David::
We are not that far apart. We just use the same word to describe two things, or two words to describe the same thing. I think of the temple grounds as a complex, with the temple being the area where only the priests were allowed. You think of the surrounding land being also the t
Terry wrote:
> My view of first century Christianity is preachers
> in the streets preaching to the lost rather than
> Clergy in air conditioned comfort preaching to the
> choir.
I think we have the same heart here, but my view also includes the
"laity" preaching to the congregation at "church
Great posts on the early church, TT'rs. It seems that in first century the
early Christians would evangelize during the week, and meet on the first day
of the week with other Christian believers for fellowship, and praise and
worship. It seems that to combine them into a single "service", as we
Well, this is a little weird—talk about the
theoretical “Six Degrees of Separation*. One of the men I
sent this fish article to per email (a Jewish PhD researcher at St. Louis University) wrote back the following:
fyi,
from a friend in Burmingham, AL.
Neat story. Our Rabbi know
David:
My view of first century Christianity is preachers in the streets preaching
to the lost rather than Clergy in air conditioned comfort preaching to the
choir. It is Peter saying "Silver and gold have I none", rather than Clergy
with salary, and insurance and car allowance and secretary. It
Terry wrote:
> The temple grounds were divided into four courts.
Actually, there were six courts. A friend of mine did his Ph.D.
dissertation on Herod's Temple, and we invited him many years ago to
share at our home church on his work. Your four court analysis
apparently combines courts 2 & 3
Terry Clifton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Michael:
Sounds as though you agonized over your decision in much the same way that we did. Some in our group are still unable to break away from the institutional setting..
Michael D: It did take some adjustment as I mentioned. The thing with me
David:
The temple grounds were divided into four courts. There was the inner
court, where only the priests could go (the temple proper). There was a
court for Jewish men, a court for Jewish women, and a Gentile court, for
those who were not born Jews but who wanted to worship the true God. The
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