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1 | The unproductive vine? | 1 Cor 11:30 | Mommapbs | 120375 | ||
What is the reason or explanation that Paul is speaking of in this verse? Might this reference the "unproductive vine" in John 15:2? | ||||||
2 | The unproductive vine? | 1 Cor 11:30 | flinkywood | 120397 | ||
Mommabps, Possibly; however the NIV places the origin of Romans as c. 57 A.D. and the fourth Gospel's as c. 50-70 A.D. Could Paul have read John? Possibly. More likely is that this verse attests to the importance of confession prior to receiving Holy Communion. Paul's admonition, therefore, is to first cleanse the temple of our body, as it were, of our sin before receiving the sinless body and blood of Christ. This verse is in context of the Mass, one of the earliest and most developed traditions of the nascent Church. The vine, if you are right, may relate to the wine. This is a good question (at last!), and this will be my final posting in the Forum. I've enjoyed my stay; your posts were part of that enjoyment, Mommabps. Adios, Colin |
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3 | The unproductive vine? | 1 Cor 11:30 | Mommapbs | 120401 | ||
Colin - although I don't understand what is prompting your departure (but at times I wonder what I'm doing here . . .yet God keeps encouraging and teaching me through these posts . . .) but whatever you choose, may God continue to minister to your spirit with His abiding love. Blessings, Mommapbs |
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4 | The unproductive vine? | 1 Cor 11:30 | flinkywood | 120412 | ||
Mommapbs, Remember when Makarios took his sabbatical a year or so ago? I never knew why, exactly, but I sensed he'd become exasperated by the moveable beast that is the Forum. In my early twenties I took up boxing. I thought it would make me braver, manlier, etc. I learned 2 things through boxing 1) it hurts, and 2) I didn't crave the state of mind conducive to the knocking out of an opponent whom I hardly knew and whose courage I admired. But the spirit of fighting remains in me, for this reason I don't watch boxing or other violent sports because, well, they make me feel like fighting, which also makes me feel exasperated and, frankly, stupid for watching. The Forum, though hardly a Roman forum, (a good topic for another string?), has also begun to stir me up of late. So, like Makarios, I'll be hanging up the gloves for a spell. I think you understand. Colin |
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