{"id":5823,"date":"2017-04-02T08:07:28","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T12:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/?post_type=oyb&p=5823"},"modified":"2017-04-02T08:07:52","modified_gmt":"2017-04-02T12:07:52","slug":"and-if-a-son-of-peace-is-there-your-peace-will-rest-on-it-if-not-it-will-return-to-you-luke-106-nkjv","status":"publish","type":"oyb","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/and-if-a-son-of-peace-is-there-your-peace-will-rest-on-it-if-not-it-will-return-to-you-luke-106-nkjv","title":{"rendered":"“And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on it; if not, it will return to you” (Luke 10:6 NKJV)."},"content":{"rendered":"
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When Jesus sent out the Seventy to preach, he gave them instructions concerning whom they should look for as they entered a new town. He called this person, a “son of peace.” Today, missionaries refer to this as the “Person of Peace Principle.” <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Pastor and seminary professor, Dr. Tom Wolf, has described this principle. He says that the missionary entering a new country or town should prayerfully look for a person identified by three “R”s. These three “R”s are:<\/span><\/div>\n
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  • Receptivity (A person who is receptive to the gospel).<\/li>\n
  • Reputation (A person well-known in the community).<\/li>\n
  • Referral (A person who is ready to refer you to others).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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    When a person of peace is found, stay with them. Focus your ministry on them. God will use them to reach their community with the gospel.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    When Jesus sent out the Seventy to preach, he gave them instructions concerning whom they should look for as they entered a new town. He called this person, a “son of peace.” Today, missionaries refer to this as the “Person of Peace Principle.” <\/p>\n

    Pastor and seminary professor, Dr. Tom Wolf, has described this principle. He says that the missionary entering a new country or town should prayerfully look for a person identified by three “R”s. These three “R”s are:
    \n– Receptivity (A person who is receptive to the gospel).
    \n– Reputation (A person well-known in the community).
    \n– Referral (A person who is ready to refer you to others).<\/p>\n

    When a person of peace is found, stay with them. Focus your ministry on them. God will use them to reach their community with the gospel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"scripture-book":[1309],"scripture-chapter":[1343],"oyb_day":[1619],"location":[],"class_list":["post-5823","oyb","type-oyb","status-publish","hentry","scripture-book-luke","scripture-chapter-1343","oyb_day-april-2"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb\/5823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oyb"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5823"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-book?post=5823"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-chapter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-chapter?post=5823"},{"taxonomy":"oyb_day","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb_day?post=5823"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=5823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}