tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post7517674185765076486..comments2024-03-10T10:40:32.319-07:00Comments on Pyromaniacs: Colossians studies 2: the church's founding, and its founderingPhil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-77096004152006658412010-02-23T18:40:25.415-08:002010-02-23T18:40:25.415-08:00In a culture of "Christless Christianity"...In a culture of "Christless Christianity" I am happy to be into a discussion of Solus Christus or Solo Christo!<br /><br />"Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life." (Romans 6:4)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-65253799701721023902010-02-23T13:35:40.693-08:002010-02-23T13:35:40.693-08:00We're studying Colossians too, in our Wednesda...We're studying Colossians too, in our Wednesday womens' Bible study. I'm looking forward to going back over my notes and erasing all my egregious errors...<br /><br />I was rereading chapter 1 this morning, pondering over what your take on the whole not Gnosticism but [x] might be, and and now I'm wondering if I had the same thought David did.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to finding out... we have a church that's growing into what the Colossians were before they stumbled, which we've taken as hugely instructive. We are blessed with sound teaching, solid Christology and people who are growing and strong in the faith,<br /><br />which makes us equally or more qualified to be distracted and turned aside in the same way they were. Sobering thought.Rachael Starkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781158372237369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-33121418447195224292010-02-23T13:05:34.278-08:002010-02-23T13:05:34.278-08:00Dan:
I take your point. I have to remember that ...Dan:<br /><br />I take your point. I have to remember that none of Paul's letters were written in a vacuum, or "just because," but were all written for one reason or another.<br /><br />Therefore, it makes sense that his response to the Colossian heresy should undergird much of the letter—and that reconstructing the substance of the heresy from his arguments in the letter should give us a clearer idea of the overall structure of the letter, and his overall point...?<br /><br />And yes, absolutely, it all comes down to doctrine: Christology, the Gospel. That's our foundation, and whenever we stray from that—either as a church, or in our personal lives; and either for a day or for a year—is when we run into trouble.Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-27181142574008947812010-02-23T12:50:16.052-08:002010-02-23T12:50:16.052-08:00The church of Christ, then, is founded on doctrine...<i>The church of Christ, then, is founded on doctrine, on theology, specifically on Christology.</i><br /><br />Amen and amen! If one goes wrong on his Christology he will go wrong on his soteriology and will end up wrong on his <a href="http://www.spurgeon.org/images/pyromaniac/TeamPyro/e-s_012.jpg" rel="nofollow">ecclesiology</a>.olan stricklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05345193051857763038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-41674782035765111232010-02-23T11:34:01.258-08:002010-02-23T11:34:01.258-08:00Fishformen, very good point. As you'll see, DV...Fishformen, very good point. As you'll see, DV, I approach it as subsumed under Christology. That should begin to become clear, I hope, by around the fourth or fifth in the series.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-16690772175296395772010-02-23T11:20:24.839-08:002010-02-23T11:20:24.839-08:00Cliff-hanger!!!Cliff-hanger!!!Work in Progresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00391820028424151438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-72522093345961167972010-02-23T10:51:34.384-08:002010-02-23T10:51:34.384-08:00excuse the typos- orbed and focusexcuse the typos- orbed and focusChris Gilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03765218586483783054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-44106134846008153542010-02-23T10:49:40.365-08:002010-02-23T10:49:40.365-08:00Dan,
I am most pleased concerning "christolog...Dan,<br />I am most pleased concerning "christology" as the sound doctrine. Perhaps it is in your sight, or perhaps not, but as I read the post I wondered to myself is the whole emphasis and debate concerning soteriology perhaps missing, or limiting a full ored Christology. I realize you can't have one without the other, but could the ocus on soteriology alone be an issue? I ask because I am interested in the further lessons.Chris Gilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03765218586483783054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-59969822073669267252010-02-23T10:17:55.966-08:002010-02-23T10:17:55.966-08:00I have a guess. Do I dare venture? Something tells...I have a guess. Do I dare venture? Something tells me that it's transparently applicable to the church today.David Regierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766862583586784668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-61729122931295366942010-02-23T09:44:11.781-08:002010-02-23T09:44:11.781-08:00This is one case where introductory matters matter...This is one case where introductory matters matter. You'll see, DV.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-65331724900874385272010-02-23T09:26:37.436-08:002010-02-23T09:26:37.436-08:00Dan:
I trust that after providing the historical ...Dan:<br /><br />I trust that after providing the historical context—including the "Colossian heresy"—you will move on to provide some exegesis and application: that this is only the appetizer and not the main dish?Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-64999724135264583202010-02-23T09:13:41.658-08:002010-02-23T09:13:41.658-08:00So... if you read the Colossian church's websi...So... if you read the Colossian church's website, you would agree with the doctrinal statement. But, watch out for Matthew 13:22.Rob Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10893938431904825170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-57498805239185147352010-02-23T07:58:05.908-08:002010-02-23T07:58:05.908-08:00"The church of Christ, then, is founded on do..."The church of Christ, then, is founded on doctrine, on theology, specifically on Christology."<br /><br />Word.<br /><br />"...you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit."<br /><br />Looking forward to your next lesson.donsandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794015011057098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-71138729306660372112010-02-23T07:03:17.663-08:002010-02-23T07:03:17.663-08:00Mission Accomplished.
(c;Mission Accomplished.<br /><br />(c;DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-67685463215454113012010-02-23T06:54:05.795-08:002010-02-23T06:54:05.795-08:00MOST ANNOYING POST EVER!!111!!!!!
(By the most an...MOST ANNOYING POST EVER!!111!!!!!<br /><br />(By the most annoying comment ever.)<br /><br />Suffice it so say my appetite is sufficiently wetted but the plate has just been taken away. Wah!<br /><br />;-)Gov98https://www.blogger.com/profile/08591233575630981982noreply@blogger.com