Family of God: Re: [Church_of_Christ] Re: Can you guess?

heb12347 wrote:

ED: This is the meaning of the expression as generally held. You ridicule "CENI" without understanding it. "C" is not simply command; it is also statement. The "C" does not have to appear in the form of the imperative; it may appear in the form of statement as well. The statement that there is a day that is called the Lord's Day fits the category of "C".

Although I've heard of the hermeneutical principle of "Command, Example, and Necessary Inference" all of my life, I've never heard of the acronym for it, CENI, before joining this group a few months ago. I've never delved into the exact definitions of these terms, so perhaps I've been functioning under a misconception all these years.

But it seems to me that the term "Command" would mean "command", not "command and/or statement".

Just my two cents' worth.

Beth: (in regard to why Paul stayed at Troas 7 days, though in a hurry to return to Jerusalem) SIGH!!!! Another assumption.

Ed: Yes, it is an assumption. It is an assumption that fits the context. You also assume. You assume that the mention that he stayed 7 days was just a note of time with no significance. You assume that there is no significance to the notation of time in verse 7 that they gathered together on the first day of the week. You assume there is no significance to the use of an awkward Hebraism in Greek (1st day of the week). Your assumptions do not fit the context of either Acts, the historical record, or unbiased biblical scholarship of centuries; yet you continue to stubbornly hold to them.

I can't speak for Beth, but for myself, I'm not making these assumptions which you accuse Beth of making. Rather, I'm simply realizing that to take a stance either way is to make an assumption; I suspect that's Beth's position also.

The point is, I'm not saying that Acts 20:7 does not indicate Sunday to be a regular meeting day for the church, to have the Lord's Supper. Rather, I'm saying that there's no clear indication of such. This might be the case, or it might be simply circumstantial. We just don't know.

--  Kent West                           <")))>< Westing Peacefully - http://kentwest.blogspot.com

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