A)The people...
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The people thought he was a famous figure, either Elijah or the prophet promised in Deuteronomy. But John said he was neither. Like Amos, he was neither a prophet nor a prophet's son. Sometimes we're far removed from humbling ourselves to point to Christ.
Joe Hale tells of a Congress on Evangelism in Minneapolis. Keith Miller was to address the group after a missionary cantata was performed. During the cantata a young hippie walked in and took a seat on the floor in front of the podium. He was joined by a girl. They disturbed no one but an usher brought two chairs for them. They seated themselves instead in the orchestra section. They were then forcibly removed from the building by six ushers as the audience protested. When Miller was introduced to speak, he began by saying, "I'm really hacked off tonight. The man who looks more like Jesus Christ than any of us came tonight and we threw him out!" He expressed the hope that they would be located and brought back. Later they were escorted back to the meeting as the audience applauded. When the evening was over, Billy Graham talked with them, publicly apologized that it had happened, asked their forgiveness, and invited them back. (Joe Hale, Christ Matters, Tidings, 1971, p. 17.)
- Dean
The people thought he was a famous figure, either Elijah or the prophet promised in Deuteronomy. But John said he was neither. Like Amos, he was neither a prophet nor a prophet's son. Sometimes we're far removed from humbling ourselves to point to Christ.
Joe Hale tells of a Congress on Evangelism in Minneapolis. Keith Miller was to address the group after a missionary cantata was performed. During the cantata a young hippie walked in and took a seat on the floor in front of the podium. He was joined by a girl. They disturbed no one but an usher brought two chairs for them. They seated themselves instead in the orchestra section. They were then forcibly removed from the building by six ushers as the audience protested. When Miller was introduced to speak, he began by saying, "I'm really hacked off tonight. The man who looks more like Jesus Christ than any of us came tonight and we threw him out!" He expressed the hope that they would be located and brought back. Later they were escorted back to the meeting as the audience applauded. When the evening was over, Billy Graham talked with them, publicly apologized that it had happened, asked their forgiveness, and invited them back. (Joe Hale, Christ Matters, Tidings, 1971, p. 17.)
- Dean
