Comments on: New Testament Christianity, Pt. 4. http://blogs.linux.ie/yarr/2008/05/08/new-testament-christianity-pt-4/ The Personal Weblog of Robert Heffernan Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:13:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Bob Heffernan http://blogs.linux.ie/yarr/2008/05/08/new-testament-christianity-pt-4/comment-page-1/#comment-51005 Bob Heffernan Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:57:30 +0000 http://blogs.linux.ie/yarr/2008/05/08/new-testament-christianity-pt-4/#comment-51005 Dominic: You are spot on: mutual subordination really does encapsulate the way in which Paul envisioned Christian interaction. Doug: I guess part of what I'm arguing is that the egalitarian system of the earlies believers, as taught by Paul, is not something we should every have moved away from. Dominic: You are spot on: mutual subordination really does encapsulate the way in which Paul envisioned Christian interaction.

Doug: I guess part of what I’m arguing is that the egalitarian system of the earlies believers, as taught by Paul, is not something we should every have moved away from.

]]> By: Doug http://blogs.linux.ie/yarr/2008/05/08/new-testament-christianity-pt-4/comment-page-1/#comment-49134 Doug Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:26:26 +0000 http://blogs.linux.ie/yarr/2008/05/08/new-testament-christianity-pt-4/#comment-49134 The problem with getting something that works is then moving away from it when it has served its course. This problem manifests itself in all Larger organisations especially have difficulty with moving on from and / or reinventing or returning to practices that work. I the case of Christianity it is defining what makes something an essential aspect of the faith and what is current practice to 'accomplish', instill' , 're-invent', 'return to', the essentials. The problem with getting something that works is then moving away from it when it has served its course. This problem manifests itself in all Larger organisations especially have difficulty with moving on from and / or reinventing or returning to practices that work.

I the case of Christianity it is defining what makes something an essential aspect of the faith and what is current practice to ‘accomplish’, instill’ , ‘re-invent’, ‘return to’, the essentials.

]]> By: Dominic http://blogs.linux.ie/yarr/2008/05/08/new-testament-christianity-pt-4/comment-page-1/#comment-47879 Dominic Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:29:56 +0000 http://blogs.linux.ie/yarr/2008/05/08/new-testament-christianity-pt-4/#comment-47879 The best explanation I've ever heard of Pauline ecclesiology was encapsulated in the term 'mutual subordination'. All members of the church submitted to each other. This is most clearly demonstrated in the issues surrounding the eating of meat in Corinth. Interesting blog, Robert. I came across it by accident while looking up info on churches in Cork, Dominic The best explanation I’ve ever heard of Pauline ecclesiology was encapsulated in the term ‘mutual subordination’. All members of the church submitted to each other. This is most clearly demonstrated in the issues surrounding the eating of meat in Corinth. Interesting blog, Robert. I came across it by accident while looking up info on churches in Cork,

Dominic

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