tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post2157125115644391201..comments2023-11-03T08:28:04.408-04:00Comments on Voice of Vision: Stone ColdEven So...http://www.blogger.com/profile/14208866122431178938noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-38471637999757942082008-12-03T14:02:00.000-05:002008-12-03T14:02:00.000-05:00We have posted this before and will do so again as...We have posted this before and will do so again as we have new readers and it is good to revisit this topic time and again...be sure to check out the many other posts in this series...Even So...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14208866122431178938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-41035397994465993812007-06-21T21:22:00.000-04:002007-06-21T21:22:00.000-04:00Thanks for your reply...If you read the other post...Thanks for your reply...<BR/><BR/>If you read the other posts in the series you will have a better understanding of how church is defined...<BR/><BR/>Some questions:<BR/><BR/>1. You say, I have not been a "member" or regular attender of a church building/institution for a couple years now<BR/><BR/>Why?<BR/><BR/>2. You say, I am more committed and educated in my faith than ever<BR/><BR/>Is this the primary function of church?<BR/><BR/>3. You say, within the Christian community that I am part of.<BR/><BR/>Does this "community" do any outreach? <BR/><BR/>4. You ask, Would you not say that I am within the Church as the Triune God would define it?<BR/><BR/>If you are trusting in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, then you are in the Body, and a member of His Bride, the Church. I would have doubts (hence the questions) whether or not you are in God's will by being part of the primary expression of that Church, a local body of believers. As I said, I am not sure as to the second, and only you and God know about the first, although I imagine you are...Even So...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14208866122431178938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-5052459439015426692007-06-21T20:58:00.000-04:002007-06-21T20:58:00.000-04:00Thank you for your post, yet you really need to de...Thank you for your post, yet you really need to define what you mean by church. If I commune, read scripture, minister and pray with my brothers and sisters in Christ in each other's houses/communities, but do not have a structured service or building, am I out of the church and therefore stone cold? I have not been a "member" or regular attender of a church building/institution for a couple years now, and I am more committed and educated in my faith than ever within the Christian community that I am part of. Would you not say that I am within the Church as the Triune God would define it?<BR/><BR/>Shalom,Jon/Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02452483064709016282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-55326238054020153382007-01-27T15:23:00.000-05:002007-01-27T15:23:00.000-05:00OLD MAN! (I am a little slow on the uptake)
I see...OLD MAN! <i>(I am a little slow on the uptake)</i><br /><br />I see how this is going to be! ;-)Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01950476090876270020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-82825249731805240892007-01-26T19:32:00.000-05:002007-01-26T19:32:00.000-05:00Hey, wait a minute...why haven't I linked you yet?...Hey, wait a minute...why haven't I linked you yet? Oversight, I'll correct that right now...cool I see you link me, thanks...<i>old man</i>...Even So...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14208866122431178938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-19272447518536610582007-01-26T19:30:00.000-05:002007-01-26T19:30:00.000-05:00Good to see you again Ray...hey, folks, check out ...Good to see you again Ray...hey, folks, check out Ray's site...good stuff...Even So...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14208866122431178938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-62594924513126123862007-01-26T19:04:00.000-05:002007-01-26T19:04:00.000-05:00Good stuff even so -- I just finished posting a se...Good stuff even so -- I just finished posting a series on Christian Life, and I am going to go back and address some of the concerns -- One of them is a pervasive unwillingness to sacrifice anything for the good of the Body -- I addressed this albeit briefly in previous posts, but will bring it up again, and your post was a great catalyst to get me on the right path!Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01950476090876270020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-38681387088090573092007-01-26T18:27:00.000-05:002007-01-26T18:27:00.000-05:00As far as creedo or paedobaptist position, I am a ...As far as creedo or paedobaptist position, I am a committed creedo (believer) baptist, but this is no deal breaker at all...I know and can appreciate my fellow brothers the presbyterians, and others who are covenant theologians and such...it is the baptismal regeneration advocates I worry about...Even So...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14208866122431178938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-15896821377656066042007-01-26T18:20:00.000-05:002007-01-26T18:20:00.000-05:00True, Jim...True, Jim...Even So...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14208866122431178938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-21476915441555838042007-01-26T18:02:00.000-05:002007-01-26T18:02:00.000-05:00I have met people like the woman mentioned above, ...I have met people like the woman mentioned above, yet, I have also met people who were baptized as a child of believers who did not see their baptism as some magic to make them right with God, but as a testimony to God's promise to save those who have faith in Jesus, to wash them, and join them to Christ. At the same time they realize that they are saved not merely by baptism, but by faith in Jesus whom baptism points to.<br /><br />Jim VellengaRileysownerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212451614350376972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-66164833138655459302007-01-26T16:31:00.000-05:002007-01-26T16:31:00.000-05:00How can you exhort one another if there is no "oth...How can you exhort one another if there is no "other"?Even So...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14208866122431178938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-46484182094905216992007-01-26T11:55:00.000-05:002007-01-26T11:55:00.000-05:00I love what craver said! I also know of a woman wh...I love what craver said! I also know of a woman who believes she is heaven bound because of the baptism she received as a child. Furthermore, she had intended at the time I knew her to pass the same misconception onto her two children. I can't help but wonder how she would have responded to that same question Craver stated in his comment. What a simple, yet profound question!One Sheep's Voicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775664062266994974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-54181757976183522142007-01-26T10:51:00.000-05:002007-01-26T10:51:00.000-05:00Good thoughts, everyone, I'll be posting a few mor...Good thoughts, everyone, I'll be posting a few more related posts next week, thanks very, very much for commenting here, linking to me, and most of all, loving Christ the Head of His Body, the Church...Even So...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14208866122431178938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-58244666539686644252007-01-26T10:34:00.000-05:002007-01-26T10:34:00.000-05:00Craver that is good stuff, we sure could use a lit...Craver that is good stuff, we sure could use a little more of that today...Even So...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14208866122431178938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-49635378675975506142007-01-26T10:12:00.000-05:002007-01-26T10:12:00.000-05:00Kind of off topic, but...
Yesterday, the royal pr...Kind of off topic, but...<br /><br />Yesterday, the royal priesthood came up in a conversation, but for a very different reason.<br /><br />My coworker’s friend says she <i>knows</i> she’s going to heaven, because she was baptized as an infant. My coworker asked her, “If someone who was not quite so young, approached you and asked how they might also have the assurance of eternal life, how would you respond. She said she’d take them to her pastor.<br /><br />Now, I doubt whether this gal is saved, and I have no idea about her pastor, but as it relates to taking people to the Lord, the exclusive Levitical priesthood has been replaced by the entire body of believers—each and every living stone, indwelt by the Spirit is authorized and responsible for being able to give an answer for the hope that is within us.<br /><br />If a believer from my church had done such a thing, Pastor John would smile, and maybe offer suggestions to my churchmate, but then send him or her back to answer the one who had questions. He’s done that before, and thereby helped people overcome the fear of witnessing.Craver Viihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882284402568264182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-9662157945477353552007-01-26T09:55:00.000-05:002007-01-26T09:55:00.000-05:00Excellent response to the growing trend of people ...Excellent response to the growing trend of people to claim that as Christians they can "Worship by themselves."<br /><br />Jim VellengaRileysownerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212451614350376972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-81559863900809203422007-01-26T08:55:00.000-05:002007-01-26T08:55:00.000-05:00If God has given gifts for the edification of the ...If God has given gifts for the edification of the whole church, how can those gifts be used in isolation? <br /><br />It is a selfish heart that can be deceived into believing self church is "okay."Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06734845463331170748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-17833034704276761702007-01-26T06:06:00.000-05:002007-01-26T06:06:00.000-05:00A much neded message for today's church.
DIY-philo...A much neded message for today's church.<br />DIY-philosophy does not work for Christians.annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669872553144304889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-90902459879709106712007-01-25T23:26:00.000-05:002007-01-25T23:26:00.000-05:00Yeah, Paul, you will see several posts that came f...Yeah, Paul, you will see several posts that came from that sermon soon...and no problem, we really needed to go to the folks' tonight anyway...see 'ya Sunday!Even So...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14208866122431178938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16790134.post-47920048565811099132007-01-25T23:00:00.000-05:002007-01-25T23:00:00.000-05:00Amen, but ouch! I have heard you preach on this su...Amen, but ouch! I have heard you preach on this subject but i don't recall 1Peter 2:5<br /><br />Hey JD, I wanted to say again Im sorry about having to cancel tonight. <br /><br />Blessings to your family JD.One Sheep's Voicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775664062266994974noreply@blogger.com