Influence

I wasn't going to post this until tomorrow but I couldn't resist it.

It's more from my Mum's old training college lecture notes. Once again Lt Commissionair Astbury.

"The Army's distinctive principles and characteristics must be maintained or our influence will wane.

1. It is non political. This is a great strength to us with all parties and governments.

2. It is unconventional. The Salvation Army is always doing a new thing. It is opposed to formality and respectability; anything to win men to God.

3. It is aggessive. "The world for Christ" Agression excites interest, compels attention, creates sympathy, porvokes opposition, secures support, inspires enthusiasm.

4. It is distinctive in its teaching about sin, judgement, hell, holiness etc. Its teaching awakens conscience, produces conviction and results in conversions.
Lack of definite holiness teaching results in inconsistency, scandals, quarrels, backsliding, declension in spiritual power and therefore loss of influence."

So that's what happened!

God bless

Carol