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NASB | 1 Corinthians 12:12 ¶ For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 12:12 ¶ For just as the body is one and yet has many parts, and all the parts, though many, form [only] one body, so it is with Christ. |
Subject: 'Lone rangers' and spiritual discernment |
Bible Note: Hank: My respect and love for Southern Baptist was established in 1981. The outstanding and noteworthy effort this denomination has gone to to keep God's Word as is stated in the Baptist Faith and Message stands as a becon in a dark world. I can say this with out denominational bias, because we are not a part of the SBC at this time. That was said so no one would feel I was pushing the SBC. However, I would have no issue to prevent becoming a member of a SBC church again at some point and time. As for the Doctor of Divinity degree, I noticed in CHRISTIANITY TODAY, there are several adds selling all sorts of degrees. (for a price) This practice of selling degrees has been done with the help of Goverment Student Loans. This is no joke, I saw it on TV news last week! The issue I find sad is when people taking what they believe to be short cuts to ministry, attempt to minister and have shuch messed up Theology. Such is the case of many of the Word of Faith Movement leaders that abuse pulpit on stages over the USA. This has bankrupted many a persons spiritual life. Over the last five decades these false teachers have fallen for all to see and bring shame to genuine Christianity. A.A. Allen, Jimmy Swaggart, Jim Baker, Oral Roberts, Robert Tillman, and to the more cultic Jim Jones. I am sure the list could go on for a long while. Granted there are Christians that do fall, but those who are genuine born again believers there is open confession and repentance of their sin. The person who is genuinely repentant is often restored to the body of believers they are accountable to, something these WOF leaders have never done, that I am aware of. I am sure you know about all this, but perhaps someone reading this will have concern enough to rethink all this. Blessings and batten down the hatches as the storms are here again this year. justme |