The Bible and Our Culture

We don't the word Church if we don't see it in the same category as a Senate or City Council.

Saints in the Church?

God has many pet names for His people.  Each designate its own purpose He has for us.  

Neither Saints nor Church were religious words in the original Greek.

We don't understand either term, especially Church, because we don't see a Senate or City Council as a Church. 

Acts 19:23-41 reveals what the term "Ecclesia" or "Church" means.  They were a non-Christian "church" who worshipped the goddess Diana, but had the responsibility to decide the morals and policy of a public situation in their culture.

David was a type of Christ in many astonishing ways.

The “sign of Jonah” is all the validation one needs.

The empty tomb validates all Jesus said and did.

The New Covenant is seen through Old Testament types and shadows.

The gospel is not "good news" to the arrogant.

Jesus shows off by fulfilling so many Old Testament prophecies; we should boast in Him.

Separated to Gospel involves being in the world not of the world.

Many are offended by the "good news" but God calls it "good news".  

Living "separated to the gospel" is to live according to the Word of God rejecting the values of the world.  

We miss a bit of the gospel when we don’t see the longing of the Old Testament believers for the Son of David to regain His rightful place as King of Israel.

The central focus of the gospel is the Person of Jesus Christ God’s Son our Lord.  What about other philosophies and ideologies? 

The Messiah had to be human and His humanity had to be of the “seed of David” or He didn’t qualify.

David is underrated as a historical figure.

Our Salvation is through the Seed of David.

 

Everybody wants to be separated but the Church (whose very name means to be separated).

Romans 1:1 Paul introduces himself to the Roman Church as "Separated to the Gospel".

If you don't separate yourself to God and His Gospel, you will seek to separate yourselves somehow (Big-government Leftism, Islam or some other religion, transgenderism, etc.)  Everybody wants to be separated but the Church whose very name means to be separated.  

It is so important to be separated.

Do not let the world influence you.

How Separate Are You?

Living "separated to the gospel" is to live according to the Word of God rejecting the values of the world.

Jesus shows off by fulfilling so many Old Testament prophecies; we should boast in Him.

Separated to Gospel involves being in the world not of the world.

Paul's title is different than what Christians today might expect.  

There is nothing that was stolen from the first century Church, that God isn't restoring.

How Jesus lived His life is our floor not our ceiling.  John 14:11-12  

God is restoring back what the enemy stole in multiplication.

God is restoring truths that were lost to something better than what was stolen.

There is nothing that was stolen from the first century Church, that God isn't restoring to better in quality and quantity.  

Still waiting for perfect.

Beware of proof-texting; it's dangerous.

Though the Bible doesn't command us to speak in lounges, it is important to avoid making up claims that support your preferences. 

Ceasationalism should cease when the Bible is valued.

Context shows "that which is perfect" has not yet come as we have not seen Him "face to face:".  1 Corinthians 13:12