Do you really think that Noble and/or Furtick deny that the Holy Spirit works in the hearts of unbelievers and draws them to Himself?

Really?!

I love the idea of being culturally relevant but the idea of being seeker sensitive in church isn’t a biblical one. If the non-believer is attracted to anything it should be our worship. That seems to be what was going on in Acts 2 when “God added to their numbers daily who were being saved.” It seems from the context of that verse that God draws men to a people or church that live out the truth of the gospel in every way (repentance, fellowship, servanthood and worship being the 4 responses laid out in Acts 2).

Those who are being drawn by God will be attracted to a Church that is responding this way to the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Don’t let your disagreements here keep you from Sproul. I don’t agree with 100% of the posts on here but Sproul has some great things to say and knows the Bible and the confessions better than most anyone I’ve ever read.

Two Great books by sproul are “Chosen by God” and “The Holiness of God.” Also, “Essential Truths of the Cristian Faith” can be a great book to start with. It deals with the confessions of Faith and explains them through scripture. You should check them out.

The awesome thing about Sproul is that he is not only extremely well versed in scripture but he has extensive knowledge on History. He also knows his Greek and Hebrew better than most pastors out there.

He just put out the “Reformation Study Bible” too. It is in the ESV translation and is a very useful study guide to scripture.

And through these experiences and excellent preaching at churches, the Holy Spirit will draw whom He will. For others, it will fall on deaf ears- no matter how excellent the music or preaching may be.

JT, Sproul’s biblical assertion is that only the regenerate seek God. It is not just semantics. If so, you would have to say that all the seekers are regenerate that come to Elevation or NS. And you know that is not the case.

Scripture is pretty clear on two counts regarding “seekers”: 1) Nobody seeks God without His Spirit calling them, 2) Christians are called to preach the gospel to the whole world.

I think you are all going down the road of an argument over semantics here. The truth is that the “seekers” that these churches reach out are being drawn by the Holy Spirit.