RELATION OR RELATIONSHIP? The titles, “the Bride of Christ” and “the Body of Christ,” more than others, convey the difference between an organism as opposed to an organization. These titles also help us understand the differences between what it means to be a relation as opposed to be in a relationship. Boyfriends and girlfriends have [...]
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SELF-HELP GROUP III
“Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid; Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify they holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.” The celebrant comes clean with God, on [...]
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A SELF-HELP GROUP? II
When we rise from our beds on Sunday morning and come to Church, we want to be a part of the Body of Christ – the very Church that Jesus generated. We do not want a Church fathered by a man or a group of men, a few hundred years ago, regardless of how good, [...]
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SELF-HELP GROUP? I
Self-Help Group or Alien Life Form? In the Old Testament and the New Testament the God we worship declares himself to be the God of people who lived thousands of years ago. These are people for whom we have the highest regard, but we know them only through the witness of other people. He is [...]