tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436844.post5016645451283284490..comments2024-03-24T09:31:01.300+00:00Comments on Shiny Ginger Thoughts: CongregationalismDaniel Blanchehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15525641726889468099noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436844.post-2851789118411856032011-01-21T16:11:33.941+00:002011-01-21T16:11:33.941+00:002 very fair responses!2 very fair responses!Chris Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277300338582244889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436844.post-70582945732146678442011-01-20T19:03:33.635+00:002011-01-20T19:03:33.635+00:00Two very fair questions.
On Apostles, I would ref...Two very fair questions.<br /><br />On Apostles, I would refer to Paul's farewell to the Ephesian elders, noting that he entrusts the church to them and them to God's word - not to any further apostle-like figure. In my mind, it is not *quite* that apostles=Scripture, but it's close (for us now, anyway).<br /><br />On Titus, I totally accept the role of a church planter, and since no elders were yet appointed in the churches in Crete I would say they weren't yet properly planted. The implication is that there will come a point when Titus can go home, because the churches are established.Daniel Blanchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525641726889468099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30436844.post-23716613537576569912011-01-20T17:34:51.498+00:002011-01-20T17:34:51.498+00:002 quick questions
what do you do with apostles?
We...2 quick questions<br /><b>what do you do with apostles?</b><br /><i>We will confine our boasting to the sphere of service God himself has assigned to us, a sphere that also includes you. 14 We are not going too far in our boasting, as would be the case if we had not come to you, for we did get as far as you with the gospel of Christ. 15 Neither do we go beyond our limits by boasting of work done by others. Our hope is that, as your faith continues to grow, our sphere of activity among you will greatly expand, 16 so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. For we do not want to boast about work already done in someone else’s territory.</i><br /><br /><b>what do you do with Titus?</b><br /><i>The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint/ordain elders in every town, as I directed you.</i>Chris Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277300338582244889noreply@blogger.com