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Excerpt from a sermon preached by the Pastor of the church I attend (yes, I'm a member).
"So for you, if you are not passionate about man-fishing, you aren’t following Jesus."
"Here’s the heart of the message: Jesus is calling you to be His disciples by joining in the work of fishing for men. As you hear His call today, let a love for man-fishing grow out of your love for Jesus, and from your faith-filled response to His call! Because when Jesus calls, you don’t stay in the boat. You respond like Simon and Andrew, and James and John, immediately leaving behind your nets and even your family, and following Jesus! When the Son of God calls, you obey."
If the phrase '...aren't following Jesus' equals 'unbeliever' , then a condition for salvation is that one be 'passionate about man-fishing'. I think that might be another gospel.
Why? Because no one can be obedient to Jesus unless they are a believer.
Is this an Exhortation with bad theology?
"So for you, if you are not passionate about man-fishing, you aren’t following Jesus."
"Here’s the heart of the message: Jesus is calling you to be His disciples by joining in the work of fishing for men. As you hear His call today, let a love for man-fishing grow out of your love for Jesus, and from your faith-filled response to His call! Because when Jesus calls, you don’t stay in the boat. You respond like Simon and Andrew, and James and John, immediately leaving behind your nets and even your family, and following Jesus! When the Son of God calls, you obey."
If the phrase '...aren't following Jesus' equals 'unbeliever' , then a condition for salvation is that one be 'passionate about man-fishing'. I think that might be another gospel.
Why? Because no one can be obedient to Jesus unless they are a believer.
Is this an Exhortation with bad theology?