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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: Saint N Says Ordered by Date |
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1 | how to evaluate our pastor | Bible general Archive 2 | Saint N Says | 137498 | ||
Having been a pastor I can tell you what I would have found helpful and useful to the church and myself. Often a pastor is criticized for what they are not so great at, which paralyzes their effectiveness on the whole. I would recommend developing a list of ten key things that the church most wants to see happening (such as: sermons, visitation, bible studies, evangelistic meetings, church discipline, counceling, committee chairmanship, music, mid-week meetings, finance, etc.) Once you have the list of the ten most important key things, sit down with the pastor and ask him to choose the five things that best suit his strengths. Have the items he chose become his ministry and focus and ask him to work with you to have the lay people take over the five other items that he did not choose. I believe you will have a pastor who is five times more effective and a lay ministry is five times more effective. This is the method I use in working with churches that are seeking to be more successful. The principal is to have people using their best energy on their strengths. So in direct answer to your question I believe you should evaluate your pastor for his strengths (and get him using them) and evaluate him for his weaknesses (and have others take over those tasks). |
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2 | Perfection? | John | Saint N Says | 136570 | ||
I think you have asked a dangerous question, which is good. I have found that those who strive towards "perfection" walk down the path of legalism, authoritarianism, and false piety. In their eagerness to be perfect they draw on their own strength and views of perfection. They believe they are diligently seeking the path of God but are in reality turning away from Him to their own righteousness. They end up alienating their friends and family and placing destructive burdens on themselves and others. Jesus said that He and the Father were one and that if we abide in Him He will abide in us, thus it is a simple vital faith in Jesus that will imbue the perfesction of God in us, because we stop looking to our own imperfection but rather the perfection of God through Jesus and in that we are changed. We really have to stop focussing on ourselves. |
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3 | Should we rethink the Trinity? | John 10:30 | Saint N Says | 135619 | ||
My sincere apologies. I see no point in ruining your forum. I simply could never recognize a Catholic as a Christian (no more than a Hindu), and if that isn't obivious to everyone else I must be in the wrong place. To challenge me on the fact that the Catholic church killed millions of dissidents is akin to denying the Holocaust. I shall withdrawl and seek a forum better suited to my interests and views. Sincerely, Saint N Says |
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4 | Should we rethink the Trinity? | John 10:30 | Saint N Says | 135610 | ||
I wasn't quite thinking we were at the point of friendship, and I am rather impressed that when you speak in love that it is the truth, maybe you could start adding new books to the Bible with that special gift. I am sorry to see you quoting Augustine since he was one of the central founders of Roman Catholicism, an "orthodox" group responsible for the execution of millions and millions of heretics for the sake of their loving truth. I can only imagine what you really feel towards me since you call me Satan. My agenda that you ask about is not to deny the Father or the Holy Spirit but get at what I "think" scripture is saying in emphasizing the role of Jesus as being the primary interactor with man, and thus a more Christ-centered focus. |
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5 | Should we rethink the Trinity? | John 10:30 | Saint N Says | 135518 | ||
John 8:58 Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am." If Jesus claims to be the one who created and always interacted with Israel, then who is the Father as a seperate entity for Jesus? |
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6 | Should we rethink the Trinity? | John 10:30 | Saint N Says | 135517 | ||
That simply sounds like a pat answer. I think it reflects a Western approach to logic, that did not exist in that ancient Eastern culture. Maybe Jesus meant what He actually said, and not what we are comfortable with it meaning. I think the fact that they went from wanting to follow him to killing him indicates that he said something immensely offensive. I would conclude that unless we find what He said offensive we probably haven't understood Him yet. | ||||||
7 | Does God choose who we marry? | John 8:32 | Saint N Says | 135512 | ||
I would be concerned about a person who instead of taking ownership for ending the relationship puts it off on God. Tell her to go freely and to be happy, and thank God that He has something even better for you. |
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8 | Should we rethink the Trinity? | Not Specified | Saint N Says | 135510 | ||
There were great wars over the trinity doctrine in the early church, is there good reason to reconsider this? John 10:22-39 “I and the Father are One.” John 10:30 is equal to saying: We are one and the same. The Jews took up stones again to stone Him. John 10:31 The Jews gathered around Jesus at the time Dedication. They had very high Messianic expectations, wanted Jesus to claim to be that, but in seconds went from desire to follow to desire to kill. “There is no difference between us.” is equal to saying: “If you have seen Me you have seen the Father.” Jesus was deeply hated by the Jews because He directly claimed that He and God were one and the same. The Jews despised the Romans and would want not one of their own turned over for crucifixion. Something had to offend them more deeply than any other thing could for them to demand that outcome, a result the Romans were loathe to take. John 14:7-21 |
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9 | Should we rethink the Trinity? | John 10:30 | Saint N Says | 135513 | ||
There were great wars over the trinity doctrine in the early church, is there good reason to reconsider this? John 10:22-39 “I and the Father are One.” John 10:30 is equal to saying: We are one and the same. The Jews took up stones again to stone Him. John 10:31 The Jews gathered around Jesus at the time Dedication. They had very high Messianic expectations, wanted Jesus to claim to be that, but in seconds went from desire to follow to desire to kill. “There is no difference between us.” is equal to saying: “If you have seen Me you have seen the Father.” Jesus was deeply hated by the Jews because He directly claimed that He and God were one and the same. The Jews despised the Romans and would want not one of their own turned over for crucifixion. Something had to offend them more deeply than any other thing could for them to demand that outcome, a result the Romans were loathe to take. John 14:7-21 |
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10 | Why do good things happen to bad people? | Not Specified | Saint N Says | 126347 | ||
Why do good things happen to bad people? Or can they? | ||||||
11 | Why do good things happen to bad people? | Matt 5:45 | Saint N Says | 126349 | ||
Why do good things happen to bad people? Or can they? | ||||||
12 | ok to sin because of the flesh | Bible general Archive 2 | Saint N Says | 126346 | ||
The mistake is in thinking that the Spirit is seperae from the body. We are one body, spirit, and soul. The parts are not seperate from each other. I think it is better to be a worldly sinner than to be a Christian who excuses their sin based on contrived doctrine. | ||||||