tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987271399653590272.post1687232182005982570..comments2023-10-29T19:03:11.547-04:00Comments on A Pilgrim's Progress: My ChurchErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306854704766653209noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987271399653590272.post-59743712182014361122009-08-19T14:25:19.616-04:002009-08-19T14:25:19.616-04:00Eric and Laura,
How? Patience, love, service, acc...Eric and Laura,<br /><br />How? Patience, love, service, acceptance, peace,... oh, and patience.<br /><br />-AlanAlan Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07452247058550736803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987271399653590272.post-88412392522974876372009-08-18T22:51:32.518-04:002009-08-18T22:51:32.518-04:00Eric,
I hear ya. Even those of us not on staff d...Eric,<br /><br />I hear ya. Even those of us not on staff deal with this issue. I have found dealings with our pastors to be a struggle (especially since the 1 Peter 5 revelation). I mean, how should I interact with a senior pastor when I know the Bible teaches no such thing? It's tough.<br /><br />I could leave, but I believe God has called me where I am, maybe to bring the church closer to a biblical structure. So the same question arises: how?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987271399653590272.post-18622098267983702562009-08-18T21:02:24.402-04:002009-08-18T21:02:24.402-04:00Laura,
This is a real-world struggle for me in th...Laura,<br /><br />This is a real-world struggle for me in that what am am seeing scripturally and how I am serving in the church are not aligning. Scripture certainly doesn't change, so there is only one clear conclusion - I must change. It is the "how?" part that I am trying to figure out right now.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306854704766653209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987271399653590272.post-22562901758178140482009-08-18T20:06:35.249-04:002009-08-18T20:06:35.249-04:00Eric, Our biblical/theological blinders make inter...Eric, Our biblical/theological blinders make interactions like this one (but especially ones with disagreements) so critical. We need so desperately to see Scripture with communal eyes.<br /><br />Alan, I like!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987271399653590272.post-32072801510432470842009-08-18T10:01:49.593-04:002009-08-18T10:01:49.593-04:00Laura,
I also translate that phrase in 1 Peter 5 ...Laura,<br /><br />I also translate that phrase in 1 Peter 5 as "senior pastor"... and Jesus is the Bishop in 1 Peter 2. :)<br /><br />-AlanAlan Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07452247058550736803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987271399653590272.post-2986029506970760762009-08-18T09:27:43.370-04:002009-08-18T09:27:43.370-04:00Laura,
The church (at least the biblical church) ...Laura,<br /><br />The church (at least the biblical church) is certainly Christ's church. How easily do we see in the scriptures what we want to see.<br /><br />I like your example from I Peter 5. Thanks.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306854704766653209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987271399653590272.post-9103717676503352962009-08-17T23:36:10.772-04:002009-08-17T23:36:10.772-04:00I agree.
I still remember the faces of my fellow ...I agree.<br /><br />I still remember the faces of my fellow students in Exegesis in the Epistles, when Dr. Walt Russel, translating through 1 Peter 5, got to verse four and said something like, "And when the senior Pastor appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory." You could have heard a pin drop. Then, just to clarify, he verified that, yes, Jesus is the only Senior Pastor. I tell you, there was a bit of a paradigm shift that day.<br /><br />I think if folks realized that Jesus is the only Head of the church (and that the Spirit is God, not spiritual Santa, but that's another issue), things would be quite a bit different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com