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Some very good points Craig, all of which I have considered over the years as I have been taught various things about alcohol.Whatever you believe you can only come to right judgment when you know what the scripture teaches. Otherwise you are basing your beliefs on hearsay and conjecture.Once...

In The Lord, there is neither MALE nor FEMALE (Galatians 3:28).HUSBANDS, make no mistake about it, The Lord will repay you for how you mistreated your wife (honor and cherish, "one flesh"). This verse has nothing to do with husband and wife relationships and cannot be used to make a point in...

Dear His by Grace,I have no idea what you are talking about!! Your post is too cryptic for me.

Some interesting comments and I am sure well meaning but we have to stick with the facts as revealed in scripture. Here are some of them…All wine in the New Testament was alcoholic or as it was known then, fermented. The following verses make this clear. In Luke 1 v 15 it talks about wine and...

In The Lord, there is neither MALE nor FEMALE (Galatians 3:28). Whilst that is true, in the context of the discussion it has no relevance as this verse has nothing to do with leadership of the local congregation. If you read the context of the verse you will find that it relates to our standing...

what are we to make of the Women Paul mentions that teach? As you will see from this comment, I made no reference to a woman teaching, only to leadership of the local congregation. "In regards to leadership of the local congregation, one cannot refer to the OT to justify women fulfilling that...

In the study I have done on NT leadership I contacted many of the current leadership crop in Australia and read their material. Almost without exception, they referred to some OT texts to justify what they were doing, but then ignored what the NT says.In addition, the benchmark for NT living and...

Your church just had more faith in God and trusted Him for nicer things than other churches, your church is not wrong the others are missing out. I have to go by what you write Craig. This statement suggests that churches who do not have nice things are somehow being judged by God for their lack...

Hi Beck,You might know my wife Anne Marks. She taught at Northside Christian College all of the nineties. I studied at Latrobe Uni from 91-96. I read your blog. Some very good stuff there.Can I suggest as a teacher of English, that you don't underline the main body of the text as that is usually...

Well, in Colossians 3:23, the scripture says to "work hard and cheerfully at whatever you do just as though you were working for the Lord." A classic example of taking a verse of scripture to support a non-biblical view. This chapter has nothing at all to do with local church leadership, it is...

But, I still do not think anything is wrong with paying a pastor for full-time ministry. Unless you have walked alongside them or been a family member to one of them, you haven't a clue as to how consumed their lives are with sacrifices. They don't have time for another job. I would like to make...

Paul is discussing this very thing. He is saying that ministers have the right to make a living from sharing the gospel full-time even though he didn't do that. He did not say ministers have a right to make a living from sharing the gospel full time. The passage you quoted in Cornthians is...

Just make sure that the pastor lines up with scripture I realise this may be off topic but I could not let this one pass. If a church has a paid pastor who leads the church, they do not line up with scripture.If you want to follow the teaching of scripture and follow the example of the New...

Thankyou for those kind words Craig. They are much appreciated. Let me point out that I do not comment on anything unless I have done extensive research on the topic.I have read their books and done some research on mega churches, especially in Australia where I live. So far I have come to the...

1 Cor 14 v 29 tells you how to test them or a better word is 'judge' them. In the greek the literal meaning is to not jump in and say "this is from God or it is not from God" We are told to reflect on what has been said and weigh the prophecy up. That way you can discern the validity of it.Of...

Thankyou for your input RaddSpencer. I can't see how we are going to be dynamic force unless we listen to those we want to influence. I am sorry that we "couldn't care less" about you as we should care about everyone. Having spent six year at university as a student and taking on the homos...

There is a saying here and maybe in the US as well that the world is a reflection of the church. Jesus said we are salt and light amd just maybe the church has lost its savor and the light is not very bright.I read an article that said amongst other things that about 55% of pastors in the US...

True to the end, If you want to quote, highlight the passage you want to quote, right click on it and click on copy. Then paste it into your reply (right click), highlight it and then click on the icon above that lookes like a page with a tail (second in from the right). The words will be...

A few pertinent facts...Most congregations are made up of 30% men and 70% women.90% of young men leave the church by the time they are 20.There are more believers who don't attend religious ceremonies than those who do. Only 1% of churches in the USA and Australia are growing.Most churches are...