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1 | Them or All of Us? | Mark 16:15 | Lionstrong | 62967 | ||
Mark 16:14 Afterward He appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table; and He reproached them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen Him after He had risen. Mark 16:15 And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. How do you know that the authority to preach the gospel was given to all believers rather than to the leadership alone? Peace, |
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2 | Them or All of Us? | Mark 16:15 | Emmaus | 62974 | ||
Lionstrong, After the crucifixion they may have been the only belivers left and that only after seeing the resurrected Lord. But again all are called to the fullness of the Chritian life in Christ, but with different gifts and offices at different stages in life. The only preaching most Christians do is living out their life before others. And the quality of that preaching can range from inspirational to scandalous. Emmaus |
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3 | Them or All of Us? | Mark 16:15 | Lionstrong | 63025 | ||
1 Cor 15:6 After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep; Hi Emmaus, Yes, the eleven Apostles were definitely there, but there may have been and probably were other disciples there too, hence the exclusivity of the command. Peace, |
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4 | Them or All of Us? | Mark 16:15 | Emmaus | 63029 | ||
Lionstrong, Good point. Which makes me even more inclined to support the secondary application to all believers in addition to the primary application toe eleven who seem to be addressed. Emmaus |
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5 | Them or All of Us? | Mark 16:15 | Lionstrong | 63037 | ||
Hi Emmaus, The fact that there probably were other disciples there makes me LESS incline to support your secondary application. If the command were meant for all, why didn't he address the disciples as he did on other occasions where the application was to all believers? (This is an aside, but I'm also surprised at your answer! The RCC being an Episcopalian form of church government, it would seem that you would favor that this handling of the preaching of the gospel stay with the leadership. Laymen preaching the gospel! That's almost like letting them have a Bible! Please don't respond to this aside. If you like, start a study on church government.) Acts 1, "...after He had by the Holy Spirit GIVEN ORDERS TO THE APOSTLES whom He had chosen. To these He also presented Himself alive ..." "...YOU [the apostles] shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth." Acts 1:21 "Therefore it is necessary that of the men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us-- Acts 1:22 beginning with the baptism of John until the day that He was taken up from us--one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection." Acts 1:23 So they put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was also called Justus), and Matthias. Acts 1:24 And they prayed and said, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two You have chosen Acts 1:25 to occupy this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place." Other disciples were with Jesus from the beginning of his ministry. Of those Jesus chose twelve and appointed them apostles. They had exclusive responsibilities among Christ's disciples. And it seems that the leadership understood this and saw that being a witness to the resurrected Christ was as an exclusive ministry of an ordained apostle of Christ, even though more the five hundred disciples witnessed Jesus after his resurrection. (Paul is an example of a belated appointment to be an apostolic witness. 1Cor 15:8,9) Popular Christianity wants every believer to be a witness. The truth is that we've never witnessed the resurrected Christ. We are called to believe the witness of his apostles as recorded in their God inspired writings. But this is my soapbox on the word "witness." The real issue is the God given duty for laymen to tell others the gospel of Christ, and the true biblical basis for doing so. Is there a solid biblical basis for "witnessing?" Or are we doing so because we think it's the right thing to do, but with only the flimsiest biblical justification. Dathan and company as Israelites were holy to the Lord, but that did not give them the right to burn incense before the Lord. Telling others the Good News, like burning incense before the Lord, is a good thing, but the real issue is, does God lay this wonderful duty on all his people. If so, what is the biblical data that clearly demonstrates such a responsibility? You as a Catholic believer may just need a papal edict. But as a Protestant, I don't have that luxury. I've got to see it in the Word. (Another aside: I've seen some of your comments on the Bible and the layman. So, what are you doing here handling the Word if you're not a priest? Are you a priest? You don't have to answer this. This is not a Bible study question.) Other verses in Mark of Jesus speaking to a broader audience of disciples than the Twelve: Mark 8:34 And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. Mark 12:43 Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, "Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury; Mark 14:32 They *came to a place named Gethsemane; and He *said to His disciples, "Sit here until I have prayed." Peace, |
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6 | Them or All of Us? | Mark 16:15 | Emmaus | 63042 | ||
Lionstrong, I thank God that I come from a "both and" Tradition (e.g. we hold to the priesthood of the faithful, but also the ministerial priesthood). It relieves me of the agony often faced by my friends come from an "either or" tradition. Is it really polite to ask me questions and then ask me not to answer them? I am sorry I do not live up to your streotypical expectation of how a Catholic should be. Witnesses give testimony to what they know, have seen and heard, and Christians believe we can know, see and hear by faith. And we are told to "always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you, but do it with gentleness and reverence." 1 Peter 3:15-16. Emmaus |
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7 | Them or All of Us? | Mark 16:15 | Hank | 63047 | ||
Emmaus, I find that I am far more in accord with the view on witnessing that you expressed in the last paragraph of the post to which this is a response than I am with the view on this topic expressed by your correspondent. --Hank | ||||||