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1 | What did the disciples understand? | Mark 10:30 | Aixen7z4 | 96716 | ||
I am surprised that you would not even consider the idea of sharing. What I mean is that you do not seem to think that the idea that Jesus was referring to our sharing what we have is even worth considering. Where do you think the early disciples got the idea that they should share? |
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2 | What did the disciples understand? | Mark 10:30 | Asis | 96719 | ||
PART 2 What were the problems facing the twelve? First of all they were obviously in the wrong town. These men were all Galileans; Galilee is the land of country people. But look at them now! Here they are in the great, sophisticated capital city of Jerusalem. They do not belong here. They had come here for no reason except to hold a prayer meeting. They only arrived eleven days ago! They had no thought of staying. Why be here at all? Why don't they go home ... now? They will stay! They will stay because eleven days ago the Lord told them to stay! And He had a very deliberate reason in selecting Jerusalem. But His command had put them in a mess. Here they are, in Jerusalem, with no money, no jobs, and no place to live. There is no Galilean Sea in Jerusalem for these unemployed fishermen to cast their nets into. Furthermore, this city, of all cities, is not friendly to them. Less than two months ago the local government here sentenced their Lord to death. To say the least, they are not liked. They have a second problem. Where will they sleep? Where will they eat? How will they make a living? Most of the 120 had probably been "camping out" in the upper room for the last eleven days. (It is even probable that "living with all things in common" was born right there in the upper room.) How could they begin a new work of God on this earth when they were flat broke and in such a ridiculous predicament? These were the problems of the twelve. They were serious problems all right, but nothing compared to the problems faced by the rest of the 120. Let's look at their problems! The 120 are also Galileans. They, too, had been following the Lord around for over three years. They, too, own nothing. (They had obeyed the Lord's injunction to drop all and follow Him!) Their homes and jobs, if in fact they still have any, are in Galilee. Certainly they have nothing in Jerusalem. Nor do they know anyone in Jerusalem. The 120 are unemployed, broke, and in a hostile city. So, together, the 120 and the twelve have some very serious problems. But the Apostles and the 120 have no problems at all compared to the 3,000. They have problems! You see, most of those 3,000 people should be packing their bags right now. They should be getting ready to head back home ... in caravans and on ships! Most of these 3,000 people do not live in Jerusalem or in Galilee. Nor is Judea their home. The vast majority of the 3,000 live hundreds and hundreds of miles away. They have mountains to climb, deserts to trudge, rivers to forge and seas to cross to get home. Certainly the 3,000 have nothing in Jerusalem! There is absolutely no reason for them to stay here. These 3,000 converts had come to Jerusalem just a few weeks ago as pilgrims-tourists-with the idea of staying for a very short time. For many of them the pilgrimage to Jerusalem was a once-in-a-lifetime event. Like most tourists they had brought just enough money to get them through the festival. As a result, today they have very little left in their pockets; they certainly have no jobs; they have no homes; most do not even have a place to sleep tonight; they have very little clothing; at best they have enough food to last for a few days. Simply put, the 3,000 are foreigners, they are a long way from home, they are broke, jobless, and homeless! Now that is a problem! So you begin to get an idea of the titanic mess the Apostles faced. But this is by no means the end of the list. Look at this! Here is a church with 3,120 believers and it has no -place to hold meetings! Where can you possibly get 3,000 people together in one place in a city of I 00,000 people all of whom live in one square mile? Now you can clearly see what the twelve Apostles were up against. Monday morning had all the makings of a disaster. Obviously there was only one solution to this whole problem: send everyone home and forget the whole thing. A problem this big just has no other solution. The Apostles could very easily have done this. They could have sent the 120 back to Galilee; they could have told the 3,000 to go on home as planned. That would have been reasonable. But Monday is just not going to be a day to be reasonable. Monday will be a day to be new!! Things never done before in history will be done Monday. From the book REVOLUTION by Gene Edwards Copyright by Gene Edwards MCMLXXIV ****The preceeding parts 1 aqnd 2 are BIBLICAL FICTION. However, it does make sense. It is not recorded in scripture and just and opinion and SHOULD NOT be taken as the absolute facts. Aixen7z4 I ask you, "why did the believers in Jerusalem share but the believers in the new church at Antioch not". At least there is no mention of the same kind of activity as at Jerusalem. Just something to think about. As my friend Ken would say "Interesting. . . Very interesting." Asis |
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3 | The Holy Spirit was guiding them? | Mark 10:30 | Aixen7z4 | 96722 | ||
I understand you to say that the actions of the early disciples were born out of necessity and were not necessarily related to any specific teachings from the mouth of Jesus. Or perhaps you are saying that the Holy Spirit was teaching them all things, and bringing all things to their remembrance, whatsoever he had said unto them. He was guiding them? |
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4 | The Holy Spirit was guiding them? | Mark 10:30 | Asis | 96727 | ||
As a true worshipper, disciple, we do nothing of ourselves, rather our entire lives are guided by our Lord. What was necessary in Jerusalem after Penetecost was not necessary in Antioch. A diferent time and different circumstances. But the same God leading His people. When Paul said,Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. [KJV] He is telling us that Jesus guided His life 24/7. It is not Paul who lives. It is Christ in Him who lives. The life Paul lives is by leaning on trusting in COMPLETELY, ENTIRELY in Christ. This is the position we, the disciples now and then, ascribe to. Being instruments of righteousness played by the master musician Jesus. Is that clearer? Asis |
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5 | The Holy Spirit was guiding them? | Mark 10:30 | Aixen7z4 | 96731 | ||
I would like to think that we are guided by the word of God, and whatever we do, we should be able to relate it to the word of God. If, on the other hand we see something in the word of God, we should enquire how it is to be put into practice on our lives. When you meet a new believer who seeks an application for the word of God, it would be nice if we can show him how we have applied it. If we want to be teachers we should also aim to be models. They understand it better when they see it. That makes it clearer. |
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