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December 15, 2016

A video entitled ‘A Christians Critique on Ray Comforts “180” Movie,’ regarding the methods Comfort uses

Sadly, today many ‘methods’ of evangelism have become idols, and to some, their evangelists have become idols to them.

Brethren, anytime we’re ‘reasoning’ with the lost, we ought to be reasoning directly from the Scriptures, we must use the Sword of the Lord (the Scriptures). But Comfort by his own admission is an opponent of using the “Bible.”

In Jack Hibbs 2014 interview of Ray Comfort1 , regarding this same 180 Movie, beginning at timestamp 17:10, Comfort –

  • Negatively speaks against the use of signage (which have been proven to be fruitful)
  • Negatively refers to Biblical ‘preachers’ that lift their voice as “yelling at people”
  • Only engages with crowds that will “listen willfully”
  • Primarily uses extra-biblical (or unbiblical) methods
  • Needs to build a “rapport with people” before evangelizing them (tell that to the Prophets of old, and the Apostles).

As I’ve said before ~

Nowhere in the Scriptures are evangelists (or street preachers) told first to get the world’s permission to preach. Or, to meet them where they’re at. Or, to earn their respect. Nowhere in the Scriptures are Christians told to accommodate the world. Nowhere in the Scriptures are we told to only preach to crowds that are willing to listen. Nowhere in the Scriptures are we told to redact, truncate, or replace the preaching of the glorious Gospel with tricks, gimmicks, gadgets, skits, magic, music, entertainment, cash giveaways, gift card giveaways, trivia questions, word games, jokes, or comedy. Nowhere in the Scriptures are we told to give the heckler a microphone and a box to stand on, so they can blaspheme the Lord and/or use profanity. Nowhere in the Scriptures are we told to train women to stand on a box and preach (egalitarianism). We ought to be thankful that evangelists are out there. But when our evangelism efforts become unbiblical, or more man-centric and less Gospel-centric, it’s no longer orthodox Biblical evangelism; it is heterodox pragmatism.

Any good works without the Scriptures being front and center, is humanitarianism, that’s what the U.N. is for. I did not create the below video critique, nonetheless it is important to share.

DISCLAIMER: I sometimes share excerpts from various sermons (or videos) from various professing Christians. However, this does not mean I endorse all views of every person shared here or in other videos on their channel.

A Christians Critique on Ray Comforts “180” Movie, and the methods Comfort uses  

  1. Jack Hibbs Interviews Ray Comfort on His Movie: 180, https://youtu.be/TuTEZKqX2-g (Accessed on December 15th, 2016) ↩︎
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  1. Bill Rhetts

    I want nothing to do with churches or professing Christians who idolize and endorse Ray Comfort and their way of doing things at Way of the Master ministry. Frankly, I no longer support extra-biblical parachurch ministries.
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    On January 14th, 2014, I met with EZ Zwayne for a meeting at a restaurant. That meeting was facilitated by a pastor friend of EZ. That pastor told me “I’m indebted to EZ for my salvation.” EZ was then the new Director of WOTM. Apart from discussing evangelism and the methods he believed were right, I told him about a position paper I was working on opposing the sinner’s prayer, which named my former pastor, Greg Laurie, as well as others, and that I would be publishing it on the internet.
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    EZ strongly suggested I don’t publicly share it. When I asked for his reasons, he explained that he personally attributed his faith to pastor Greg Laurie’s sinner’s prayer, stating he was “saved under Greg Laurie’s sinner’s prayer.” For context, Laurie was my pastor in the 80s; however, I later came to question the validity of my own salvation through Laurie’s sinner’s prayer. EZ maintained his conviction that the sinner’s prayer is valid, also noting that their Director of Evangelism, Mark Spence, credits Laurie’s prayer for his own faith. Synergism and Arminianism are erroneous, frankly idolatrous, blasphemous, and heretical.

  2. Bill Rhetts

    Back in 2022, in opposition, I shared this post by Entertainer Ray Comfort (screenshot here). As expected, his Arminian, Calminian, and non-Reformed, fans and idol worshippers argued in defense of his post. Sadly, Comfort’s original post is being passed around again. Hence, I will repeat some of my previous warnings and some additional thoughts.
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    Ray Comfort said, “Just because a guy struggles with same-sex desire doesn’t mean God made him gay, any more than a guy struggling with anger means God made him a murderer. You have a choice about what you do with every temptation.”
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    1). “Same-sex desire”: Ray Comfort sounds like Tim Keller 2.0, as his post normalizes and minimizes the abominable sin of homosexuality while equating it to anger. If a man or a woman says they have a same sex attraction, they are a homosexual and should be treated as such. Homosexuality is always a sin, but anger is not always a sin.
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    2). “Anger” vs “murder”: A true convert is an imitator of God in Christ. Psalm 7:11 says, “God is angry with the wicked every day.” That is a righteous anger. In the N.T. there are instances where Jesus displayed a righteous, holy indignation, and let us not forget what He will do in the end. He will cast the non-elect into the lake of fire. And so, there is a time when a born-again Christian who is imputed with His righteousness should display a righteous indignation. Paul said, “Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath.” – Ephesians 4:26. And there are many more verses and instances of a Biblical anger that is not sin.
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    Yes, Jesus did equate some “anger” to the sin of murder. But Jesus did not broadbrush all anger as the sin of murder. He said “But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.” – Matthew 5:22. There is an anger that is righteous and holy (because He is holy), but an anger “without a just cause” is sinful.
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    A true convert will love whom God loves (His elect) and hate what (or whom God hates). God hates the wicked (Psalm 11:5). God hates the sacrifices of the wicked (Proverbs 15:8). God hates the ways of the wicked (Proverbs 15:9). God hates the thoughts of the wicked (Proverbs 15:26). God hates another six particular people groups (Proverbs 6:16-19). God hated Esau (Malachi 1:1-3 & Romans 9:13). God hated the deeds of the Nicolaitans (Revelation 2:6). But oh yes, God loves His elect.
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    Since Comforts’ 2022 post, he has joined hands with TPUSA (I mean TPUS-Gay) and their outreaches. TPUSA platforms homosexuals like Scott Presler. It has become a leader and advocacy group for the ecumenical and feminist movement. Of course, for Republican feminists, not Democrat feminists.
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    3). “You have a choice…”: Whose is Comfort talking to here? The lost world, the elect, or both? Comfort’s post is contrary to the doctrine of total depravity; perhaps it’s more consistent with Pelagianism. The Scriptures are clear that man is not good, there is none righteous, there’s not one who can seek God (Rom 3). And, that it is God who gives them over.
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    “And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.” – Romans 1: 28-31
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    Parachurch ministries (like Comforts’) have become more hurtful than helpful. Not only are they unbiblical, but in some cases, they are antibiblical. For one of many examples. Instead of the local church making disciples themselves, they skirt or negate their responsibility by sending them to Ray Comfort’s Way of the Master training. Or, many send themselves without a local church behind them. We see the same with ecumenical pro-life ministries. It’s a form of money laundering as the churches send the people’s money to them, and neglect their duties themselves. This is a disservice to Biblical ecclesiology.
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    The church in America needs more righteous indignation towards the lost world (1 Jn 2:15-17, James 4:4), and less of Comfort’s comedy. As a matter of fact, I just pressed the “angry” emoji on my Facebook “friends” aforementioned post. I hope he unfriends me as well as others alike. Run from anyone or any “church” that normalizes or equalizes the sin of homosex. #Epagonizomai #EcclesiologyMatters #DoctrineMatters
    https://www.theexpositor.tv/listen-online/topical-studies/my-video-satan-silences-and-deceives-many-regarding-homosexuality-as-well-as-heterosexual-sins/

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