tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post1097567712760308226..comments2024-03-10T10:40:32.319-07:00Comments on Pyromaniacs: Piercing the fogbank with discerning questionsPhil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-35737811268258873212014-10-14T10:53:34.103-07:002014-10-14T10:53:34.103-07:00Nobody's ever going to let me near a pastor se...Nobody's ever going to let me near a pastor search committee, because I think the Holy Spirit wrote Hebrews. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-26570936417896608302014-10-14T09:31:20.621-07:002014-10-14T09:31:20.621-07:00In this age of intellectual and spiritual laziness...In this age of intellectual and spiritual laziness, it is no wonder that people don't want to ask the hard questions. Heck, most don't want to do the research to know the answers themselves. We all need to treasure Scripture more and have an intense passion for God instead of just saving that for movies, sports, reading, or "programs". God looks to those who tremble at His Word...not those who gawk at the Blue Man Crew types of shows that many churches perform on stage these days.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987985549747283669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-69135388351912592682014-10-14T09:14:31.773-07:002014-10-14T09:14:31.773-07:00This is a good reason why multiple "shepherds...This is a good reason why multiple "shepherds" are beneficial.Jim Pembertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446388434272680014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-89798643861818939232014-10-14T08:47:44.668-07:002014-10-14T08:47:44.668-07:00"There are three of them here in the Nashvill..."There are three of them here in the Nashville area" — ROFL, right there. Then it just gets better.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-3319145259659380052014-10-14T08:46:07.321-07:002014-10-14T08:46:07.321-07:00"International New Springs of Joyful Higher P..."International New Springs of Joyful Higher Plane Apostolic Barking Impact Abundance Worship Center"<br /><br />That's too good.<br /><br />There are three of them here in the Nashville area, two with only remote video screens, but one with an actual holographically projected Pastor (for those who prefer the personal touch).Terry Rayburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722632954331009294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-85076648172644255152014-10-14T08:02:04.230-07:002014-10-14T08:02:04.230-07:00DJP:
Of course the text is king. Or the voice of...DJP:<br /><br />Of course the text is king. Or the voice of the King as the case may be.FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-30898376197995321062014-10-14T06:59:17.374-07:002014-10-14T06:59:17.374-07:00Amen. My family just left a church in part becaus...Amen. My family just left a church in part because the leadership wasn't asking the serious questions before using materials from a prominent church in the west suburbs of Chicago, and when I called them on it, they closed ranks to protect the guy. <br /><br />So in some places, the question is not just a lack of discernment, but rather an active hostility to attempts at the same. And that's a shame.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-44340550558766502432014-10-14T06:57:24.690-07:002014-10-14T06:57:24.690-07:00It leads into this need: if we are not expecting p...It leads into this need: if we are not expecting pastors/ministers to know the Word, and be able to hold some weighty discussions on it, then we get this:<br /><br />"Our pastor's nice, but if we want to learn we watch 'Bible Secrets Revealed' on the TV."<br /><br />All the pragmatics in the world put you down as "nice guy" while trust goes to the person who seems to know what he's talking about.<br /><br />I like Apollos for Hebrews and Barnabas for helping, a lot, with 1 Peter. I also like Hebrews as written-out sermon material, but that's another discussion. I think it's a sermon (or series thereof) condensed into a letter rather than a letter written for its own sake (like Romans).Doug Hibbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01099486048716032843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-13495454319520638832014-10-14T06:52:31.691-07:002014-10-14T06:52:31.691-07:00Well then, I need to clarify that it is not on-top...Well then, I need to clarify that it is not on-topic if one reads ham-fistedly (to mix imagery). The difference between Ephesians, the Pastorals, and 2 Peter on the one hand and Hebrews on the other is that the former all have what the latter lacks: unambiguous in-text ascription of authorship.<br /><br />So one could be perfectly Biblically orthodox, as far as that goes, and think that Hebrews was written by Paul, Apollos, Barnabas, Luke, or for that matter Quartus.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-49774043501600075262014-10-14T06:47:54.128-07:002014-10-14T06:47:54.128-07:00I thought the question was on-topic, and I love DJ...I thought the question was on-topic, and I love DJP's answer. I always thought "Timothy" was a good answer also, and saying Paul did it is also completely traditional and historically-adequate.<br /><br />The point being (which is on-topic) that there are orthodox answers to hard questions, and that's how we should take a look at people who are claiming spiritual authority over us: do they submit the the actual spiritual authority which establishes their basis for ministry?FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-65604680273116212802014-10-14T06:25:54.279-07:002014-10-14T06:25:54.279-07:00"On topic" — which is where you lose Fra..."On topic" — which is where you lose Frank, but thanks. And sad but good point.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-15083816257760667152014-10-14T06:24:38.454-07:002014-10-14T06:24:38.454-07:00On topic:
This matters, because there is so much ...On topic:<br /><br />This matters, because there is so much fluffery out there. And because of the various default positions presented by "scholars" on TV programs. When the History Channel is telling your congregation that Bart Ehrman is a renowned New Testament Scholar, they listen.<br /><br />And if the Word of God has not been held in high regard, he sounds so nice...Doug Hibbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01099486048716032843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-4046521474229294692014-10-14T06:22:45.638-07:002014-10-14T06:22:45.638-07:00Frank:
St. Arbuck.
He brews to this day.Frank:<br /><br />St. Arbuck.<br /><br />He brews to this day.Doug Hibbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01099486048716032843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-23870255666149450282014-10-14T05:42:05.912-07:002014-10-14T05:42:05.912-07:00Apollos.
NEXT!Apollos.<br /><br />NEXT!DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-78316912014571299402014-10-14T05:41:23.000-07:002014-10-14T05:41:23.000-07:00Yes, but who wrote the letter to the Hebrews?Yes, but who wrote the letter to the Hebrews?FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-69372703637708422232014-10-14T05:28:14.503-07:002014-10-14T05:28:14.503-07:00I'm tweeting this to my entire extended family...I'm tweeting this to my entire extended family.Kirbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04036811702165687007noreply@blogger.com