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Re: Christ's Ways
By: Olde Tymer Date: May 14, 2019, 7:56 pm
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[font=arial]1Cor 10:31 . . So whether you eat or drink or
whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
One of the meanings of the Greek word for glory is "honor" which
in this case can be defined as doing something out of respect
for someone admired and/or held in high esteem.
A pretty good example of this particular motivation is recorded
at Luke 5:4-5. In Peter's opinion, it would be futile to cast a
net for fish where Jesus said, but did so anyway; and it turned
out to be a very important turning point in Peter's life.
In other words: some of Christ's prescriptions for our lives may
not be all that agreeable, but it's best to accommodate him
anyway if we value his friendship.
"If you love me, you will obey what I command." (John 14:15)
"All those who love me will do what I say." (John 14:23)
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Re: Christ's Ways
By: Olde Tymer Date: May 15, 2019, 9:08 pm
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[font=arial]1Cor 10:32-33 . . Give none offence, neither to the
Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God: even as I
please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but
the profit of many, that they may be saved.
If only more Christians the world over would just make an effort
to be civil-- if only that and nothing else --it would improve
the gospel's chances of at least being heard, if not accepted.
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Re: Christ's Ways
By: Olde Tymer Date: May 16, 2019, 10:31 pm
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[font=arial]1Cor 11:1 . . Follow my example, as I follow the
example of Christ.
In the Catholic religion, a "saint" is a role model for others.
Well, 1Cor 11:1 lists an exceptional model for everyone
regardless of their age, race, gender, and/or religious
affiliation.
Christ is very famous 'round the world for exemplifying the
virtues of kindness, friendship, and generosity.
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Re: Christ's Ways
By: Olde Tymer Date: May 18, 2019, 9:53 pm
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[font=arial]1Cor 11:3 . . But I would have you know, that the
head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the
man; and the head of Christ is God.
It never seems to fail that somebody will actually attempt to
refute Paul's statement by quoting another of his own
statements.
"You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all
of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves
with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free,
male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." (Gal
3:26-28)
(chuckle) Paul pitted against Paul; the clash of the titans,
only in this event, both titans are one and the same titan. Yes,
both genders are one in Christ; but then Jesus and God are one
also, yet there is a hierarchy in the Divinity because "the head
of Christ is God"
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Re: Christ's Ways
By: Olde Tymer Date: May 20, 2019, 7:20 am
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[font=arial]1Cor 11:4-5a . . Every man who prays or prophesies
with his head covered disrespects his head. And every woman who
prays or prophesies with her head uncovered disrespects her head
That's a little tricky seeing as how the word "head" can refer
to a skull and/or a superior; so to clarify this a bit, I'm
going to revise some of the above a little.
"Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered
disrespects Christ. And every woman who prays or prophesies with
her head uncovered disrespects men."
Some of the world's women have made disrespecting men their
life's work; and nothing makes them happier than finding ways to
chafe one. When they become a Christian, it's imperative they
give up that particular ambition.
This issue isn't really a gender issue, it's a progenitor issue.
The woman wasn't made directly from the dust of the ground like
the man was. She was made from material amputated from the man's
body; which makes him every woman's father. So that when women
disrespect men, they are actually disrespecting their paternal
ancestor; which is a shameful thing to do in any culture; not
just the Christian religion.
Christian women aren't required to cover their hair all the
time; only whenever they pray and/or prophesy; especially in the
presence of men.
No doubt this is very disagreeable with a certain number of
Christian women whose heart's ambition is to assert their
independence and demand equality. Well, if they don't want to
cover their hair when praying and/or prophesying out of respect
for men, then they should at least woman-up and do it out of
respect for Christ's feelings about it; after all, he's supposed
to be every Christian woman's lord and master. In other words;
this is more a test of one's loyalty than a test of their
politics.
"If you love me, you will comply with what I command" (John
14:15)
"Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves
me." (John 14:21)
"If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching . . He who does
not love me will not obey my teaching." (John 14:23-24)
"You are my friends if you do what I command you." (John 15:14)
NOTE: According to 1Cor 14:37 and 1Thess 4:1-2, the apostles'
doctrine is Christ's doctrine; it's a domino effect all the way
to the top.
"Whoever listens to you; listens to me. Whoever rejects you;
rejects me. And whoever rejects me; rejects the one who sent
me." (Luke 10:16)
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Re: Christ's Ways
By: Olde Tymer Date: May 21, 2019, 7:30 pm
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[font=arial]1Cor 11:5b-6a . . it is just as though her head were
shorn. If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her
hair cut off;
In other words: if Christian women want to be treated equal to
Christian men, then they should go all out to imitate Christian
men by first of all getting themselves a man's haircut, and
leave their hair short all the time like a masculine lesbian,
viz; a dyke.
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Re: Christ's Ways
By: Olde Tymer Date: May 23, 2019, 7:40 am
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[font=arial]1Cor 11:6b . . If it is a disgrace for a woman to
have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.
Okay: if Christian women would be somewhat embarrassed to show
up in church looking like a man and/or LGBT, then they have only
one other option; and that's to show up in church looking like
women. But in order to retain their femininity whenever they
pray and/or prophesy; they are simply going to have to cover
their hair with something or heaven will have no choice but to
assume the worst about them.
NOTE: A number of rules regulating Christian women are often
viewed as subjugation. But those rules are actually for the
purpose of subordination rather than subjugation; i.e.
Christianity's gender hierarchy is based upon primogeniture,
i.e. the man was created before the woman; plus she was created
from the man and for the man; and thus owes the very reason for
her existence to a man; and her role is a supporting role rather
than a starring role.
That's true Christian doctrine; it's ironic the number of
Christian women calling themselves Christ's followers that don't
like it and resolutely refuse to abide by it.
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Re: Christ's Ways
By: Olde Tymer Date: May 24, 2019, 7:34 am
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[font=arial]1Cor 11:7-10 . . A man ought not to cover his head,
since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the
glory of man. For man did not come from woman, but woman from
man; neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. For
this reason, and because of the angels, the woman ought to have
a token of authority on her head.
There's probably as much disagreement about the identity of the
angels in that passage as there is about the sons of God in the
6th chapter of Genesis. Well; whoever these angels are, or
whatever they are, they're apparently indignant when they see
women in church acting as though they're equals with men.
Christians have simply got to come to grips with the fact that
women will never be equal to men in the divine order of things.
No, they will always be daddy's little girl. Ergo: women aren't
from Venus after all; no, they're actually the daughters of Mars
(so to speak).
POSIT: Paul meant that hair coverings are optional when he said:
"But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom,
neither the churches of God" (1Cor 11:16)
RESPONSE: That is yet another example of people refuting Paul by
quoting Paul.
The "custom" he's talking about is women praying and or
prophesying bare-headed. Apparently the Jews' synagogues, and
all the rest of the Christian churches in the Roman world
required their women to attend with something on their heads.
Since that was so, then why ever would the Corinthian Christians
think that their women were somehow exempt?
"Judge in yourselves: is it proper that a woman pray unto God
uncovered?" (1Cor 11:13)
The answer of course is NO; it isn't proper-- it's insolent,
inappropriate, and disrespectful; plus it is conduct unbecoming
for women professing to revere Christ's right to tell his
followers how to be Christians.
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Re: Christ's Ways
By: Olde Tymer Date: May 25, 2019, 10:43 pm
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[font=arial]1Cor 11:27-30 . .Whoever eats the bread or drinks
the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of
sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. A man ought to
examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the
cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body
of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself. That is why
many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have
fallen asleep.
The koiné Greek word for "unworthy" is anaxios (an-ax-ee'-oce)
which means: irreverently; which Webster's defines as: lacking
proper respect or seriousness. In other words "sacrilege" which
is gross irreverence toward a hallowed person, place, or thing.
"sinning against the body and blood of the Lord" is very similar
language to 1Cor 6:18, which states: The immoral man sins
against his own body. There, as here, we're not talking about
suicide and/or homicide; were talking about desecration; which
Webster's defines as: to violate the sanctity of, to profane--
viz: to treat with disrespect, i.e. irreverently and/or
outrageously.
People sin during the Lord's supper when they fail to take it
seriously that the elements represent his body-- not his
so-called glorified body; but the one that was crucified; viz;
his disfigured, bloodied body.
What do you suppose went on during those three hours of thick
darkness around the cross? (Matt 27:45) Well; the abuse that the
Romans inflicted on Christ was merely a warm up for the main
event. When the darkness came; that's when God stepped into the
ring; and the gloves came off. When the darkness lifted, people
saw a Jesus so beaten and bloodied beyond recognition that they
could scarcely tell he was the same man.
"There were many who were appalled at him-- his appearance was
so disfigured beyond that of any man, and his form marred beyond
human likeness." (Isa 52:14)
"Jehovah was pleased to crush him, putting him to grief" (Isa
53:10)
I have to wonder how ever a father could do something like that
to his own son; especially for a world that wouldn't even
appreciate that the injuries God inflicted upon His own son were
for their benefit.
"A man ought to examine himself" is an imperative to make double
sure that one's heart is in the right place when consuming the
elements (a.k.a. species). Some people gulp them down as if they
were nothing more than a snack of hot wings and cold beer during
a Super Bowl game instead of a sacred reminder of what God's son
endured to ransom their souls from a second death in the lake of
brimstone depicted at Rev 20:11-15. Those people have to expect
that a very indignant father is going to come down on them for
that-- maybe not with sickness, maybe not with death, and maybe
not right away; but eventually with something; and really, who
can blame Him?
NOTE: Observance of the Lord's supper isn't a mandatory
requirement; so if you are a bit nervous about going about it in
the wrong way, then don't take chances; play it safe and
refrain.
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Re: Christ's Ways
By: Olde Tymer Date: May 27, 2019, 8:02 am
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[font=arial]1Cor 11:33-34 . . My brethren, when you come
together to eat, wait for each other. If anyone is hungry, he
should eat at home, so that when you meet together it may not
result in judgment.
The command doesn't frown upon things like church banquets,
men's' breakfasts, ladies' luncheons, and/or potlucks per se.
What it's criticizing is a lack of congregational unity. Here's
comments leading up to that verse.
"Now in giving these instructions I do not praise you, since you
come together not for the better but for the worse. For first of
all, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are
divisions among you, and in part I believe it. For there must
also be factions among you, that those who are approved may be
recognized among you.
. . .Therefore when you come together in one place, it is not to
eat The Lord's Supper. For in eating, each one takes his own
supper ahead of others; and one is hungry and another is drunk.
What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you
despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What
shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise
you." (1Cor 11:17-22)
Their lack of love and unity during church functions was nothing
short of hypocrisy seeing as how The Lord's supper speaks of
sacrifice rather than selfishness, elitism, and hoarding. In
other words; seeing as how Christians all share in Christ's
blood equally-- and all deserve hell equally --then everyone
should be given equal treatment at church regardless of age,
gender, skin color, intelligence, income level, nationality,
what side of the tracks they live on, or social status.
None of Christ's body parts are untouchable; nor are any of them
expendable. God forbid that there should be some sort of caste
system in a gathering of people for whom Christ suffered and
died equally for each one. That just wouldn't be right: it would
be an insult to the principles underlying The Lord's supper.
"Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them,
saying: Drink from it, all of you." (Matt 26:27)
If Christians are all drinking from the same cup, then they
should all be, at the very least, eating the same food and not
be overly concerned about where they sit and/or who they sit
next to and/or who they're seen with. And they should also make
double sure that everyone gets enough to eat and that no one
gets left out and nobody gets more than his fair share. And they
should all sit down together at the same time. I just hate it
when people don't wait for each other. Some get back to the
table and start in gulping, slurping, clattering, and clanking
while others from their table are still in line.
And they should also take into consideration the possibility
that a number of their congregation are in assistance programs
like TANF and SNAP. In other words; don't just bring enough food
from home for yourself; but, if you're able, bring enough for
those among you who can't bring anything at all. And for
heaven's sake, don't bring a side dish of gourmet food along
just for yourself. Leave your special gourmet stuff at home.
There's just no excuse for flaunting your "sophistication"
around church thus giving everyone the impression that everyone
else's tastes are below yours.
You know; why am I even saying these things? In point of fact,
why even did Paul? I mean: shouldn't Christians be eo ipso
sources of the milk of human kindness without somebody shaming
them and lecturing them into being humane with their fellow
believers and taking thought for their feelings? Why must so
many Christians be practically strong-armed into being civil
with one another?
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