The Apostle Paul, in his 1st letter to the Corinthians, makes a pretty clear justification for adjusting one’s approach based on who one’s audience is. What was his mission…? “Win” em’ and “save” em’. What was his approach…? Whatever it took to “win” em’ and “save” em’. He wasn’t committed to a method, but he was clearly committed to a mission.
“… so that by all possible means I might save some.” Which means…? “All possible means.” So he might take one approach one day and a different approach a different day ~ are we reading him right…? “All possible means.” Is that really necessary…~ shouldn’t we just present the Gospel and let the seed fall where it may…? “All possible means.”
Ain’t it enough to just present the Gospel the same way every time regardless of who one’s audience is…? “All possible means.” Why go to such lengths…? “… for the sake of the Gospel.”
Why shouldn’t we opt for the “all possible means” approach…? Why shouldn’t we decide to do whatever it takes…? Our culture nowadays clearly questions biblical authority. So, like Paul, why shouldn’t we adapt our approach to reach other’s…? Especially in light of the decline in Christianity that was mentioned in the OP…?
