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1 | Churchianity to be answered: | NT general Archive 1 | Searcher56 | 7892 | ||
You are right ... there are no perfect churches, we are are sinners and selfish. You ask great questions: - How much of the Lord's presence is in the church? It depends on the people. Most of us have other concerns. - To what degree is Jesus Christ being given first place? We talk about careers, children and concerns more than Christ. - Is Jesus really being glorified in this place? No ... because if He was people would come to see the fire (of the burning bush). - Who is really in control, is it the pastor, the deacons, the people, or is it the Spirit of God? It depends on the church … but, I have not seen a true theocracy. People may think He reigns, but I think they base that on feelings, not facts. - Which church do you believe that the Lord is most pleased with? The one who is obedient, in love, faith and hope. -- They love Him first, with all their heart, soul, mind and strength. The love others as they love themselves. -- The live by faith and it grows daily as they study the Word. All three are seen by men, in and out of the church. -- They do not lose the hope, knowing He's working in and through them for the good of all and that He will return. - Are we in the will of God? Usually not … and we have had the opportunity to deny or die for Him. - Are we related to the Body in some way? We are suppose to be. But the eye does want to work with the foot. - Are we allowing Jesus Christ to be Lord of our lives? You mean give up all my rights? We do not have the time. - Are we living for Him or just living for ourselves? Most the latter, we think we have to do so much. I, too, have come across people who refuse correction … even after someone with more religious letters after his name said they were wrong. The Bereans did it to Paul and he accepted it (Acts 17:11). |
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2 | Bereans corrected the Apostle of Christ? | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 7920 | ||
Steve, from what version of Acts 17:11 were you able to infer that "the Bereans did it to Paul and he accepted it, "it" being "correction" as indicated by your phrase "who refuse correction"? Doesn't such an inference as this lead us to think that Paul's teaching, under inspiration of the Holy Spirit, was in error and the Bereans corrected this error? What are you saying and what do you mean to say? --Hank | ||||||
3 | Bereans corrected the Apostle of Christ? | NT general Archive 1 | joh | 7954 | ||
In Acts 17:11, the Bereans are described not as correcting any kind of error Paul's part, but rather, they are commended for examining the Scriptures to see if what Paul was teaching was consistent with them. Paul's message was that Jesus Christ was the Messiah, the Promised One. The Old Testament is full of prophecies about the coming Messiah. The Bereans searched the Scriptures to verify that what Paul taught was true. | ||||||
4 | Bereans corrected the Apostle of Christ? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 8100 | ||
Hi Joh, I agree entirely with you and am not in an argumentative mood. Acts 17:3, "And according to Paul's cumstom he went to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the scriptures, explaining and giving evidence that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, "This Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you is the (Christ)" (Parenthesis mine for comparison.) As you wrote, Jesus was the Messiah, the Promised One. If we like them went to the scriptures to see if this was so we would read for example, Mt. 27:37. "And above his head they put up the charge against Him which read, "THIS IS JESUS THE (KING) OF THE JEWS." (parenthesis mine for comparison but the capitals are in the NASB) Mt. 6:9, "Pray in this way: 'Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. (Your) kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven." Mt 12:28, "But if I cast out demons by the spirit of (God), then the kingdom of God has come upon you." Mt.22:43, "Then how does David in the spirit call (Him) Lord,'..." Mk 14:61, "Are you the (Christ), the Son of the Blessed One?" Mk 15:39, "Truly this (Man) was the Son of God." These Jews examined the scriptures. They were not judging Paul. But I don't see the harm in questioning what church leaders then and now say, do you? The people in the bible are not portrayed as being perfect and all the things that they do, good and bad, are there for everyone to see. But this is God's word and it is inspired. Going back to the Acts 17 reference I see verse 7, which I think is key; "and Jason has welcomed them, and they all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another King, Jesus." The king is not capitalized here but I think it should be. The K of the KING in the reference above I think should be capitalized. Verse 18, Paul seems to be "a proclaimer of strange deities,"--because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection. John 19:15, Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your (King)?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar." John 19:19, Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It was written, "JESUS THE NAZARENCE, THE (KING) OF THE JEWS." So, what I am saying in my own way, is that we have to determine for ourselves who this King is and we have to study the scriptures to know who is speaking truthfully and accurately. And we all aren't right all of the time. We shouldn't judge harshly leaders or church/forum members. As far as speaking and teaching accurately, we could look at Apollos in Acts 18:25,26. But that is another matter. But he also demonstrated by the scriptures that Jesus was the (Christ). Thanks for your post here. |
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5 | Bereans corrected the Apostle of Christ? | NT general Archive 1 | joh | 8101 | ||
Anytime anyone teaches or preaches we should be looking to God's Word to see if what is being taught or preached is consistent with It. To do so is not making any kind of negative statement about the person speaking. It is merely doing as I believe God intended - using your mind to verify that you understand what is being taught and that it is consistent with what God has said. We should all hold ourselves and those who teach or preach or hold any position of leadership in our churches to the same standard. Yes, even church leaders are wrong sometimes. And there are loving, Biblical ways of dealing with that when it happens. Our standard has to be the inerrant, infallible, Word of God. | ||||||