The State of the UPC - Page 19

Coonskinner · #**181** 02-08-2011, 07:22 AM

If breath and body were all that were needed, we wouldn't have the epistles and we wouldn't need the fivefold ministry.

Babies are born with breath and body, but they won't survive without some care and instruction.

Pressing-On · #**182** 02-08-2011, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by *AQuietPlace*

Not taking you to task

but I was just thinking yesterday about how often God asked people to step out of the box. God was always getting people to do something new and different. And very often the people around them ridiculed, condemned and laughed.

God doesn't seem to be a very 'in the box' kind of God.

When God does the asking, I have no problem with stepping out of the box. It's just that God must do the asking.

Pressing-On · #**183** 02-08-2011, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Coonskinner

If breath and body were all that were needed, we wouldn't have the epistles and we wouldn't need the fivefold ministry.

Babies are born with breath and body, but they won't survive without some care and instruction.

Coonskinner · #**184** 02-08-2011, 07:40 AM

Paul wrote thus:

1Ti 3:15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

All this "organic church" stuff sounds noble and pure and sweet, but the fact is there are expectations that God has concerning our conduct and the work of the Kingdom.

Lone Rangers for Jesus are not the plan of the New testament Church.

Tom T. Hall may believe him and Jesus have their own thing going, but Jesus died to purchase a Church, not a bunch of free agents.

Our walk with God is an intensely personal thing, but the Church is a Body. And the Body is connected member to member.

I am tempted to post a little study on grace that would blow some of you liberated folks' dress tails up.

jfrog · #**185** 02-08-2011, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Coonskinner

Paul wrote thus:

1Ti 3:15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

All this "organic church" stuff sounds noble and pure and sweet, but the fact is there are expectations that God has concerning our conduct and the work of the Kingdom.

Lone Rangers for Jesus are not the plan of the New testament Church.

Tom T. Hall may believe him and Jesus have their own thing going, but Jesus died to purchase a Church, not a bunch of free agents.

Our walk with God is an intensely personal thing, but the Church is a Body. And the Body is connected member to member.

I am tempted to post a little study on grace that would blow some of you liberated folks' dress tails up.

You shouldn't give into temptation

Pressing-On · #**186** 02-08-2011, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Coonskinner

Paul wrote thus:

1Ti 3:15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

All this "organic church" stuff sounds noble and pure and sweet, but the fact is there are expectations that God has concerning our conduct and the work of the Kingdom.

Lone Rangers for Jesus are not the plan of the New testament Church.

Tom T. Hall may believe him and Jesus have their own thing going, but Jesus died to purchase a Church, not a bunch of free agents.

Our walk with God is an intensely personal thing, but the Church is a Body. And the Body is connected member to member.

I am tempted to post a little study on grace that would blow some of you liberated folks' dress tails up.

Well, you know you have to do that now. And please put it on a separate thread. It would probably warrant having it's own thread.

Coonskinner · #**187** 02-08-2011, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Well, you know you have to do that now. And please put it on a separate thread. It would probably warrant having it's own thread.

I'm not sure some of ye are able to bear it.

Pressing-On · #**188** 02-08-2011, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Coonskinner

I'm not sure some of ye are able to bear it.

But, you need to do it while people have been declaring their undying love for your having been MIA. You need to do it before the honeymoon is over!

rgcraig · #**189** 02-08-2011, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Coonskinner

Paul wrote thus:

1Ti 3:15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

All this "organic church" stuff sounds noble and pure and sweet, but the fact is there are expectations that God has concerning our conduct and the work of the Kingdom.

Lone Rangers for Jesus are not the plan of the New testament Church.

Tom T. Hall may believe him and Jesus have their own thing going, but Jesus died to purchase a Church, not a bunch of free agents.

Our walk with God is an intensely personal thing, but the Church is a Body. And the Body is connected member to member.

I am tempted to post a little study on grace that would blow some of you liberated folks' dress tails up.

Coon, you know us liberals don't wear dresses!

Pressing-On · #**190** 02-08-2011, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by rgcraig

Coon, you know us liberals don't wear dresses!