9-15-13 Class 1
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This document appears to be a series of slides from a class discussing the importance of interpreting scripture and honoring God's word. It touches on several key points: 1) The need to honor God and his word when interpreting scripture. 2) The importance of maintaining unity within the local church community. 3) Providing historical context around the Restoration Movement's interpretative methods. 4) Identifying the prevailing interpretation methods typically used within Churches of Christ. 5) Offering tools to aid in properly interpreting scripture going forward. The document aims to educate the class on scriptural interpretation and its role in the church.
9-15-13 Class 1
- 1. Class 1: Why We’re Here & Where We’re Going 1Tuesday, September 17, 2013
- 2. the Holy Kiss •“Greet one another with a holy kiss.” -Rom. 16:16 •“Greet one another with a holy kiss.” -1 Cor. 16:20 •“Greet one another with a holy kiss.” -2 Cor. 13:12 •“Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.” -1 Thess. 5:26 •“Greet one another with a kiss of love.” -1 Pet. 5:14 2Tuesday, September 17, 2013
- 3. "My feelings as a Christian point me to my Lord and Savior as a fighter. It points me to the man who once in loneliness, surrounded by a few followers, recognized these Jews for what they were and summoned men to fight against them and who, God's truth, was greatest not as a sufferer but as a fighter. In boundless love as a Christian and as a man I read through the passage which tells us how the Lord at last rose in His might and seized the scourge to drive out of the Temple the brood of vipers and adders. How terrific was His fight for the world against the Jewish poison. To-day, after two thousand years, with deepest emotion I recognize more profoundly than ever before the fact that it was for this that He had to shed His blood upon the Cross. As a Christian I have no duty to allow myself to be cheated, but I have the duty to be a fighter for truth and justice... And if there is anything which could demonstrate that we are acting rightly it is the distress that daily grows. For as a Christian I have also a duty to my own people.” -Adolf Hitler speech April 12, 1922 (italics mine) 3Tuesday, September 17, 2013
- 4. Acts 18:24-28 Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was a learned man, with a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures. He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke with great fervor and taught about Jesus accurately, though he know only the baptism of John. He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquilla heard him, they invited him to their home and explained to him the way of God more adequately. 4Tuesday, September 17, 2013
- 5. The more something influences your lens, the more difficult it is to see it. 5Tuesday, September 17, 2013
- 6. Heart Issues Broken Hearts “When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem. Then Paul answered, ‘Why are you weeping and breaking my heart?” -Acts 21:12-13 6Tuesday, September 17, 2013
- 7. Heart Issues Calloused Hearts “Go to this people and say, ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.‘ For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes.” -Acts 28:26-27 7Tuesday, September 17, 2013
- 8. Heart Issues Unrepentant Hearts “But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed. -Romans 2:5 8Tuesday, September 17, 2013
- 9. Honor God and his Word 9Tuesday, September 17, 2013
- 10. Keep Unity of the local Church 10Tuesday, September 17, 2013
- 11. Provide an historical context of the Restoration Movement’s interpretative method 11Tuesday, September 17, 2013
- 12. Identify the prevailing method of interpretation within most Churches of Christ 12Tuesday, September 17, 2013
- 13. Provide tools for interpretation of Scripture moving forward 13Tuesday, September 17, 2013
- 14. 1200000 1222500 1245000 1267500 1290000 1990 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 Members in Churches of Christ 14Tuesday, September 17, 2013
- 15. 12400 12600 12800 13000 13200 1990 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 Churches of Christ in USA 15Tuesday, September 17, 2013