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• GREEK PREPOSITIONS AND OUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE ELDERS

  By disciplerami on April 11, 2008 • ( 0 )

  The Eldership, called the “Presbytery” or the “board of Elders”, is invested by God with authority to oversee and shepherd the church. The diagram (from here) shows some relevant Greek prepositions related to the topic of Elders’ authority. The prepositions… Read More ›

• FREEDOM IN CHINA

  By disciplerami on April 10, 2008 • ( 0 )

  China is in the news because of its brutal crackdown in Tibet and because it is hosting the Olympics. This was the discussion on the radio where I also learned that Chinese athletes must be given permission by the Chinese… Read More ›

• NEW GENERATION VALUES

  By disciplerami on April 10, 2008 • ( 0 )

  “And now I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.” – Acts 20:32 The Presbyterian Church is… Read More ›

• CHILDREN ARE DOGS?

  By disciplerami on April 9, 2008 • ( 0 )

  Remember how we loved the field trip in elementary school? We would all jump on the school bus to visit a dairy, county fair, or museum. The anticipation was so great that we couldn’t sleep the night before. It didn’t… Read More ›

• COMING TO A BUS (OFFICE, STORE, PRISON, SCHOOL BUS, SCHOOL, OR ANY PUBLIC PLACE) NEAR YOU

  By disciplerami on April 7, 2008 • ( 0 )

  I’m not against prayer. In fact, I’m for it and I’m for the right of everyone to exercise their God-given freedom. But I’m against anyone forcing their religious beliefs on me. I don’t do it to them and I don’t… Read More ›

• OBEDIENCE TO ELDERS IN MATTERS OF OPINION

  By disciplerami on April 4, 2008 • ( 2 )

  Here is an excellent article by Terry A. Martin that is a reminder for the church to respect the authority of the Elders even in matters of opinion (where the Scripture gives no clear judgment) and at the same time… Read More ›

• THE SIN OF COMMISSION AND OMISSION

  By disciplerami on March 31, 2008 • ( 13 )

  There are many specific ways of sinning. These all fall generally under two ways; the sins of commission and the sins of omission. All sins fall under one or the other. The first, sins of commission, is a category of… Read More ›

• GOD GIVEN RIGHTS

  By disciplerami on March 29, 2008 • ( 0 )

  [In what I’m about to say, I intend no disrespect whatsoever to hard-working teachers and administrators who are in the public education system, who are doing a great job of educating children, and do not undermine the values being taught… Read More ›

• REMINDER TO SELF

  By disciplerami on March 27, 2008 • ( 0 )

  “When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable, But he who restrains his lips is wise.” – Pro. 10:19

• "PERFECT" IS NOT WHAT YOU THOUGHT, 1 CORINTHIANS 13:10

  By disciplerami on March 27, 2008 • ( 15 )

  “but when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away.” – 1 Cor. 13:10 Nearly everyone on first reading of 1 Corinthians 13 thinks the words “when the perfect comes” means the future coming of “Jesus” and “Heaven”. If… Read More ›