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Why Throwing Parties Is Missional – Jeff Vanderstelt

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  • http://godisunimaginary.com Kenny Elliott

    A little too short for that statement. Need more info. LOL!

  • Lamar Carnes

    Not enough info on the partying!  Sure, we must be friendly to our fellow neighbors and communities where we are living. It helps a lot to engage in some type of communicational aspect whereby we get to know them and they us.  They really need to “know” that we are people who have been with and are with “Jesus”!  In our work at creating this, I would not suggest it wise or any thing resembling Chistianity to “boogy” with them or get involved in all of their sylish or cultural activities, especially when they are sensual and vulgar or out of order in terms of decency.  That i n  now way smacks of legalism at all. But to the contrary, Any casual reading of Ephesians chapter 5 will let you know how to conduct yourself among the unbelieving world. For instance, he states, “….obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes — these are not for you. Instead, ….don’t participate in the things these people do.  For once you were fulll of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. …..Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them.  It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret….So be careful how you life.  Don’t live like fools….but like those who are wise.” 
       So to engage in “partying” is going tohave to have some real strong restraints and carefulness about it all.  What will you do when they become rowdy, vulagar, speaking evil and foolishness, and engaging in vulgar immoral talk and drunkeness?  I can assure you that your testimony will eventually be lost and you will most likely fall yourself into more bad behavior patterns of life. Someone needs to wake up and certainly witness to the lost partying folks, but remember, some things are not appropirate for us to be around much less involve ourselves in.

    Lamar Carnes
    Texas

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