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101 | define the family Pew Hebrews 10:24-25 | Heb 10:24 | khuck | 103694 | ||
As in any human family, the new Christian is to "grow up". Our baptism is symbolic of the death of our former self - we are in Christ a new creature. As a "babe in Christ" (I Cor. 3:1, I Peter 2:2), the new Christian, embraced in the bosom of the church, embarks on a life-long learning curve that affects every aspect of life. Hence the admonition to Christians: "... not forsaking the assembling of yourselves together" (Hebrews 10:25). Are we a supportive family? Are we honest in our worship? Do we accept broken people or keep them at arms distance? Do we recognize that everyone has something to contribute? We must look for ways to integrate new people into the fellowship. Too many churches are "closed" to newcomers. The doors are open but the people don't feel they are wanted at all.Continuing Encouragement After we come together, what do we do? Hebrews 10:25 suggests "exhorting one another." We need each other. Separation kills. Take a glowing coal from the fire and lay it aside from the rest of the coals, and it will grow cold. Take a budding branch from a tree and lay it aside, and it will dry up and die. Take a child of God from the family of God where he or she is sustained by the fellowship of the church, and he or she will grow spiritually dead. A coal can be tossed back into the fire and a branch can be grafted back into the tree, but only the dying Christian can put himself or herself back into the life-giving fellowship of God's church. These are several referencethat I found to "family pew. Though I find these word no where in scripture. |
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102 | To understand one verse ! | 1 Cor 11:16 | khuck | 103692 | ||
Here is the Coffman Commentary, I use it quite often because he oftentimes than not substantiate my own beliefs: 1 Corinthians 11:16 But if any man seemeth to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God. If any man seemeth to be contentious ... This was Paul's way of saying, "Look, we do not intend to argue this question endlessly; the whole matter is already solved by the type of behavior which marks God's churches everywhere." This is grounds for holding that in this whole passage it is decorous conduct with which Paul is concerned, since it touched on the all-important question of the proper submission of women to their husbands, and was also related to the prevailing opinion of the people in that community. This whole passage affirms the necessity for Christians to have a decent respect for the opinions of mankind, and not to flaunt social customs of any kind merely for the sake of being different. As McGarvey said, "One who follows Christ will find himself conspicuously different from the world, without practicing any tricks of singularity." QUESTIONS ON THE VERSES ABOVE If Paul meant "hair," why did he use the word "covered"? The answer is that in the vocabulary of the Old Testament "to uncover the head" was to shave off the hair. When Nadab and Abihu sinned (Leviticus 10:1), God commanded Aaron not to "uncover his head" in mourning at their death; and this meant not to cut off his hair (the customary sign of mourning). Job shaved his head when he learned his children were dead (Job 1:20). Many examples of this usage could be cited; but as Echols noted: "Wherever the expression "uncover the head" occurs in the Hebrew Old Testament, it means "remove the hair.'" The culture of that era as well as the environment at Corinth suggests that some of the Corinthian women (in the church) were violating decent rules of conduct, not by discarding the mantle (peribolaion) which there is no evidence that any of them were wearing, but by adopting the cropped hair of Aphrodite's priestesses. It is even likely that some of them had been converted and had neglected to change their hair styles. Furthermore, it must be evident to all who think about it that when Paul said in 1 Cor. 11:4 that a man praying or prophesying with his head "covered" dishonored his head, he simply COULD NOT have referred to any man's wrapping himself up in the type of mantle that was called a veil in those days. That type of veil (or mantle), as far as history reveals, was never worn by men in any circumstance. Therefore the fault Paul sought to correct in 1 Cor. 11:4 was not that of men veiling themselves like women, but that of sporting indecently long hair. Is there any word in this whole passage that unmistakably means the type of veil under consideration? Yes, the word (peribolaion) in 1 Cor. 11:15 refers to that type of covering; and this is the only word in the whole passage that does so; but this is also the verse where Paul said the Lord had given woman her hair "instead of" any such garment! What is Paul's subject in these verses? Whatever it was, it could not have been the type of veil or mantle that obscures the person of women, that having been mentioned only once. On the other hand HAIR is mentioned three times, "shaved" or "shorn" is mentioned four times; and, in this light, it appears certain that Paul's subject here was HAIR. One could not speak of a mantle's being shorn or shaved. How could this passage have been so long misunderstood? Echols' explanation is as good as any. He said: A clear understanding has been obscured by ambiguous English translations, as well as by established custom. There can be little doubt that the custom itself derived largely from Roman Catholic practice during the Middle ages. |
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103 | Explain the Holy Trinity-verysimple form | Numbers | khuck | 103690 | ||
Noble, I too would agree, once having the Word, that the real growth comes in the practical application of it in the life of the believer. My contribution and why I agree with you.The Word is within us. James 1:21-27 ...and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. ...If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one's religion is useless. Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. ***The implanted word in this place suggests the indwelling Spirit, the indwelling Christ, etc. Paul also commanded that the "word of Christ" should dwell in Christians. Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God. Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living, and active and sharper than any two edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart. Colossians 1:27 To whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of the glory. ***Coffman- Christ in you ... This is the essence of the "mystery" as Paul expounded it here; but a comparison with other Pauline writings on the subject reveals the mystery to be somewhat complex. There are eight expressions in the New Testament, all eight of which refer to a single state, namely, the saved state; and these are: (1) Christ is in you; (2) you are in Christ; (3) God is in you; (4) you are in God; (5) the Holy Spirit is in you; (6) you are in the Holy Spirit; (7) the mind of Christ is in you; (8) the word of Christ is in you. For Scriptural references and discussion of all these see Galatians 5:23, this volume. It is mandatory, of course, to see all of these various designations as reference to one condition only, that of the redeemed in Christ. The fact that all such references are indeed synonymous is evident from Paul's usage in this and the following verse. Here he spoke of "Christ in you"; in the very next verse, and speaking of the same thing, he referred to it as presenting every man "in Christ," thus quite obviously using "in Christ" and "Christ in you" interchangeably. *** 2 tim 2:14 Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they strive not about words, to no profit, to the subverting of them that hear. ***Strive not about words, to no profit ... Needless and useless argumentation have been the bane of historical Christianity. At the time of the great Communist revolution in Russia, the Orthodox Church was engaged in a tremendous argumentative crisis over the making of church vestments! Many a time, Christians have plunged into useless and silly arguments while the citadel of their faith was destroyed. Not only are such arguments of no profit, as Paul said; but they are actively mischievous, destructive and subversive of true faith. Christians? They are commanded not to do it! *** 15 Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth. ***Practically all of the exegesis on this verse regards the Greek words here rendered "handling aright," and in the KJV, "rightly dividing" the word of truth. The words have the following basic meaning: The compound verb (rightly dividing) means to "cut straight... the Greeks used the word for "expound soundly." 16 But shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness, ***Shun ..."This is a strong word and means literally to make a circuit so as to avoid." Profane babblings ... This refers especially to the striving about words to no profit, mentioned above. Those arguments which make frequent use of God's name, and yet without honor and submission to God's will, are actually profane in spite of any cloak of piety; and there are many religious discussions which fall squarely into this category. They will proceed further ...The end result of such disputations is not righteousness, but ungodliness.*** Reading the Bible, remembering and taking heed to it's teachings, sharing the Gospel of Christ Jesus and showing love and tolerance to one another seems to be a wise thing. If we are truly saved isn't the Word living within us. We can only grow by acting upon it, IMHO. -khuck |
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104 | Explain the Holy Trinity-verysimple form | Numbers | khuck | 103688 | ||
I wholeheartedly agree with you, that The One God is three separate yet united personalities. All in All. I also admit that my example given still falls short of His Being. It is just my most simplistic example of 3 in one :) Good to see you as always, -Kathy |
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105 | is headcovering valid now? | Bible general Archive 2 | khuck | 103674 | ||
I have always been taught and believe that Paul is referring to the practice of the Corinthian prostitues, who wore their hair very short, and a Christian woman behaving in this same manner would bring shame upon her husband who is also her head. (This is a historical reference.) I have posted this excerpt from the Coffman Commentaries to substantiate my belief. ***With her head unveiled ... The word here rendered "unveiled" is [Greek: akatakaluptos]. "There is no intrinsic meaning in this word which suggests either the covering material or the object covered; it is simply a general word." [Katakaluptos] means covered completely. [Akatakaluptos] means not completely covered. Thus again, the passage falls short of mentioning any kind of garment. To suppose that Paul here meant "mantle" or "veil" or any such thing is to import into this text what is not in it. We have seen that he was speaking of "hair" in 1 Cor. 11:4; and that is exactly what he is speaking of here. "Not completely covered" would then refer to the disgraceful conduct of the Corinthian women in cropping their hair, after the manner of the notorious Corinthian prostitutes; which, if they did it, was exactly the same kind of disgrace as if they had shaved their heads. It is crystal clear that Paul is not speaking of any kind of garment; because he said in 1 Cor. 11:15, below, "For her hair is given her instead of a covering." Only in 1 Cor. 11:15 does Paul mention any kind of garment ([Greek: peribolaion]) and even there he stated that the woman's hair took the place of it. Dishonoreth her head ... Understanding the "unveiled" in the preceding clause as a reference to cropping her hair explains this. Any man's wife adopting the style of the notorious "priestesses" on the Acro Corinthus would bring shame and dishonor upon her "head," that is, her husband, who would thus be scandalized in the conduct of his wife. Also, from this, it is clear that in 1 Cor. 11:4, man's "head," which is Christ, is the one dishonored there. Thus the thing which concerned Paul here was the arrogant adoption of the hairstyle (by women) of the shameless priestesses of Aphrodite. Is there any lesson for modern Christians in this? Indeed there is. Any time that Christian men or women adopt styles, whether of clothing or hair, which are widely accepted as immoral, anti-social, anti-establishment, or in any manner degrading, such actions constitute a violation of what is taught here (by Paul). *** -khuck |
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106 | Are we supposed to observe the Sabbath? | Bible general Archive 2 | khuck | 103670 | ||
Searcher... I stand by my post. And I disagree with you. I have no desire to correct your thinking and I wonder how can you possibly undertake correcting mine? That is a rather arrogant statement. My original intention was to explain why, "I, me, Kathy Huck), choose to worship on Sunday. I used commentary and articles that substantiate my behavior. I will not say that any of these are the final authority, nor will I say that you are. I never mentioned passive active or medium voices. And I have made it clear and now I ask you with every bit of humility within me, let His Peace abide with us. I truly tire of this and I hope you will not think me to be rude if I not respond to anymore comments from you to me regarding this subject. God Bless you, -khuck |
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107 | Do you seek God before you post? | Bible general Archive 2 | khuck | 103668 | ||
Hello again Searcher. The post was attributed to you and it was sent to me... it only consisted of the rules for posting and no answer to my question. So I assumed you were the sender, since it has your username and does not say Lockman. Are you Lockman? Why was this sent to me via your user ID. I am confused. |
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108 | Are we supposed to observe the Sabbath? | Bible general Archive 2 | khuck | 103665 | ||
Dearest Searcher; There is nothing that I have against you, if I did, I would have said as much. My intention was to disprove any notion that because we see a verse or belief differently, does not put YOU or I against our Lord the Christ Jesus, nor does such a circumstance require that we be labelled anti-christ. I would be remiss to let you apologize for something so untrue. You owe me no apology for the reason you submit. Now... let the Peace that surpasses "ALL" understanding abide with you and me. I promise you, I am in Him, _Kathy |
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109 | Are we supposed to observe the Sabbath? | Bible general Archive 2 | khuck | 103664 | ||
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110 | Are we supposed to observe the Sabbath? | Bible general Archive 2 | khuck | 103663 | ||
:) I am glad to be here. Thank you! Kathy |
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111 | Are we supposed to observe the Sabbath? | Bible general Archive 2 | khuck | 103651 | ||
Makarios, With Christ's Love to you, My Dear brother you are preaching to the choir here. I agree that to argue this is a moot point. Your post therefore may be better served to my critics. I answered a question responding, as to why "I" worship on Sundays, and I was labelled to be against Christ. I say worship Him at all times! May we walk in His Peace, -Kathy |
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112 | khuck ... thanks for your answers .. | Gal 6:17 | khuck | 103650 | ||
I am here and would never allow you to quit participating in this forum because of my error (a misconception pointed out to me by Aixen) Honestly, there is much good in a forum such as this, and it matters not whether I am here or not. But I have been persuaded to stay and I certainly will, and I sincerely hope you will do the same. God is so VERY Good! -Kathy |
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113 | khuck ... thanks for your answers .. | Gal 6:17 | khuck | 103649 | ||
Dearest Joel, Though your apology is very much indeed a beautiful thing to behold, it is not necessary, you did nothing for me to take any heat. I just jumped into the fire feet first (grin) and it is nobody's bad. I would very much like to discuss more with you on this topic Joel. And I think you are correct it is wisest to speak outside this forum (at least for me) I got your email addy from your profile and I will contact you soon. (I have MSN messenger also. Thank you for your patience, Kathy |
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114 | Are we supposed to observe the Sabbath? | Bible general Archive 2 | khuck | 103647 | ||
I am so very sorry Ed, It is hilarious to me when I am labelled to be against Christ. And I sincerely apologize to anyone who is offended by my assertion. There was no LOL in my original posts (re: Stigmata or Sabbath), I answered the questions and posted commentary, history and articles backing why "I believe as I do", along with my personal beliefs. One of the respondents chose to call me anti christ, and in the stigmata post... neither have bothered to tell me where my post was incorrect, or refute my personal belief. Nor have they conceded that they misread my response, regarding stigmata. Therefore no disrespect to you a loving brother in the Lord, but I personally found it to be ironic and hilarious. If this offended you... I ask again that you will please forgive me and in the future, I will keep my humor to myself. It is NOT my intention to be offensive, and arguementative. God's Peace be upon us -Kathy |
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115 | Are we supposed to observe the Sabbath? | Bible general Archive 2 | khuck | 103644 | ||
Wow Noble... You have cleared up so much in your post. With the demand put upon me to submit to the 2 posters.. I was under the impression that they were the Moderators and in fact possibly owners of this forum. Sincerely believing this to be true, I figured it would be best to leave the forum without further offending them or other brothers and sisters in Christ. I do not want to come off as if I am compelling anyone to do or say as I do, or to believe as I do. But mostly I do not like to see strife between all of us who share in the Gift of God! Please forgive my misconception as to how this site was run. your friend and sister in Christ, Kathy |
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116 | khuck ... thanks for your answers .. | Gal 6:17 | khuck | 103643 | ||
Hi Ray... I am sorry I referenced concordance and commentary here. Sorry. God Bless you, Kathy |
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117 | Are we supposed to observe the Sabbath? | Bible general Archive 2 | khuck | 103642 | ||
Examine yourself Searcher, when you call me an anti-christ because I refuse to interpret something as you do. I confess Christ as my Lord and Savior, I preach Christ to inner city teens and young adults as a Youth Minister at Ambassadors for Christ Christian Church, and I am also a founding member and the web designer for Northbound Community Church in Thousand Oaks, CA (see our beliefs and mission at northboundcc.org) In light of these facts if you will say that I am against Christ or anti Christ... then in light of the following verse are you also against Him? Whoever Is Not Against Us Is for Us Mark 9:38 "Teacher," said John, "we saw a man driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us." "Do not stop him," Jesus said. "No one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me, for whoever is not against us is for us. I tell you the truth, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to Christ will certainly not lose his reward. -khuck |
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118 | khuck ... thanks for your answers .. | Gal 6:17 | khuck | 103638 | ||
Dear Hank, Thank you that was food for thought and soul! -Kathy P.S. I know that my responses have not been forth coming. But it is not because I did not heed the advice of those who encourage my participation here. I have actually been on vacation in Oceanside this week (TALK ABOUT FUN!) and have had limited access to the computers available at the resort. God's traveling grace was with me and I have returned home, safe and secure. I'm back :) |
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119 | Do you seek God before you post? | Bible general Archive 2 | khuck | 103637 | ||
ooops sorry Searcher here is the verse for my question... (I guess that is what you have found WRONG with my post this time) Proverbs 3 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. [1] 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil. ...and BTW why did you post these rules? I am well aware of them and I heed them in my post. I am interested in answers to my original post, but thank you all the same for your attempt. Q. Dearest Readers, How many posters answering questions on this forum acknowledge God (not the resource that we all research) But actually go to Him to seek His wisdom and to ask for Christlike attributes in the answers that you post. -khuck |
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120 | Are we supposed to observe the Sabbath? | Bible general Archive 2 | khuck | 103423 | ||
YOU ARE ONE WHO ACCUSES THE Brethren FALSELY... SO WHAT ARE YOU... THE ANTI_CHRIST and you the ADVERSARY or FATHER OF LIARS? I doubt it. I doubt it very much. I will give you what you want... and that is get my butt off of your forum. I bid you farewell. God's peace upon all of you here who will continue to worship Christ in Spirit and Truth. |
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