Evidence for God from Science

Will, Thanks for the reply. Let me just hone in on the issue of eldership and authority. What do you make of the following verses? The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. (1 Tim 5:17) While this verse is...

Age, Unfortunately, another WillyG. I wish I could put on a concert! :-) I may be naive. But what I described has not led me or others astray (as far as I can discern) over the past several years of meeting. Satan does prowl about like a lion, but he is not God's equal. We can't go wrong trusting in...

Jac, Interesting post. Second, I think everyone can agree that there are some who are specially gifted in the area of teaching. Whether they are elders or not, the question of how they are to function in this "organic church" (I appreciate the sentiment in the phrase--I just really don't l...

Age, You'll certainly hear no disagreement from me regarding the need for a Shepherd to tend to His flock. But if we usurp that role, or give in to the temptation to institutionalize it, we risk making ourselves the head of the Church rather than allowing Jesus to be the Head. In such circumstances,...

Danny, Thanks for taking the time to read my post. I'll offer two clarifications. When I mentioned "false teachings," I meant to draw a distinction between those and outright falsehoods, like, "Christ was not the Messiah," or "God is not three Persons." When the sharing...

All, At Bart's invitation, just wanted to add my $0.02. Along with another brother, his wife, and a sister from Baltimore, I began to fellowship organically about three years ago (maybe more or less--the date we actually started meeting eludes me) in the group Bart mentioned in his last post. Since ...