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NASB | Galatians 3:3 Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Galatians 3:3 Are you so foolish and senseless? Having begun [your new life by faith] with the Spirit, are you now being perfected and reaching spiritual maturity by the flesh [that is, by your own works and efforts to keep the Law]? |
Bible Question:
Only One Pastor Speaks? Whatever happened to following the 1 Cor.14 model for Church service? How have we come up with the model that most follow today (e,g. one person speaks, the rest only listen)? Who decided on the model we have... Catholic's? Thanks Bobby Conner |
Bible Answer: Hi, Bobby Conner! The Church evolves (develops/moves forward)... there was a time when the Apostles and disciples spoke of "the Way;" I can't remember when last I've heard of such expression... there was also a time when the disciples (Apostles included) were called or referred to as those following the Way/Name... then, while at Antioch, someone/s, who remains anonymous, began to call Jesus' disciples as "Christians..." it stuck! In the early Church much of the missionary journeys and preaching were done by one or two Apostles with one (or more) disciple in tow... clearly it would be contrary to God's teaching if all arouse and all began to preach and speak in strange tongues... it would be much as the mayhem experienced when several people shout over each other in an attempt to win the crowd over... God is a God of order not chaos! If you read Scripture carefully you will find that Jesus told Simeon that he was kephas (Peter) and that on that rock He would build His Church, that he was given the keys to the Church, that what ever he tied or loosen on earth so it would be in Heaven, and that not even the gates of Hell would be able to stand (succeed) against the Church--that was the last clear statement Jesus made... well aside from putting them on notice that He would send the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, from the Father and that it would be He who would teach us and guide us to the fulness of Truth!... Christ's Church is guided by the Holy Spirit... if we reject one idea because it does not clearly appear as Biblical... would we not be curtailing and censoring the Holy Spirit? ...if we live in extremes, would we not find that the Church operated out of personal homes of some of the disciples and that Christians should regress to that form of gathering?... that Christians lived in communes sharing the various jobs and resources and that any "Christian" that does not divest him/herself of material wealth is an anti-Christian?... and, if hyper-extreme, could we not fall into the erroneous belief that we no longer need to preach or teach anyone about God since Scripture unequivocally tells us that in those days He will infuse our hearts and minds with His Knowledge--the Holy Spirit... would it not be superfluous, in extreme reasoning, to attempt to teach and preach to others when God has already done so? (Hebrews 8:6-11; John 14:16-26; 15:26 thru 16:15) You are correct in wondering about the changes... Paul tells us that we are to search all things (teachings), rejecting that which is evil and holding on to that which is good... we can determine what is good by listening to the Holy Spirit as He teaches us, through Scripture, about the Truth. (Galatians 1:6-12; 2 Peter 1:20 thru 2:22) God Bless! Angel |