I was on college mission all last week – a week of evangelism based at Hume Presbyterian in the northern suburbs (near Melbourne airport). It was a great week, with a lot of doorknocking and speaking to people at local bustops – particularly Muslims and Italian Roman Catholics. The candidates were energetic and engaged, and we were perhaps all surprised at how ready people were to speak with us.
Lesson learned: the doctrines of the atonement, justification and assurance are still as vital and relevant as ever!
It never ceases to amaze me that most people think:
1. they are going to heaven – even the athiests;
2. they get to heaven by being good;
3. they have done bad, but the good outweighs the bad;
4. that God agrees with their view of things.
4 responses so far ↓
1 Melburnians on the Afterlife | NWBingham.com // Jul 2, 2010 at 9:30 am
[...] Last week ministry candidates and some faculty from the Presbyterian Theological College (PTC) spent a week door-knocking and a speaking with people in the community about Jesus Christ. Jared Hood, a lecturer from the PTC, blogged what he found were the most common beliefs held. [...]
2 Personally Held Opinions « Gairney Bridge // Jul 3, 2010 at 1:25 am
[...] 2, 2010 by gairneybridge I ran across a link to this blog this morning. The author is from the area of Melbourne, Australia, and is writing about the results [...]
3 Personal Convictions « Gairney Bridge // Jul 3, 2010 at 1:26 am
[...] 2, 2010 by gairneybridge I ran across a link to this blog this morning. The author is from the area of Melbourne, Australia, and is writing about the results [...]
4 PTC Missions Week (via Jared’s Web) « mgpcpastor’s blog // Jul 3, 2010 at 11:05 am
[...] College Mission. College Mission part 2. College Mission part 3. Part 2 contains a link to a short summary on the week written by one of the college students. [...]
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