January 8, 2019

Sola Fide Outside a Roman Catholic Church

I was on the streets of Davenport, IA, ministering with two younger brothers from my church--Donnie and Matt. Together, we were engaged in crosswalking, sign evangelism, gospel tract distribution, and chalk evangelism.

Chalk evangelism, inspired by the 19th century, Scottish street evangelist Robert Annan, is simply writing Scripture verses or biblical truths in chalk, on sidewalks. The purpose is for pedestrians to see the verses and statements, repent, and believe the gospel.

The previous day, Matt wrote a series of gospel-related Scripture references in chalk, on a sidewalk, outside a local Roman Catholic Church. By the time the three of us returned to the location the next day, the sidewalk had been cleaned. On this day, Matt wrote "Only faith in Christ Jesus saves" on the sidewalk outside the Roman Catholic Church.

A man who identified himself as the pastoral assistant for the church came out and confronted Matt. What followed was a 30-minute conversation during which Tony and Matt pleaded with the man to repent and believe the true gospel.

Chris Jones, a street evangelist in Virginia, wrote the following after listening to the audio: "Sad audio. Oh, the traditions the Roman Catholic man was holding onto. But good audio as you held firm, Tony, with your replies to him. Clear and concise replies.  Christians should listen to this, for sure!'

You can listen to the conversation, HERE.


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