September 9th, 2006
THE CHOCOLATE GATE SCANDAL
I thought this was interesting, so I figured I would share it…
A Baptist View on the Church of Christ (from my textbook “Baptists: History-Distinctives-Relationships”):
Alexander Campbell became a Baptist in 1813. He had been Presbyterian, but concluded that baptism should be applied to believers by immersion. Campbell and several others received immersion from a Baptist preacher in 1813 and formed an independent church. Baptists in that area assumed that, since the Campbell’s had received immersion, therefore they were Baptists. They invited, even pressured, the Campbell’s and their independent church to affiliate with the local Baptist association. Time revealed that the similarities between Campbell and the Baptists were shallow, and the differences deep. They disagreed on the nature of the Bible (Campbell rejected the authority of the Old Testament); the nature of saving faith (Campbell believed that a rational “head belief” was adequate); the Lord’s Supper (Campbell believed it should be observed every Sunday); church music (Campbell believed there should be no instrumental music in church); and the role of baptism (Campbell taught that baptism brings salvation). After several years of controversy, Campbell and his followers withdrew from Baptist life in 1830 and formed the Disciples of Christ (sometimes called Church of Christ). Many Baptists followed Campbell; historians estimate that in Tennessee and Kentucky about half the Baptists became Disciples.
So, I could respond to all that, but I won’t. Not now, anyway. Just as the Churches of Christ have this reputation amongst the Baptists, the Baptists have a reputation with everyone else as a “pray Jesus into your heart and that’s all you need” mentality. Rob a bank? Well, pray Jesus into your heart and you’ll be OK. I’m not trying to mock them, I’m just pointing out the reputation.
Did you know that Luke mentions the word “widow” ten times? The most of the first four books of the NT. Second would be Mark with five. Matthew uses it once… and John, well ZERO. Anyway, my scripture:
Luke 7:11-17
Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out - the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, “Don’t cry.”
Then he went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. He said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!” The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.
They were all filled with awe and praised God. “A great prophet has appeared among us," they said. “God has come to help his people.” This news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding country.
There’s a lot to be said about a gate, especially in the Bible, and that is what I am going to be studying on the next few days. I don’t know why, I just want to.
Luke 7:12 gate:
pulē (noun)
THE CHOCOLATE GATE SCANDAL
I thought this was interesting, so I figured I would share it…
A Baptist View on the Church of Christ (from my textbook “Baptists: History-Distinctives-Relationships”):
Alexander Campbell became a Baptist in 1813. He had been Presbyterian, but concluded that baptism should be applied to believers by immersion. Campbell and several others received immersion from a Baptist preacher in 1813 and formed an independent church. Baptists in that area assumed that, since the Campbell’s had received immersion, therefore they were Baptists. They invited, even pressured, the Campbell’s and their independent church to affiliate with the local Baptist association. Time revealed that the similarities between Campbell and the Baptists were shallow, and the differences deep. They disagreed on the nature of the Bible (Campbell rejected the authority of the Old Testament); the nature of saving faith (Campbell believed that a rational “head belief” was adequate); the Lord’s Supper (Campbell believed it should be observed every Sunday); church music (Campbell believed there should be no instrumental music in church); and the role of baptism (Campbell taught that baptism brings salvation). After several years of controversy, Campbell and his followers withdrew from Baptist life in 1830 and formed the Disciples of Christ (sometimes called Church of Christ). Many Baptists followed Campbell; historians estimate that in Tennessee and Kentucky about half the Baptists became Disciples.
So, I could respond to all that, but I won’t. Not now, anyway. Just as the Churches of Christ have this reputation amongst the Baptists, the Baptists have a reputation with everyone else as a “pray Jesus into your heart and that’s all you need” mentality. Rob a bank? Well, pray Jesus into your heart and you’ll be OK. I’m not trying to mock them, I’m just pointing out the reputation.
Did you know that Luke mentions the word “widow” ten times? The most of the first four books of the NT. Second would be Mark with five. Matthew uses it once… and John, well ZERO. Anyway, my scripture:
Luke 7:11-17
Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out - the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, “Don’t cry.”
Then he went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. He said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!” The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.
They were all filled with awe and praised God. “A great prophet has appeared among us," they said. “God has come to help his people.” This news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding country.
There’s a lot to be said about a gate, especially in the Bible, and that is what I am going to be studying on the next few days. I don’t know why, I just want to.
Luke 7:12 gate:
pulē (noun)
- A gate (of the larger sort) in the wall of either a city; a palace; a town; the temple; a prison
- The gates of hell (likened to a vast prison)
- Metaphorically the access or entrance into any state
- A gate, that is, the leaf or wing of a folding entrance (literally or figuratively): - gate.
Gate (noun):
- A movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- An opening permitting passage through an enclosure.
- A tower, architectural setting, etc., for defending or adorning such an opening or for providing a monumental entrance to a street, park, etc.
- A mountain pass.
- Any movable barrier, as at a tollbooth or a road or railroad crossing.
- A gateway or passageway in a passenger terminal or pier that leads to a place for boarding a train, plane, or ship.
- A sliding barrier for regulating the passage of water, steam, or the like, as in a dam or pipe; valve.
I think I will just leave it at this and get some sleep for now… and add some more later. Johnny Out.
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