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ThinkSquad, have you ever had one of those moments where you wrap up a conversation with someone, and then you get back to your car and reflect back on it, and you think, "Man, I regret just about everything I just said. I think I came off like a royal jerk. Not good." I've been there. Many, many times. Maybe you have too. And one of the worst times to feel that way is after you've just shared the Gospel with someone. When you're evangelizing is one time when you especially don't want to come off like a douche. So how do you avoid this? How do we avoid being smug, yet without being so "humble" that we water down the message?
To answer this question I brought on author and blogger Blake Long. Blake and I discuss his book Gospel Smugness, in which he argues that the Gospel is offensive enough without us unnecessarily adding to the offense. We discuss
Don't miss this entertaining and informative conversation that will give you some solid principles for humble evangelism, with this up-and-coming Christian thinker, Blake Long.
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Music Credits:
Apologetics of Jesus & Paul Intro Music:
Synthwave Intro 03 by TaigaSoundProd
Driving to the Night by Frank Schröter
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ThinkSquad, have you ever had one of those moments where you wrap up a conversation with someone, and then you get back to your car and reflect back on it, and you think, "Man, I regret just about everything I just said. I think I came off like a royal jerk. Not good." I've been there. Many, many times. Maybe you have too. And one of the worst times to feel that way is after you've just shared the Gospel with someone. When you're evangelizing is one time when you especially don't want to come off like a douche. So how do you avoid this? How do we avoid being smug, yet without being so "humble" that we water down the message?
To answer this question I brought on author and blogger Blake Long. Blake and I discuss his book Gospel Smugness, in which he argues that the Gospel is offensive enough without us unnecessarily adding to the offense. We discuss
Don't miss this entertaining and informative conversation that will give you some solid principles for humble evangelism, with this up-and-coming Christian thinker, Blake Long.
http://facebook.com/thethinkinstitute
http://twitter.com/thinkinst
http://mewe.com/i/thinkinstitute
http://gab.com/thinkinstitute
https://give.cru.org/1018841
https://anchor.fm/the-think-podcast
http://thethink.institute/catakids.
https://thethink.institute/booking
Search the Think Institute site for worldview, evangelism, apologetics, discipleship, theology and strategic engagement content: https://thethink.institute/search.
Get tools and tips sent to your inbox: http://thethink.institute/think-updates
Learn more about our intensive study cohorts at http://thethink.institute/hammerandanvil
Music Credits:
Apologetics of Jesus & Paul Intro Music:
Synthwave Intro 03 by TaigaSoundProd
Driving to the Night by Frank Schröter
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