The Golden City by PeterPawn on deviantART 21 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out…
Depiction of Isaac running to meet Rebekah for the first time when Abraham’s servant returns to Canaan From the Bible Pictures and What They Teach Us: Containing 400 Illustrations from the Old and New Testaments: With brief descriptions by Charles Foster, 1897 22 For it is written, that Abraham…
Old King Cole was a merry old soul… There was once a king who lived in a marvelous palace. He did not always have such a fine palace, but it took years of work and God’s blessings to build up. It was surrounded by a vast wasteland that the…
Photo of Pope Benedict XVI, 2007 by Valter Campanato 24 And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest. 25 And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called…
A buckthorn in Iran Once again, the ugliness of the doctrine of church governance has reared its head in COG-land. When will people ever learn? Every time these ******* contests happen, I cannot help but think of a specific Bible verse in Judges:
23 Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth. 24 Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand. ~ 2Co 1:23-24 I have written previously about “The Authority…
I cannot say I believe everything this guy says, but it is an interesting answer to the “anti-hierarchical” crowd. He does seem to nail authority in the church quite well, though. It’s long enough, so I won’t make a lot of comments. BTW, in my browser it starts at about…
Air Force Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Agency Org Chart shows side authority, entire dotted section and other non-top-down elements click on picture to enlarge So then, how do I know today? Well, I will answer just as Jesus Christ answered when the messengers of John the Baptist came to Him and…
“And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty.” ~ 2Ki 1:10 9 And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the Lord came to…
Magistrates’ Court in Chirstchurch is a “long standing authority” Picture by Jim Henderson, 2008 Authority exercised with humility, and obedience accepted with delight are the very lines along which our spirits live. ~ CS Lewis What does the Church have authority over and to do? If we do not know, then…