When we lead someone to Christ, do we take on any responsibility in their lives? What does the Bible say about family members that were once Christians but backslid? Is it a sin for women to be a minster?
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THIS IS THE PART OF THE SHOW
THAT PAT HAS BEEN LONGING FOR,
WAITING FOR BY SAYING, JR SAYS A
FRIEND BROUGHT ANY HUSBAND TO
CHRIST YEARS AGO, FRIEND LOST
HIS JOB, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP
HIM WITH PART TIME WORK FROM OUR
COMPANY.
HE REFUSED FULL TIME WORK OFFER
IN TRAINING.
NOW HE WANTS TO DEVOTE HIMSELF
TO MINISTRY.
HE REFUSES TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER
JOB.
HIS FAMILY CAN'T PAY THEIR
BILLS.
IS IT MY HUSBAND'S
RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUPPORTING
HIM AND HIS MINISTRY MONETARILY
BECAUSE HE TOOK HIM TO CHRIST?
NEW
PAT: YOUR HUSBAND DIDN'T TAKE
HIM TO RAISE.
I HAVE RUN INTO THESE SO-CALLED
GOSPEL BUMS.
I AM TRUSTING THE LORD.
THEY ARE NOT, THEY ARE SPONGING
OFF YOU.
THEY NEED TO MOVE FORWARD, THE
PEOPLE TO WHO HE MINISTERS,
SOMETHING WILL FORM.
I HAVE HAD PEOPLE, I HAVE A CALL
OF GOD.
TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF THE
WORLD.
GIVE ME A BREAK.
I AM JUST GOING TO PREACH THE
GOSPEL TO THE WORLD.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO START?
WHAT PART OF THE WORLD?
I DON'T KNOW.
I AM GOING TO THE WORLD.
I DON'T BUY IT.
I REALLY DON'T.
THE MAN, THE BIBLE SAYS WELL, IF
ANYBODY WON'T WORK, LET HIM NOT
EAT.
THAT IS TOO BAD.
KRISTI: GOD GIVES US WISDOM.
YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR
FAMILY.
THERE IS A WHOLE GROUP IN
BROOKLYN OR WHATEVER I WANT TO
MINISTER TO.
HE BEGINS MINISTERING.
PAUL MADE TENTS.
PAUL WORKED WITH HIS HANDS TO
PAY FOR HIS SUS TIN NANS.
I KNOW IT IS HARD.
IT IS A BIGGER SUBJECT.
YOU ARE JUST NOT RESPONSIBLE TO
PICK UP THE FOOLISHNESS.
KRISTI: WHAT DOES THE BIBLE
SAY ABOUT CHRISTIANS BUT BACK
SLID.
HE NOW ADMITTED HE QUESTIONS
GOD'S EXISTENCE.
I LOVE MY HUSBAND, WE HAVE A
HEALTHY MARRIAGE.
I CAN'T HELP BUT BE BOTHERED BY
DWOD GOD.
UNBELIEVER WILL BE WON BY THE
GODLY CONDUCT OF THEIR WIVES.
I RECOMMEND THAT YOU LIVE FOR
THE LORD, PRAY FOR YOUR HUSBAND,
GOD WILL BRING HIM BACK TO WHERE
HE WAS BEFORE.
GOD LOVES HIM.
GOD WANTS TO REDEEM HIM.
JUST JOIN IN THAT REDEMPTION.
STAY WITH IT.
MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN HOME
SCHOOLING SIX CHILDREN 9-12.
THEY HAVE TWO IN COLLEGE, THEY
ONLY HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR ONE.
THE YOUNGER KIDS ARE SOCIALLY
INEPT.
IS THERE A BIBLICAL WAY FOR A
WIFE TO RESPOND?
YOUR HUSBAND IS MAKING A
CHOICE AND HE WANTS YOU TO LOOK
AFTER THE KIDS.
THAT IS A PERFECTLY REASONABLE
CHOICE.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY
TO SEND YOUR OLDER DAUGHTER TO
COLLEGE, THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF
SCHOLARSHIPS.
ALL SORTS OF WORK PROGRAMS IN
COLLEGE.
I SUPPORT YOUR DAUGHTER COULD
FIND A COMMUNITY COLLEGE WHERE
SHE COULD BE A DAY STUDENT AND
IT IS NOT THAT EXPENSIVE.
LOOK AT THE RESOURCES THAT ARE
AVAILABLE.
YOU ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING.
ALL RIGHT.
KRISTI: READY FOR ONE MANY?
I AM A TEENAGE GIRL THAT
WANTS TO GO INTO MINISTRY.
I CAME ACROSS 1 CORINTHIANS,
14:34, WOMEN SHOULD BE QUIET.
IS IT A SIN TO BE A FEMALE
PASTOR.
I DON'T KNOW WHY GOD WOULD GIVE
ME THE DESIRE TO MINISTER?
PAT: WITH 30 SECONDS LEFT, I
AM NOT GOING INTO THAT SNAKE
PIT.
I FOUGHT THAT THROUGH 50 YEARS
AGO.
[LAUGHTER].
I DON'T WANT TO START THAT
AGAIN.
GOD HAS GIFTS AND CALLING FOR
WOMEN.
APOSTLE PAUL WAS TALKING ABOUT
MARRIED WOMEN IN CHURCH
PRIMARILY, THEY WERE DEACONESS,
PEOPLE THAT MINISTERED TO WOMEN.
IF GOD IS GIVING YOU A CALL,
FOLLOW IT.
GOOD ANSWER!
PAT: IT IS A TRAP.