Family of God: [Church_of_Christ] Re: The Melting Pot

Greetings Ray, ED here

Ray: 100% of NT worship was Jewish for the first 15 years AT LEAST, and combined Gentile and Jewish for 2 centuries after that. The Gentiles learned from the Jews. Our worship is western gentile with no relation to Jewish worship.

ED: They contiunued stedfastly in the apostle's teaching.

Ray: 100% of NT worship taught doctrine only from the OT because there was no other.

ED: They continued stedfastly in the apostle's doctrine.

Ray: 100% of NT worship involved languages we no longer use: Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic.

ED: To use another language is not to practice tradition instead of God's revelation.

Ray > 100% of NT worship was community based. They interacted in the service, Q & A, they discussed...ministry was brought forth from multiple people. We let one person do it all.

ED: First, aren't we doing the same here. Second, if you mean their worship was not as we practice, show me. I believe we are doing the same basic things they did.

RAy> 100% of NT worship was daily. Ours is 3 hours a week if we're lucky.
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ED: I worship daily and those around me do too.

Ray 100% of NT worship involved people who celebrated with joy because they actually believed that God did something. We choose to be sad, solemn, and reserved because we think it's 'humble and reverent'.
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ED: I am represented by your first sentense and those with me are also.

Ray> 100% of NT worship involved the miraculous: tongues, prophecy, healing, and other spiritual gifts, which most churches today believe is over with.
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ED: 100% - overstated and simply not true. "Spiritual gifts" were stated as having a temporary existence once their purpose was accomplished. But if there is some apostle around to lay hands on me, I would willingly receive whatever gift he would give me.

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