it is not disrespect --it is truth -----you can take it as disrespect but really it is the Truth ------Jesus walked what he Preached ------Paul walked what he talked ----
From Google
People also ask
What does "walk the talk" mean in the Bible?
The principle in our verse is very practical.
An individual who professes to know Christ should walk as Christ walked.
We should not just profess Christianity with our lips but also with our lives.
We should walk the talk. The world has no respect for an individual who only praises Christ with their vocabulary.
1 John 3:18: "Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth."
James 1:22: "Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says."
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GordW if you do your research you will find that there are very few Ministers today who are Saved ---and without the indwelling Holy Spirit you cannot Walk the Talk ----all you can do is talk the talk -----as a matter of Fact Gretta Vosper and Ordained Minister who came out as an is an Atheist Preaching in the United Church of Canada ---if you look her up ---she gave an interview and said there many preaching in Churches today that are Atheist who are hiding it -----she said she actually lied to get into seminary school -----
People have no idea who is Preaching in their Church ------and giving Sermons in their pulpits
Just because a person goes to a seminary school GordW does not mean they are a Born Again Holy Spirit indwelled person -----that is why it is so important for for true believers to know the Scriptures so when they go to a Church and the Minister is preaching another Gospel they need to run from that church ----
Galatians 1:8
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But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to that which we [originally] preached to you, let him be condemned to destruction!
Barna Research conducted a national survey on the topic of a biblical worldview among Protestant pastors. The numbers are now in - and the outcome may again shock many people.
www.barna.com
Only Half Of Protestant Pastors Have A Biblical Worldview
In his recently released book and a subsequent research report on worldviews, author and researcher George Barna made waves by citing statistics showing just 9% of all born again adults and just 7% of Protestants possess a biblical worldview. That information pricked people’s curiosity regarding the worldviews of the nation’s religious leaders, prompting Barna Research to conduct a national survey on that topic among Protestant pastors. The numbers are now in – and the outcome may again shock many people.
Based on interviews with 601 Senior Pastors nationwide, representing a random cross-section of Protestant churches, Barna reports that only half of the country’s Protestant pastors – 51% – have a biblical worldview. Defining such a worldview as believing that absolute moral truth exists, that it is based upon the Bible, and having a biblical view on six core beliefs (the accuracy of biblical teaching, the sinless nature of Jesus, the literal existence of Satan, the omnipotence and omniscience of God, salvation by grace alone, and the personal responsibility to evangelize), the researcher produced data showing that there are significant variations by denominational affiliation and other demographics.
“The most important point,” Barna argued, “is that you can’t give people what you don’t have. The low percentage of Christians who have a biblical worldview is a direct reflection of the fact that half of our primary religious teachers and leaders do not have one.
In some denominations, the vast majority of clergy do not have a biblical worldview, and it shows up clearly in the data related to the theological views and moral choices of people who attend those churches.”
The survey brought to light some unexpected differences based on pastoral background.
The most intriguing of those relates to theological training. Educationally, the pastors least likely to have a biblical worldview are those who are seminary graduates (45%).
In contrast, three out of five pastors who have not attended seminary operate with a biblical worldview (59%).
I say ---there you have it -----
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Exactly what I am saying -----
We can preach the truth of the Logos -----but experiencing that truth yourself and witnessing it to others is very powerful --and can bring one to Christ -------
Paul Witnessed many times about his Conversion to others --
Peter and John said this to the Sanhedrin--Acts 4 ---Peter and Jon witnessed to to others what they has seen and experienced
19 But Peter and John replied, “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to him? You be the judges!
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As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
From Google
What is the spiritual meaning of witnessing?
For Christians, witnessing is
sharing your personal experience with Jesus. It might seem like a strange word to use in talking about your faith, but once you understand how the Bible uses the term, it makes a lot more sense-and becomes a meaningful part of your Christian life.
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the power of witnessing
And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.
“Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.” And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.
You can witness to something you haven't experienced there Jaebius
