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Tag Archives: shepherds
Through the Bible: Luke 2:1-20: The Appearance to the Shepherds
We are going through Tatian’s Diatessaron. It is a harmony of the four Gospels put together in the mid-second century. We are in section II, which today returns to Luke 2 and continues the story of Jesus’ birth. I need … Continue reading
Posted in Through the Bible
Tagged cyrenius, diatessaron, freedom, manger, martrydom, Matthew 1, names of Jesus, nativity, quirinius, shepherds
Fall of the Church?
I got an email from someone that objects to my describing “the fall of the church.” At least, I think that’s what his email was about. Sometimes it’s hard to tell. What I do know is that he offered several … Continue reading
Posted in Church, History
Tagged fall of the church, local church, nominal christians, shepherds, tares, the church, wolves
The Five-fold Ministry
I don’t really like the terminology: "Five-fold ministry." However, I can see why it’s used, since five particular gifts are mentioned in Ephesians 4:11-12 as being tasked with the job of perfecting the saints for the work of ministry and … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Church, Gospel, History, Leadership, missions, Modern Doctrines, Roman Catholic & Orthodox
Tagged 5-fold ministry, apostles, elders, evangelists, five-fold ministry, prophets, shepherds, teachers
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Untranslated Words in the Bible; A Rant
There are numerous words in our English Bible that aren’t translated, but transliterated. Sometimes that’s not a big deal, but there are some cases that it’s at best a theological cop-out and at worst purposeful deceit. Baptizo An example of … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Modern Doctrines
Tagged angels, deacons, gabriel, messengers, seraphim, servants, shepherds, snakes, translation, transliteration
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Talkin’ to the Devil
There’s something about respect, even when it’s given to a terrible and evil opponent like the devil. Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Miscellaneous
Tagged devil, flock, leadership, life transformation groups, lion, sheep, shepherds, spiritual battle, spiritual weapons, toothless
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The Appearance of Paul, Part 6
We’ll see how much blogging I can get done tonight. I hope to write more than one. I’ve done 4 parts of a series on the appearance of Paul before tonight. This is Part 6 because I skipped part 4 … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Gospel, Modern Doctrines
Tagged apostle paul, pastors, preaching, shepherds, Teaching
