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Which Gospel? The Gospel of Baptism (Paul), Part 2
Clothed with Christ (Gal 3:26-29) You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor … Continue reading
Dealing with Murmurers
In a comment to an earlier post, Dell Kimberly asked, One of our deacons has not come on board. He and his wife are upset with the change of direction. They continue to work just below the surface. They question … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Uncategorized
Tagged All, complainers, elders, murmurers, overseers, pastors, shepherds
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Buried Talents: Further on How Elders Oversee the Church
In a comment to the previous post, Alan points out that the Old Testament’s use of “overseer” refers to a supervisor or overseer in the workplace. Think “middle management.” And it’s true. I was already familiar with the passages. I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Role of Women, Uncategorized
Tagged All, bishops, elders, overseers, pastors, Role of Women, shepherds
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Buried Talents: Reconciling Egalitarianism and Hierarchicalism, Part 2
C. Church Affairs This brings us to the passages that deal more particularly with church affairs. In 1 Cor 14:33b-35 paternalists find ample basis to conclude that women must be silent in the assembly. But many hierarchalists agree with egalitarians … Continue reading
Posted in Role of Women, Uncategorized
Tagged All, egalitarianism, hierarchicalism, Role of Women
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Which Gospel? The Gospel of Baptism (Paul), Part 1
In the last post, we considered the meaning of baptism in the Gospels and Acts, figuring that our search for the center of the gospel might be found in baptism and the Lord’s Supper. In this post, we’ll look at … Continue reading
Buried Talents: Reconciling Egalitarianism and Hierarchicalism, Part 1
A. Egalitarian or Hierarchalist? We earlier considered Osburn’s suggestion that there are four schools of thought as to the role of women: paternalism, hierarchicalism, egalitarianism, and radical feminism. We rejected radical feminism because this view does not accept the inerrancy … Continue reading
Which Gospel? The Gospel of Baptism (The Gospels and Acts), Part 2
Nicodemus (John 3:3-18) In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.” 4 “How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely he … Continue reading
Posted in Gospel, What Is the?, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Baptism, Cornelius, gospel, kingdom of heaven, Nicodemus
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Six Months Down, Supplemental
Just fiddling with the stat feature in WordPress. There have been 2,078 comments posted on this site in less than 18 months. Most of those were this year, I’m sure. (Readership went way up starting around New Years.) I’ve written … Continue reading
Six Months Down!
Well, the year is halfway over. As is my custom, I’ll post links to the most popular posts for the last month. And while I’m at it, I’ll post the top 20 for all time. (Software won’t let me do … Continue reading
Which Gospel? The Gospel of Baptism (The Gospels and Acts), Part 1
First, a word of explanation. I’m trying to carefully work through the scriptures to decide for myself where the emphasis should be. I mean, I’ve read too many books and too many blogs and am having trouble sorting all this … Continue reading
