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Well, JaniceQ—again, you've hit the nail on the head... the object isn't to be theologically accurate but to live a (holy) live that's pleasing in the Lord! So we take passages such as these, use them as a mirror to show us both who we are in the flesh and who we are in Christ—and press into who we ...

I love that line about "fire insurance"—especially how it conveys the idea that the righteousness that Jesus "bought" for us is always on standby, just in case we need it. So since we have a guarantee that if we die we're certainly going to Heaven, then we can play with fire...

According to one dictionary, here's the definition of "conservative": Conservative noun: a conservative is a person who is averse to change and holds to traditional values and attitudes, typically in relation to politics, religion or social mores. In the USA, "conservatism"...

You're right -- though I fear the politicians have forgotten that they're elected as our representatives. Even worse, I think citizens in general have ALSO forgotten that the politicians in the capitols of every state and in Washington are merely representatives of our desires. So, sending a lette...

Interesting blog page... I like your "Visioneering for 2010" and find your two questions provocative... What is it that you want? AND Where do you go from here? ...but I wonder if there isn't a third question that's at least as important for this coming year/decade: Where can you n...

Thanks for mentioning this book, Michael -- I've heard some very interesting things about it. It should be a good read. BAM let us know your reflections upon reading it.

I also like the fact that in this verse, is says nothing about what the "poor in spirit" will inherit. It say that they possess the Kingdom of Heaven, possess it now! Those who are not "poor in spirit" but "rich in this world" have "shaken the Kingdom from ...

Be Like Jesus John Smulo The link for the actual blog post is at the bottom which also gives the Scripture references. 1. Get baptized by the craziest guy in town. 2. Say and do things that are guaranteed to make religious people want to kill you. Repeat again and again and again and again and ...

So excellent! I hope others pay attention to how YOU pay attention to nearly every detail in this passage -- and search out not only its meaning but its true significance for us today! And what you pointed out here certainly stirs in me the desire -- even as I read it -- to pause and reaffirm th...

The parallel you draw to Israel in slavery is really interesting. Imagine what it had to be like for the Egyptian people when their bodies were covered with boils or their houses and land with frogs (and decaying froggy corpses!) These plagues were true horrors, much like what John is describing in ...

Thanks again, JaniceQ -- you've found gold in Rev 5.6. I pray that some of those with whom you share these things will find them nourishing Bread, proceeding out of the Mouth of God.

I agree with the fact that the tripartite/bipartite controversy is very arguable -- but I'm not even trying to make a special point of whether this verse speaks or doesn't speak of a tripartite being. It makes no difference to the function of the Sword. That is, the point of the verse is NOT that ...

shepherd_michael wrote:. . . In all the things that Christ leads us into and imparts to us, none of it is any less (nor any greater) than any other part of the whole.

Better believe it!

Good resource. Still, there are a lot of local "churches" in which people do have "authentic relationships". To me, one of the most serious points, though, is that you can actually have a fully operational, completely "doctrinal" and amazingly "relevant" ...

...Of all the little sound-bytes here and there, one word that caught my attention was that of "Christian subculture" . . . Hhhhmmmmm . . . What defines "subculture"? What have we followers of Jesus done to bring such a term about? Do we want to exist as a "subculture"...

Wordy or not, that's an excellent "definition" of the Church If you go for shorter "definitions", it still all needs to be explained somewhere down the line anyway. A good "short" definition is "All those who are in Christ, together are the Church." But y...

RevJimmy said, It’s time for us to take a fresh look at leadership in the Body, I hope what I have written will be taken not so much as the new position... It's strange to consider what we hold to be "new" or "old" when the "new thing" you propose is to follow w...

Last Sun eve I had a few rough draft copies of a handout (modeled on one I did for up here in the K-T area) that presents a vision for the corporate gathering on Sun evenings. The over-riding focus is that we provide a forum (platform, event, whatever) in which people can gather [i]primarily[i] to b...

Mike's explanation is excellent and yet another angle occurs to me in response to this question from noble_woman. It's good to always keep in mind the concept of "jargon". A dictionary definition reads: "special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group a...

And here's one from Martin Scott . . . BE ENCOURAGED… he did not tell us to ... build church, but to seek his kingdom. Now there's a motto worthy of becoming a bumpersticker. Specifically -- in KEG, we're considering providing on Sunday nights a venue for a larger equipping ministry -- ...