http://godgrown.net/blog/2007/09/22/friends-of-mine-in-church-planting-and-churches-of-christ/ Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://godgrown.net/blog/2007/09/22/friends-of-mine-in-church-planting-and-churches-of-christ/comment-page-1/#comment-4875 Linda Clark Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:03:59 +0000 http://godgrown.net/blog/2007/09/22/friends-of-mine-in-church-planting-and-churches-of-christ/#comment-4875 Thanks be to God for any souls won from the hearing of the Gospel preached via these perceived "church planters." Very soon, the Lord will deliver us from the capricious need to abridge and redefine the sincere beauty of the pure WORD as it was originally written by the Church's founding Fathers. THE EARLY CHURCH WAS ESTABLISHED BY "APOSTLES," like Paul, WHO ORDAINED more Apostles as the Church grew, moving from house to house, and from city to city, and so on... These Elders of the Church were qualified to establish Churches on proper foundations. Is a "Church Planter," as they so-call themselves, saying they indeed are an "APOSTLE?" for that is what the BIBLICAL equivalent INDEED would have to be! A "CHURCH PLANTER" is an "APOSTLE" a BIBLICAL HEAVY-WEIGHT--plain and simple! Not a job for the beginner!!...That is why we should not go around coining new phrases and changing words like "Apostle" into "Church Planter" although powerful $ funded ministries say its cool to do so. "Apostle" works just fine for me--It carries more weight. It needs too! An Apostle must teach the basic doctrines of the Faith, which are the immutible unchanging orders of Jesus' Blood Sacrifice for our Salvation, Repentance From Dead Works, Jesus Virgin Birth, His Suffering on the Cross, Death, Burial and Ressurection, and Soon Coming. A true Apostle can and should establish a Church with as few as two or three members. They can gather informally in a tent, a home or a cathedral. Thanks be to God for any souls won from the hearing of the Gospel preached via these perceived “church planters.” Very soon, the Lord will deliver us from the capricious need to abridge and redefine the sincere beauty of the pure WORD as it was originally written by the Church’s founding Fathers. THE EARLY CHURCH WAS ESTABLISHED BY “APOSTLES,” like Paul, WHO ORDAINED more Apostles as the Church grew, moving from house to house, and from city to city, and so on… These Elders of the Church were qualified to establish Churches on proper foundations. Is a “Church Planter,” as they so-call themselves, saying they indeed are an “APOSTLE?” for that is what the BIBLICAL equivalent INDEED would have to be! A “CHURCH PLANTER” is an “APOSTLE” a BIBLICAL HEAVY-WEIGHT–plain and simple! Not a job for the beginner!!…That is why we should not go around coining new phrases and changing words like “Apostle” into “Church Planter” although powerful $ funded ministries say its cool to do so. “Apostle” works just fine for me–It carries more weight. It needs too! An Apostle must teach the basic doctrines of the Faith, which are the immutible unchanging orders of Jesus’ Blood Sacrifice for our Salvation, Repentance From Dead Works, Jesus Virgin Birth, His Suffering on the Cross, Death, Burial and Ressurection, and Soon Coming. A true Apostle can and should establish a Church with as few as two or three members. They can gather informally in a tent, a home or a cathedral.

]]> http://godgrown.net/blog/2007/09/22/friends-of-mine-in-church-planting-and-churches-of-christ/comment-page-1/#comment-4307 priest Wed, 10 Oct 2007 05:21:58 +0000 http://godgrown.net/blog/2007/09/22/friends-of-mine-in-church-planting-and-churches-of-christ/#comment-4307 sweet, I found it. great post. I might cite you and have some q's for you at some point. sweet, I found it. great post. I might cite you and have some q’s for you at some point.

]]> http://godgrown.net/blog/2007/09/22/friends-of-mine-in-church-planting-and-churches-of-christ/comment-page-1/#comment-4306 Daniel Sun, 07 Oct 2007 07:25:16 +0000 http://godgrown.net/blog/2007/09/22/friends-of-mine-in-church-planting-and-churches-of-christ/#comment-4306 I couldn't understand some parts of this article Friends of Mine in Church Planting and Churches of Christ, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting. I couldn’t understand some parts of this article Friends of Mine in Church Planting and Churches of Christ, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.

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