George was constantly disparaging formal study. Now we know that God has gifted his CHURCH, not every congregation, with teachers. GG did not want the "saints" to learn from them!! So he "insulated" his followers by two methods; building up a contemptuous attitude toward scholarship, and actively trying to keep his followers ignorant!
wai wai, it was because of something BG said that i started looking into theology.
Brethren, these men were apostles. Our lives do not correspond directly to theirs. We don't give inspired utterances as they did. We have to learn God's word.
"some were given the gift of teaching, others the gift of prophecy." The apostles were those who were called, just as the Lord can call and guide us today. I agree that the correspondance is not a linear one, but i do believe there are many teachings to be found in studying their live's that can be fruitful in our own.
We can see you doing the same things we did when we were in bondage. You use verses in certain ways, not necessarily in line with the contextual understanding of the passage. These verses were drummed into your, (and our) heads by constant repitition. When you read or hear them, the habitual thoughts emerge.
Very true. I find this every morning: a light popping up in my mind linking a verse or 2 to ministry that i listened too. One thing that has come out of this drumming has been the rememberance of scripture, committing verses to memory.
It keeps you from hearing the voice of God!!!
This is a jump, one that i do not personally agree with. Would remebering something your pastor said about a verse be contrary to what God is telling you during your morning time?
5. Finally, remember the purpose of GG's assemblies. He called them "testimonies". They were supposed to display the wisdom of God to the world and the heavenly hosts.
They miserably failed in this.
To be fair, as God's Children, we are to be lights in this world, that includes living your life as a testimony.
Now I ask you to think, What is the purpose of these assemblies now?
I realize that my comment on your last statement demeans your intention with this one, but i will give an answer. I am still attending the assembly meetings because i see genuineness there. I see true fervent worship, solid thoughtful ministry, and a real care the people have for one another. I believe they there purpose is still what i have always believed it to be: a gathering of believers taking no name and meeting in a house to worship the Lord and study His word.
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