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Tag: canon
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Lesson 10: Bible
Read MORE: Lesson 10: BibleLast week, I suggested the church of the future might well be a community of friends who gather face-to-face to share a lifestyle that suits following Jesus in our time. Every indication points to these groups engaging in more Bible…
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Lesson 21: Conclusion
Read MORE: Lesson 21: ConclusionBob suggested another challenge to Christian Ethics might be that people who certainty. I got that all the time during my ministry. Many said they missed the old days when you were told what was right and what was wrong.…
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Lesson 34: How Do We Determine the Word of God – Canon
Read MORE: Lesson 34: How Do We Determine the Word of God – CanonThe early church’s most obvious standard for controlling charisma is the canon or Bible. She approved certain sacred writings as norms for judging other versions of God’s Word. When I read how much the excluded gospels move from the fantastic…
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Lesson 32: How Do We Determine God’s Word?
Read MORE: Lesson 32: How Do We Determine God’s Word?Throughout our history the Church has determined what it accepts as the Word of God by balancing many elements of tradition: charisma, canon, creed, clergy, ceremony, custom, and community. She is constantly correcting the problems that develop when one or…
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Lesson 29: How Does God Operate Through Words? Part 3
Read MORE: Lesson 29: How Does God Operate Through Words? Part 3Two weeks ago I suggested present day false prophets are either liars or bull-shitters. Bob added a third category- the truly stupid. Last week Myron agreed that “an informed consumer” is our best hope in overcoming these “wolves in sheep’s…
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Lesson 28: How Does God Operate Through Words? Part 2
Read MORE: Lesson 28: How Does God Operate Through Words? Part 2Last week Bob commented, “How do we separate these false prophets from those who truly proclaim the word of God? I think to do so we have to have a conception, an overall picture, of what Christianity truly is… So…
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So forgiveness pre-requires understanding the mistakes of the past? here hear re this opposing this me-first, America-first, white-first, male-first approach>…
An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!