bible.
When people involved in some sinful pursuit are confronted by God's word about their wickedness they have a clear choice - they can come to their senses and truly repent of this, seeking God's grace and the power of the Holy Spirit, or they can walk away from God's word and continue to live in rebellion. However, there appears to be a third group - those who pay lip service to the Bible but seek to change its clear teaching in order to allow them to continue in their sin and still claim to be Christians - that is what Ozanne and Cox have opted to do.
The people who support this "third option" are deluding themselves. For them to claim to be Christians while re-writing God's word to fit it in with the dictates of political correctness, is a massive act, not only of self-delusion, but of self-harm. These poor creatures will not only have to account to God for their sin of unnatural perversions, and casting aside God's word, but also for leading other people astray.
It is bad enough when sinners refuse to repent, it is infinitely worse to lead others into the same sin; and why do they do this? The answer is simple, they want to hang on to their sin, instead of facing up to it, repenting of it, and seeking, by the power of the Holy Spirit to live lives pleasing to God.
The Bible is clear, the teachings of 1st Cor. 6 v 9-11 being a fundamental part of Christian teaching - and those who cast that aside do so at the peril of their eternal destiny.
It is truly to be hoped that Ozanne and Cox come to true repentance and get saved, however, experience has shown that apostates rarely do. Perhaps this is another example of the truths of Romans 1 v 24, 26 and 28, being vindicated viz. "God gave them up...to vile perversions". Once God gives people up to such, they rarely, if ever recover.
Friday, 30 June 2017
The Gospel triumphs - yet again!
News has come through that Michael Overd, a street preacher from Taunton, has been cleared of a public order offence along with a co-defendant, Michael Stockwell.
Last July, they were nicked by the plods for doing nothing more than proclaiming the truths of the King James Bible (the same Bible that David Cameron read from at Maggie Thatcher's funeral, but he didn't get nicked, did he?).
After being charged, they were convicted by Bristol magistrates last February, but immediately lodged an appeal which was heard this week, resulting in the aforementioned acquittal.
What really disturbs me is the double-standards of the coppers. When Corbyn's lefty brigade go out on the streets and denounce "Tory scum", (while having a swear-up, to boot), nothing is done about it - after all "its free speech and yuman rights, innit". OK, fair enough, I believe in free speech.
Why is it then, that when the devil's servants make a complaint against street preachers, suddenly, the goalposts move, suddenly, the term "hate speech" is brought into play, and the boys in blue (who make the rules up as they go along) justify nicking the preachers because they have, supposedly, contravened some public order law, passed in 1986, to combat football yobbos.
However, as in this case, independent judges, (who are clearly better trained in points of law than your average plod) tend to be on the side of one of the most fundamental freedoms that we currently enjoy, viz - freedom to express a belief that someone else finds offensive. None of us have the legal right not to be offended and if we don't like someone else's view then that's just tough cheese, we all have to put up with it, it's called living in a democracy.
Why, then, do the plods take such a dim view of Evangelical preachers while allowing all others to say pretty much what they like, about whom they like? - the answer is simple, the devil is stirring them up to stop the Gospel. Down through the annals of church history the arch enemy of people's souls has been striving to stop the only message that can save people from their eternal doom. This case is just one of the many, many millions of attempts Satan has used, and is using, to stop people hearing the Gospel and getting saved.
However, as in this case, the devil is bound to fail for one very simple reason - God will ensure that His word is preached, and that every single one of God's elect WILL be saved.
In the light of the above, let us go forth, boldly proclaiming the truth that only in Christ is eternal life; and let us never be intimidated by the attempts of puny men to withstand God, and His word.
"Go into all the world and preach the Gospel..." - Mark 16 v 15.
Last July, they were nicked by the plods for doing nothing more than proclaiming the truths of the King James Bible (the same Bible that David Cameron read from at Maggie Thatcher's funeral, but he didn't get nicked, did he?).
After being charged, they were convicted by Bristol magistrates last February, but immediately lodged an appeal which was heard this week, resulting in the aforementioned acquittal.
What really disturbs me is the double-standards of the coppers. When Corbyn's lefty brigade go out on the streets and denounce "Tory scum", (while having a swear-up, to boot), nothing is done about it - after all "its free speech and yuman rights, innit". OK, fair enough, I believe in free speech.
Why is it then, that when the devil's servants make a complaint against street preachers, suddenly, the goalposts move, suddenly, the term "hate speech" is brought into play, and the boys in blue (who make the rules up as they go along) justify nicking the preachers because they have, supposedly, contravened some public order law, passed in 1986, to combat football yobbos.
However, as in this case, independent judges, (who are clearly better trained in points of law than your average plod) tend to be on the side of one of the most fundamental freedoms that we currently enjoy, viz - freedom to express a belief that someone else finds offensive. None of us have the legal right not to be offended and if we don't like someone else's view then that's just tough cheese, we all have to put up with it, it's called living in a democracy.
Why, then, do the plods take such a dim view of Evangelical preachers while allowing all others to say pretty much what they like, about whom they like? - the answer is simple, the devil is stirring them up to stop the Gospel. Down through the annals of church history the arch enemy of people's souls has been striving to stop the only message that can save people from their eternal doom. This case is just one of the many, many millions of attempts Satan has used, and is using, to stop people hearing the Gospel and getting saved.
However, as in this case, the devil is bound to fail for one very simple reason - God will ensure that His word is preached, and that every single one of God's elect WILL be saved.
In the light of the above, let us go forth, boldly proclaiming the truth that only in Christ is eternal life; and let us never be intimidated by the attempts of puny men to withstand God, and His word.
"Go into all the world and preach the Gospel..." - Mark 16 v 15.
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