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For the last 10 years, I have been studying church history. Apart from my study of the New Testament, I must have read at least 60 books on the subject. My latest journey is the 8 volume “History of the Christian Church” by Philip Schaff. I am rather pleased with this purchase as it normally...

We are very good at making complicated those things that are simple. Do you not think that God knew that thousands of years later there would be a seven day week which most of mankind would refer to for their understanding of time. I happen to be believe that God knows everything past present...

REALLY? You definitely have a blinkered view of what God does or says. So when the Spirit gave them the ability to speak in tongues on the day of Pentecost, that was really the devil at work? So when the Spirit bade Paul to go to Macedonia via a vision, that was the devil speaking? So when...

Although I understand your conviction about this, I am not sure that you are elucidating your position very well. Are we going to base what we do on what we consider a good idea, or what the word of God says. For me, time and time again the scriptures are clear that it is not brain power that...

Let me tell you about Mike who I have met. Mike was a sales rep and an evangelist. No degrees and no training. Just an anointed evangelist gifted by the risen and ascended Christ (Ephesians 4:11). Just to show you how anointed and in touch with the Spirit he is he told me of the time he was...

Exodus 24:9 And Moses and Aaron went up with Nadab and Abihu, and seventy from the elders of Israel. Numbers 11:16 And Jehovah said to Moses, Assemble to Me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you have known that they are elders of the people, and its officers. And you shall take them...

You obviously do not realise it but your position is already clear. Grab any verse you can to try and prove your unbiblical eisegesis. I know. I never said he wasn't. Obviously your decision to ignore what I have said is also irrelevant. Check the facts. Teaching is a gift of the ascended...

As I have already said, I do not refer to a dictionary to gain truth. My source is the word of God. And...if you believe what you do, why do you spend so much time here putting MEN right. Surely that is the opposite of your demand for no women priests?

There is no mention of the gift of teaching in this passage. If I answered in the same vein as the questions were asked I could say of course I know everything about God but I will let you make the judgement as you are good at it. One of the regular visitors to our church was Derek Prince...

Genesis 2:2 And on the seventh day God completed His work which He had made. And He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made. The English word seventh is a correct interpretation of the Hebrew word so no interpretation is necessary. God rested on the seventh day. If that...

justaname, on 20 Sept 2013 - 12:24 PM, said: Marksman, I fail to see the relevance of this statement in respect to what I have said. The gift of teaching is not mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 As you have asked a silly question, I am tempted to give you a silly answer like of course I...

There is no indication here that only shepherds teach. In Paul instructions to Timothy and Titus about leadership in the church, pastors are not mentioned once. It does say that Elders were to be chosen from among the flock to lead and some of them would shepherd and/or teach. These passages...

Your condescending and paternalistic tone does not impress me. Bible learned Pastor?? Do you mean one like me with four degrees and 50 years experience in ministry in Baptist, Brethren, Pentecostal, Charismatic, Anglican, Independent, Home Church and Charismatic Brethren. In addition...

Thankyou Dodo David and not any secular dictionary as some are wont to do here.

Priest is NOT a more accurate word because Elder means an older person (not old) chronologically and is used 25 times in the New Testament when it speaks of leadership of the church. The facts are that the word priest in Greek is either "archiereus" or " hiereus" and priestly office is...

I cannot speak for every church that experiences these things, and I would not hold up Kenneth Hagin and others like him as an example of the church in general and say "he does it so it must be right/wrong." It is better to deal with the subject based on reality first hand rather than second...

Two things. The new Testament Church did NOT have PRIESTS. They had Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Shepherds and Teachers. The government of the New Testament Church was Elders chosen from within the congregation. There were no such things as priests, popes, bishops, vicars, rectors...

Just to put you in the picture. I am autistic and we always call a spade a spade not because we are trying to put people down but that is the only way we know how to speak because of a deficiency in the brain. Christians of all varieties try to put us right and even exclude us because of this...

I did not know that the scriptures said that all scripture is given by inspiration of God....except the story of creation.

Sorry but you are deluded in thinking that. Once again you are deluded if you think that. Like your penchant to make scripture say what it doesn't say, you make me say what I haven't said. You have drawn your own conclusion like the pig walking down the street pulling a string of sausages. And...