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Originally Posted by rdp
Ughhhhhh, do you know what the term "congregation" means? If an entire city of about 50,000 folks is not a "congregation"........
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50k?? Try over half a million!! You really think all those people heard him preach? Ever try to preach in a city that large without advertisement or even a microphone???
Nobody wanted him there, if you read the story. In fact, he thought he was being ignored, so he went outside the city to watch the fireworks about to start.
He didn't know it, but at least one person was listening. The Bible doesn't say how many, but a congregation isn't comprised of an entire city with people milling about at random. Jonah didn't have a church, pulpit, or even scripture!!
So tell me, how was he even preaching, as scripture says, yet you state without a sermon using scripture, it can't be preaching?