When a person becomes a Christian, he doesnโt just join a local church because itโs a good habit for growing in spiritual maturity. He joins a local church because itโs the expression of what Christ has made himโa member of the body of Christ.
Mark DeverThe gospel of Christ has never needed the gimmicks of man to effect conversion in the soul
Mark DeverPeople forget that there is a big difference between coercion and persuasion. The idea that evangelism is coercive is nonsense.
Mark Dever