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If someone is standing on a street corner and offering money to people for 10 minutes of their time in order that he may share the gospel, what would you think?
That is a concern....but even Christ identified this issue with the masses: "...you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves..." (John 6:26). You're not drawing them to church (and trying to keep them there) with all kinds of gimmicks, but grabbing their attention in order that you can share the gospel.What you draw them with, is what you keep them with.
That is a concern....but even Christ identified this issue with the masses: "...you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves..." (John 6:26). You're not drawing them to church (and trying to keep them there) with all kinds of gimmicks, but grabbing their attention in order that you can share the gospel.
I do think there is a difference.
What you draw them with, is what you keep them with.
Just for interest sake - I was more thinking about R20 (which is about $1). But that's just economics....Giving a homeless person a $20 bill
I've done as much. Giving a homeless person a $20 bill gives me the right, in my opinion, to ask them how they got in this condition and to tell them what the answer to their life is.
Didn't Jesus do as much in feeding the thousands? Many followed him because of this and I think most for no other reason than the free stuff.
John 6:26
Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.
Occasionally when I’m approached by a homeless person, I often like to offer to take them over to a fast food restaurant for lunch. When they inevitably say no, I very bluntly tell them I don’t believe they really need it for food or whatever heart throbbing story they have. I then request a little bit of their time (similar to what Ed mentioned he does) to present the gospel.What you draw them with, is what you keep them with.