tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987271399653590272.post8937653514043475693..comments2023-10-29T19:03:11.547-04:00Comments on A Pilgrim's Progress: Agreement on the Early ChurchErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306854704766653209noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987271399653590272.post-35958539194629618192010-05-20T11:37:51.717-04:002010-05-20T11:37:51.717-04:00David,
Thank you for the link. I'll take a l...David,<br /><br />Thank you for the link. I'll take a look at it.<br /><br />I appreciate your input in light of your service overseas.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306854704766653209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987271399653590272.post-82345385094917287672010-05-20T11:36:16.965-04:002010-05-20T11:36:16.965-04:00Marion,
Thanks for visiting and commenting. I ap...Marion,<br /><br />Thanks for visiting and commenting. I appreciate the input. We can all learn from one another.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306854704766653209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987271399653590272.post-68569378296151439992010-05-20T11:05:42.215-04:002010-05-20T11:05:42.215-04:00Eric,
Here are some thoughts I put together a whi...Eric,<br /><br />Here are some thoughts I put together a while back that I believe tie in to what you are saying here:<br /><br />http://www.sbcimpact.net/2008/12/26/church-reform-and-christian-unity/David Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11701934251748260267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987271399653590272.post-66177616522370603122010-05-19T17:49:56.467-04:002010-05-19T17:49:56.467-04:00John,
How ironic it is that the ones who often op...John,<br /><br />How ironic it is that the ones who often oppose the biblical model are those - the "leadership" - who cry loudest for sola scriptura. <br /><br />I'm glad the Lord has opened my eyes. I pray He will do the same with many others who serve as pastors.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306854704766653209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987271399653590272.post-5362123161298766382010-05-19T17:48:05.562-04:002010-05-19T17:48:05.562-04:00Jessica,
The difficulty for many people is knowin...Jessica,<br /><br />The difficulty for many people is knowing how to move from where they are now to where they see the bible pointing. Often the move is slow and steady. It is difficult to be patient when we see what the bible teaches. We may have the opportunity to move slowly and help others see what we are seeing.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306854704766653209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987271399653590272.post-81433325945273741952010-05-19T16:33:05.783-04:002010-05-19T16:33:05.783-04:00Eric,
I am convinced it will take a mighty workin...Eric,<br /><br />I am convinced it will take a mighty working of the Holy Spirit on the lives of leadership AND the congregations before we will see this happen.<br /><br />True revival (not special meetings and conferences)is the bringing to a state of consciousness that which is unconscious or dead. That is the work of God by His Spirit.<br /><br />We who embrace the doctrines of grace seem to forget the sovereignty of God in these matters, thinking we can, by sheer effort, bring about the changes necessary.<br /><br />When we, as you say "ask how we can best follow the early church model" AND DO IT, we will have begun.Aussie Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16199918171163666399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987271399653590272.post-89397857645592119292010-05-19T16:20:28.670-04:002010-05-19T16:20:28.670-04:00I (being an all in or all out kinda gal) wholehear...I (being an all in or all out kinda gal) wholeheartedly agree! when you stop and think about it you're right. It's far easier to look like everyone else. I mean when you have a church service that looks just like the other 50,000 other churches in America (ok so some do things a little different here or there but really it's basically the same) and we know that the bible says very plainly that the road to heaven is narrow, hard and lonely you have to start getting a bit uneasy. if I'm not peculiar that Im not doing something right. and just a side note I was thinking about earlier, this organic house church thing is weird... it's crazy ( probably why i like it so much)and it's Scriptural but christians dont like it..why? i have no idea but this thought gives me comfort, the people who pursecuted Jesus wasn't the unbelivers and the lost. it was the "religious" people.So if it's Scriptural, weird, and the majority of christian Americans dont like it....well, I'm in. (btw sorry for all the little errors... trying to type with a wiggly 5 month old in my arms)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18189460707463049340noreply@blogger.com