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  • Families of Faith: Preacher’s Kids – 2

    Families of Faith: Preacher’s Kids – 2

    INTRO

    In case you missed the intro to this three-part series, we are talking about the fishbowl of Preacher’s kids and the qualifications and qualities of church leadership. ALL looking into the families of faith we call ‘church‘ from the outside expect much moral modeling, love and grace.

    (Oh, by the way, in that sense 
ALL who claim Christ are Preacher's kids.)

    Qualifications of a Leader & his wife

    (It’s a long and challenging list.)

    Certainly the Preacher’s wife and Preacher’s Kids are also viewed in the spotlight of this higher standard. May God help them.

    Roger@talkofJesus.com

    Scriptures

    Train up a child in the way he should go,
    Even when he is old he will not depart from it.

    Proverbs 22:6

    1 Peter 2:11

    1 John 2:1

    1 Timothy 1 & 3

    Original talkofJesus.com post

    PK’s, EK’s, DK’s: Our kids; God’s kids – 2
    from June 18, 2014 – Topic: Qualifications of a Leader & his wife
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  • Have you taken time for fellowship with God’s church?

    Have you taken time for fellowship with God’s church?

    Love God’s Church = Fellowship with each other

    As I observed the comings and goings of families to a gathering of the church we call worship it seemed all hurried in from some early morning herding of the young sheep into vehicles and in just an hour herded them out into the parking lot of the world.

    Where were all the sheep going?

    Inside, scheduled fellowship included just two places for worshipers to join – neither appropriate for me (by definition of these limited communities of saints seeking fellowship and teaching in scripture).

    Has the world won over the church or just provided better marketing of how ‘christians’ should invest our time on Sundays?

    Roger@talkofJesus.com

    All that said, it’s a continuing issue for many churches and I have addressed it previously, including most recently in a 2020 series, In Case You Missed It…

    Scripture

    John 15:12

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    Got a minute? – 3
    Original post from October 16, 2013
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  • Protestant, Catholic & Jewish Sons of Tradition

    Protestant, Catholic & Jewish Sons of Tradition

    Tradition

    “For you set aside the mitzvah of God, and hold tightly to the tradition of men — the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other such things.”

    Words of the Messiah from the Gospel of Mark 7:8 Hebrew Names Bible

    History of Faith vs Traditions of History

    In our previous Summer Rerun, I mentioned the Great Schism of the Christian Church & later divisions of the Protestant Reformation.

    lines of division of Christianity chart

    Before then, however, Christianity originates from the faith of Judaism.

    In a prior Summer Scriptural Rerun we quote Jesus telling the Jews,

    “You are mistaken, since you do not understand the Scriptures nor the power of God.

    Jesus to traditionalist teachers

    Now in this introduction to our next Summer Scriptural Rerun we will reintroduce the faith of Abraham.

    By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he left, not knowing where he was going

    Hebrews 11:8 NASB20

    And what does this have to do with traditions of the Catholic Church?

    In fact, Jesus makes the point to the Jews that FAITH through Scripture far outweighs the TRADITIONS of man.

    Jewish traditions, Roman Catholic traditions, Orthodox traditions — even Anglican, Lutheran and other traditions of the Protestant Reformation must give way to Holy Scripture.

    Roger@TalkofJesus.com

    Scriptures

    • Matthew 15
    • John 8
    • Original talkofJesus.com Post
    Sons of Tradition
    from June 5, 2018 – Topic: Religion & Tradition
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