[Church_of_Christ] Re: The essence of worship
In 1969 I signed on for a course on Restoration History at David
Lipscomb College. There were probably 30+ in the class, mostly young men
who were planning to one day preach or work with the church in some full
time manner. I had come to DLC from FHC the year before as one other in
the class. I soon discovered that there was a total lack of respect for
former generations and the efforts they had made, the sacrifices they
had made, and the love of God and his word that had filled their hearts.
They were there because it was a required course. They often ridiculed
all who had come before them. I never got used to it. I still am not
used to it.
I am grateful for those who came before me. I respect their efforts, the
accomplishments they made, even the conlcusions they drew, even when I
differ in some way or another. Somehow I believe this is what the Lord
would of done had he been in my shoes. The assembly with which I gather
is different from it was as I was a boy and the assembly with which I
work is different from when I first arrived in 1980. There have been
many changes; nothing of substance in "doctrine" but certainly in
emphasis and in practice. As I view the changes, I believe for the most
part they are good and healthy; but I also see some that are unhealthy.
One of the unhealthy is a failure to appreciate that this is not the
first generation to question and test those things we hold dear. It is a
shallowness of thought that concludes that it alone thinks critically.
--- In Church_of_Christ@
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> Romans 7:6
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> But now we have died to what used to control us. We have been set free
> from the law. Now we serve in the new way of the Holy Spirit. We no
> longer serve in the old way of the written law.
> Have you "noticed" there is not any written law under this new and
> better covenant on how, when and where followers MUST assemble to
please
> God? Why do you think that is? Why do you think MEN had to resort to
> "examples" to reestablish worship law? They had to resort to turning
> examples of a freed peoples daily activities into a man made LAW by
> deciding, LOOK God forgot to leave us any "worship ritual" law lets
make
> some up for Him. I'm sure they had good intentions. But it has
> wrecked havock among God's people. We have divide the church and
> caused greaat harm to Unity of the Spirit through a bond of peace.
> Could this explain HOW it happened? Let's read and see what they did.
> When we read what they did, lets make that a law. Then "WE" can still
> control men and be their "Priest" and still tell them what to believe.
> But won't they "notice" what we have done? NAWWWW, we will convince
> them we are smarter than they. We will go to" religion school," put
some
> letters in front of our names, place ourselves on the level of the
> Apostles, convince them they need to support us just as they were
taught
> to support the Apostles and then they will accept US as their
religious
> leaders did under the Old Covenant. But won't that be dishonest?
> Well the way you have to look at it, God won't mind us distorting the
> scriptures a tad since our goal is to help them be more religious for
> Him and after all we are devoting our lives to religion and we should
be
> paid just as the Apostles were 1 Timothy 6 3If anyone teaches false
> doctrines and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord
Jesus
> Christ and to godly teaching, 4he is conceited and understands
nothing.
> He has an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words
> that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions 5and
> constant friction between men of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of
> the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.
> Could this be the way it happened? Could they have been mislead and
> were sincere? Could I be mistaken? I pray I am mistaken, but I
> honestly fear, I am not. Grace and peace and may God have mercy on us
> all, Clay
>
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