tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post5295063495098712712..comments2024-01-11T10:58:30.769-05:00Comments on Jesus community: I believe in the communion of saintsTed M. Gossardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-66706299539683442972007-04-28T00:04:00.000-04:002007-04-28T00:04:00.000-04:00...but also not to invalidate much going on in "ch......but also not to invalidate much going on in "charismatic" churches. And to say that in reality we're all "charismatic", all who are "in Christ" and have the Spirit (as the Greek New Testament indicates).Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-28596819884868256382007-04-28T00:02:00.000-04:002007-04-28T00:02:00.000-04:00I'd like to add here that my thought on miracles d...I'd like to add here that my thought on miracles does not necessarily exclude them of course. In reality where Christ's Body is interactively at work in this world, heaven is touching earth in life changing ways which may include what we call "miracles" or signs and mighty works.<BR/><BR/>I lean against the idea that such works were confined to the apostolic time, or validating time only. But continue on. The New Testament in this sense (and others, I believe) is a "charismatic" "book". Not to confuse the charismatic aspect of it there with much of what is known as "charismatic" today.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-81976585104088171912007-04-27T04:11:00.000-04:002007-04-27T04:11:00.000-04:00Allan, Thanks. I like your thought building unity ...Allan, Thanks. I like your thought building unity one believer at a time. I think there's wisdom in that. For unity in the Body there has to be mutual care of the members, each of one another. <BR/><BR/>That the control of Christian organizations would foster disunity is troubling indeed. I would hope that Christian denominations can rise above their own vision of the faith to include in that vision other Christians. But this takes some effort and is not what many want since it smacks of ecumenicalism which unfortunately in the past has watered down the faith so that it is no more.<BR/><BR/>I'm thankful that RBC Ministries where I work seeks to foster unity in the worldwide Body of Christ. I do wish we would be more inclusive of our Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic brothers and sisters, though we're certainly growing in that regard.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-19786813894594783272007-04-27T04:06:00.000-04:002007-04-27T04:06:00.000-04:00Charity, Thanks for sharing that. Great to hear of...Charity, Thanks for sharing that. Great to hear of that happening in your assembly. Indeed troubles can end up bringing everyone closer together because of Christ.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-81248635548682730072007-04-26T10:41:00.000-04:002007-04-26T10:41:00.000-04:00Ted,Good thoughts. I don't know if I have anything...Ted,<BR/><BR/>Good thoughts. I don't know if I have anything to add. I agree that God is grieved by "local" disunity as well as disunity on a larger scale. Perhaps we can beging building unity one believer at a time, because it doesn't seem that the Christian organizations are interested in giving up their control.<BR/><BR/>-AlanAlan Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07452247058550736803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-37833388324739897912007-04-26T06:56:00.000-04:002007-04-26T06:56:00.000-04:00Ted -- What a good word for this morning. My churc...Ted -- What a good word for this morning. My church has been experiencing some really difficult issues over the past year, and though they are hard, I have seen a humility and unity that I hardly thought possible. God uses difficulty in our lives corporately just as he does individually: to make us more like Jesus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com