tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807772450787163569.post3478734640093875958..comments2023-11-02T08:56:19.407-05:00Comments on Planned Spontaneity: The Ideal Church?Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04936345958119798013noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807772450787163569.post-85098607641280976932007-01-18T21:28:00.000-06:002007-01-18T21:28:00.000-06:00Jeff,
I am a minister of 35 years in the one cup, ...Jeff,<br />I am a minister of 35 years in the one cup, non-instrumental, grape juice only, blah, blah, blah, church of Christ. I agree with your position and I think that mine is the same as yours. That is, I do not believe that there was a uniform pattern/set of rules (for the communion, singing, etc.) for every congregation. One thing to note is that the Christians in the first century never saw/read the Old Testament/New Testament or the Bible in one volume. Therefore, what Paul said to the Corinthians took a while to get to the Galatians. People today always yell: "Give me book, chapter and verse. . . " Well, the 1st century Christians did not have the luxury that we have to read the Bible in one volume, divided into "book, chapter and verses." Therefore, all of the doctrines that so many in the c of Christ pester people with by lifting these obscure doctrines (out of context) by using book, chapter and verse are doing something that early Christians had no idea existed.Antherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17592759121670165979noreply@blogger.com