Comments on: Repentance and Reconciliation http://stepthruthescriptures.lionelwoods.net/repentance-and-reconciliation/ Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:40:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Steve Scott http://stepthruthescriptures.lionelwoods.net/repentance-and-reconciliation/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Steve Scott Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:01:13 +0000 http://stepthruthescriptures.lionelwoods.net/?p=127#comment-220 It was an abomination for the Egyptians to eat with the Hebrews. Yet Joseph, an "Egyptian" ate with them, being a Hebrew. Isn't this like Jesus, who being a Jew couldn't converse with Samaritans, yet being the Son of Man, he did? A note about the ESV translation. The parable of the wheat and weeds? I'm wondering what went into that decision. Are tares commonly known as weeds? They resemble wheat, except without the fruit. Okay, I'm going to drop a hint as to my views on eschatology here regarding the Matthew passage. The leaven of the kingdom is placed into the earth and the whole earth will become Christian before Christ's return. The Great Commission will be a success and all the nations will be completely discipled as disciples of Christ. Just my 2c. It was an abomination for the Egyptians to eat with the Hebrews. Yet Joseph, an “Egyptian” ate with them, being a Hebrew. Isn’t this like Jesus, who being a Jew couldn’t converse with Samaritans, yet being the Son of Man, he did?

A note about the ESV translation. The parable of the wheat and weeds? I’m wondering what went into that decision. Are tares commonly known as weeds? They resemble wheat, except without the fruit.

Okay, I’m going to drop a hint as to my views on eschatology here regarding the Matthew passage. The leaven of the kingdom is placed into the earth and the whole earth will become Christian before Christ’s return. The Great Commission will be a success and all the nations will be completely discipled as disciples of Christ. Just my 2c.

]]> By: Javetta http://stepthruthescriptures.lionelwoods.net/repentance-and-reconciliation/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Javetta Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:02:17 +0000 http://stepthruthescriptures.lionelwoods.net/?p=127#comment-208 Hutch- Thaank you for sharing that, and we praise God that you have benefited from anything we've had to say. I also PTL with you for growth in your business and in your church! It so exciting to be on the brink of a lot of positive change in life :) Please know that Jeff and I NEVER thought for one second anything sinister about your lack of comments on our posts. I believe that everyone who has signed up to write for this blog did not do so for people to comment or exhalt them. That would take away from Christ being glorified. You are a value to the Body and if the Lord has you laboring in another field and you don't have tie to visit our field as much as you'd like, it's all right with us! :) Hutch-
Thaank you for sharing that, and we praise God that you have benefited from anything we’ve had to say. I also PTL with you for growth in your business and in your church! It so exciting to be on the brink of a lot of positive change in life :)

Please know that Jeff and I NEVER thought for one second anything sinister about your lack of comments on our posts. I believe that everyone who has signed up to write for this blog did not do so for people to comment or exhalt them. That would take away from Christ being glorified. You are a value to the Body and if the Lord has you laboring in another field and you don’t have tie to visit our field as much as you’d like, it’s all right with us! :)

]]> By: Lionel Woods http://stepthruthescriptures.lionelwoods.net/repentance-and-reconciliation/comment-page-1/#comment-201 Lionel Woods Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:20:40 +0000 http://stepthruthescriptures.lionelwoods.net/?p=127#comment-201 Thanks Hutch and we are very excited that your limited time is because of the growth of your business and your involvement to encourage others! God bless brother and I look forward to our next hook up face to face. Hopefully we will both have much more time. Thanks Hutch and we are very excited that your limited time is because of the growth of your business and your involvement to encourage others! God bless brother and I look forward to our next hook up face to face. Hopefully we will both have much more time.

]]> By: Hutch http://stepthruthescriptures.lionelwoods.net/repentance-and-reconciliation/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Hutch Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:11:12 +0000 http://stepthruthescriptures.lionelwoods.net/?p=127#comment-200 Lionel- I really liked this: We will have to do the same if we are to present the ministry of reconciliation. We will have to have upright moral character and integrity. This may cause us to be falsely accused, ridiculed or even persecuted at some length, but Jesus says ” a servant is not above His master…”. Jesus experienced this and so will we from time to time. And this: Again this is the ministry of reconciliation. The Good News of Jesus Christ. We are the sowers, we are the person who found the treasure it is the leaven in our lives which permeates every part and we are to be fisher of men. I like to think of myself as a man who was dying of thirst who found the Living Water, and now I'm just a man telling people where they can find the Manna from heaven and the Living Water so they will not be casualties of the famine and drought. Jeff & Javetta- The biggest concern I had when committing to write and interact on this forum was a con cern that I would not have enough time to comment or be a part of the discussion each day. My business has finally started to pick back up after a 3 year drought, PTL and my teaching/speaking responsibilities within my local assembly have increased dramatically as well. Please do not take the fact that I cannot comment on each post as any type of negative feedback. I read each post and have benefitted from each of your recent devotionals. Lionel-

I really liked this:

We will have to do the same if we are to present the ministry of reconciliation. We will have to have upright moral character and integrity. This may cause us to be falsely accused, ridiculed or even persecuted at some length, but Jesus says ” a servant is not above His master…”. Jesus experienced this and so will we from time to time.

And this:

Again this is the ministry of reconciliation. The Good News of Jesus Christ. We are the sowers, we are the person who found the treasure it is the leaven in our lives which permeates every part and we are to be fisher of men.

I like to think of myself as a man who was dying of thirst who found the Living Water, and now I’m just a man telling people where they can find the Manna from heaven and the Living Water so they will not be casualties of the famine and drought.

Jeff & Javetta-

The biggest concern I had when committing to write and interact on this forum was a con cern that I would not have enough time to comment or be a part of the discussion each day. My business has finally started to pick back up after a 3 year drought, PTL and my teaching/speaking responsibilities within my local assembly have increased dramatically as well. Please do not take the fact that I cannot comment on each post as any type of negative feedback. I read each post and have benefitted from each of your recent devotionals.

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