I would love to hear your comments on this topic... first go and read Josh Harris' post Summons of a Judge where he discusses a Mark Dever quote. It's a good quote and a good post.

My question (basically my comment on his blog):
Keeping in mind the "summons of the judge" do you think there's any place for appealing to the felt-needs of the hearer?

1) believing the gospel leads to 'no fear in death'
2) true 'happiness' is found in delighting in God
3) 'meaning' and purpose is in our creator

In Dever's 1st paragraph he seems to suggest that God can use them in convicting someone... but Dever seems to steer away from using them.

Ought we appeal to the felt-needs of our hearers at all? What do you think?

[Prize for guessing the name of the beach in the picture...]

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